2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,294 444 35.4 32.3-38.6 850 64.6 61.4-67.7
GENDER
Male 500 150 31.2 26.5-36.3 350 68.8 63.7-73.5
Female 794 294 38.2 34.1-42.4 500 61.8 57.6-65.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 885 271 32.4 28.8-36.3 614 67.6 63.7-71.2
Non-Hispanic Black 278 108 40.8 34.1-47.8 170 59.2 52.2-65.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 199 91 45.9 38.0-54.0 108 54.1 46.0-62.0
55-64 313 136 45.9 39.4-52.5 177 54.1 47.5-60.6
65-74 355 92 25.0 20.1-30.6 263 75.0 69.4-79.9
75+ 265 61 24.2 17.9-31.8 204 75.8 68.2-82.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 57 39.8 30.5-49.9 69 60.2 50.1-69.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 342 137 40.7 34.8-47.0 205 59.3 53.0-65.2
Some Post-H.S. 408 151 36.2 30.8-42.1 257 63.8 57.9-69.2
College Graduate 415 98 24.5 20.0-29.7 317 75.5 70.3-80.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 724 342 49.0 44.5-53.4 382 51.0 46.6-55.5
No 537 89 16.8 13.3-20.8 448 83.2 79.2-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 235 63 26.2 20.1-33.3 172 73.8 66.7-79.9
Non-Veteran 1,054 380 37.4 33.9-41.0 674 62.6 59.0-66.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 416 121 28.8 24.0-34.0 295 71.2 66.0-76.0
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 558 133 24.1 20.0-28.8 425 75.9 71.2-80.0
Unable to Work 246 156 63.6 56.0-70.6 90 36.4 29.4-44.0
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 90 56.0 47.0-64.5 72 44.0 35.5-53.0
$15,000- 24,999 186 78 43.0 34.6-51.9 108 57.0 48.1-65.4
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 152 55 34.3 26.0-43.7 97 65.7 56.3-74.0
$50,000-74,999 135 33 25.6 17.9-35.2 102 74.4 64.8-82.1
$75,000+ 263 55 22.0 16.6-28.7 208 78.0 71.3-83.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 290 94 35.6 28.8-43.0 196 64.4 57.0-71.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 83 56.5 46.5-66.0 62 43.5 34.0-53.5
101% to 150% 140 57 40.4 31.2-50.3 83 59.6 49.7-68.8
151% to 200% 113 39 29.1 20.4-39.6 74 70.9 60.4-79.6
More than 200% 544 140 27.0 22.8-31.6 404 73.0 68.4-77.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 290 94 35.6 28.8-43.0 196 64.4 57.0-71.2
HOUSING
Own 929 278 31.1 27.6-34.8 651 68.9 65.2-72.4
Rent 285 125 48.3 41.4-55.3 160 51.7 44.7-58.6
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 306 82 29.9 23.9-36.6 224 70.1 63.4-76.1
Regional City or Suburban County 354 125 37.4 31.5-43.6 229 62.6 56.4-68.5
Rural 634 237 37.2 32.7-41.9 397 62.8 58.1-67.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 371 142 38.5 32.6-44.7 229 61.5 55.3-67.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 471 173 37.4 32.1-42.9 298 62.6 57.1-67.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 452 129 31.0 26.3-36.2 323 69.0 63.8-73.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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