2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

In this next question, we are referring to work for pay. Do arthritis or joint symptoms now
affect whether you work, the type of work you do, or the amount of work you do?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,294 444 35.4 32.3-38.6 850 64.6 61.4-67.7
-Eastern NC 493 176 38.5 33.3-44.0 317 61.5 56.0-66.7
GENDER
Male 176 53 31.0 23.6-39.6 123 69.0 60.4-76.4
Female 317 123 43.1 36.3-50.2 194 56.9 49.8-63.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 300 87 31.8 25.7-38.6 213 68.2 61.4-74.3
Non-Hispanic Black 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 133 37 26.7 19.0-36.2 96 73.3 63.8-81.0
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 55 39.8 30.4-49.9 91 60.2 50.1-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 177 67 40.5 32.3-49.3 110 59.5 50.7-67.7
College Graduate 119 31 28.1 19.4-38.7 88 71.9 61.3-80.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 306 142 49.8 42.8-56.8 164 50.2 43.2-57.2
No 177 30 17.2 11.7-24.4 147 82.8 75.6-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 27 27.0 18.3-37.9 73 73.0 62.1-81.7
Non-Veteran 392 149 41.7 35.7-47.9 243 58.3 52.1-64.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 158 46 28.6 21.1-37.5 112 71.4 62.5-78.9
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 49 27.1 20.2-35.3 146 72.9 64.7-79.8
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 22 21.7 14.0-31.9 72 78.3 68.1-86.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 208 57 28.3 21.9-35.8 151 71.7 64.2-78.1
HOUSING
Own 345 115 36.4 30.4-43.0 230 63.6 57.0-69.6
Rent 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 140 46 34.4 25.6-44.4 94 65.6 55.6-74.4
Rural 325 123 40.7 34.2-47.6 202 59.3 52.4-65.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 111 40.4 33.4-47.9 175 59.6 52.1-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 43 40.4 30.9-50.7 78 59.6 49.3-69.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*For those with arthritis, this question was asked regardless of the their employment status.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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