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%)
North Carolina 1,294 444 35.4 32.3-38.6 850 64.6 61.4-67.7
-FEMALES 794 294 38.2 34.1-42.4 500 61.8 57.6-65.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 521 176 35.3 30.6-40.4 345 64.7 59.6-69.4
Non-Hispanic Black 184 74 41.6 33.3-50.4 110 58.4 49.6-66.7
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 196 90 48.0 39.8-56.3 106 52.0 43.7-60.2
65-74 216 61 27.9 21.4-35.5 155 72.1 64.5-78.6
75+ 161 40 25.6 17.5-35.8 121 74.4 64.2-82.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 84 44.0 36.1-52.3 123 56.0 47.7-63.9
Some Post-H.S. 264 107 39.7 32.8-47.1 157 60.3 52.9-67.2
College Graduate 248 67 28.3 22.1-35.5 181 71.7 64.5-77.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 31 24.5 16.4-34.8 102 75.5 65.2-83.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 455 234 53.7 47.9-59.5 221 46.3 40.5-52.1
No 320 54 16.2 12.2-21.2 266 83.8 78.8-87.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 756 279 38.1 33.9-42.5 477 61.9 57.5-66.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 185 54 31.2 23.8-39.6 131 68.8 60.4-76.2
Regional City or Suburban County 211 78 39.4 31.7-47.7 133 60.6 52.3-68.3
Rural 398 162 41.4 35.4-47.5 236 58.6 52.5-64.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 226 69 29.5 23.1-36.8 157 70.5 63.2-76.9
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 345 89 26.0 20.6-32.2 256 74.0 67.8-79.4
Unable to Work 162 109 69.8 60.4-77.8 53 30.2 22.2-39.6
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 307 93 32.4 26.5-39.1 214 67.6 60.9-73.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 101 42.3 34.8-50.3 146 57.7 49.7-65.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 277 105 37.6 30.8-44.9 172 62.4 55.1-69.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 88 35.9 29.5-42.8 182 64.1 57.2-70.5

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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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