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
-MALES 500 150 31.2 26.5-36.3 350 68.8 63.7-73.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 364 95 28.3 23.0-34.3 269 71.7 65.7-77.0
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 139 31 20.5 13.9-29.2 108 79.5 70.8-86.1
75+ 104 21 21.8 13.2-33.9 83 78.2 66.1-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 53 36.1 27.6-45.6 82 63.9 54.4-72.4
Some Post-H.S. 144 44 30.5 22.0-40.4 100 69.5 59.6-78.0
College Graduate 167 31 18.7 13.1-25.9 136 81.3 74.1-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** 46 87.7 75.1-94.4
$75,000+ 130 24 19.6 12.9-28.6 106 80.4 71.4-87.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 269 108 41.3 34.6-48.4 161 58.7 51.6-65.4
No 217 35 17.5 12.0-24.8 182 82.5 75.2-88.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 49 23.3 17.1-31.0 152 76.7 69.0-82.9
Non-Veteran 298 101 35.7 29.6-42.4 197 64.3 57.6-70.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 143 47 34.8 26.3-44.4 96 65.2 55.6-73.7
Rural 236 75 30.6 24.3-37.8 161 69.4 62.2-75.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 52 28.0 21.2-35.9 138 72.0 64.1-78.8
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 44 21.1 15.1-28.7 169 78.9 71.3-84.9
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 237 47 20.6 15.3-27.3 190 79.4 72.7-84.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 41 32.0 23.3-42.2 83 68.0 57.8-76.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 194 68 37.0 29.1-45.7 126 63.0 54.3-70.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 41 23.5 17.2-31.3 141 76.5 68.7-82.8

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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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