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
-Non-Hispanic White 885 271 32.4 28.8-36.3 614 67.6 63.7-71.2
GENDER
Male 364 95 28.3 23.0-34.3 269 71.7 65.7-77.0
Female 521 176 35.3 30.6-40.4 345 64.7 59.6-69.4
AGE
18-34 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 194 80 42.9 35.0-51.2 114 57.1 48.8-65.0
65-74 258 60 22.2 17.0-28.4 198 77.8 71.6-83.0
75+ 212 44 23.1 16.1-32.0 168 76.9 68.0-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 81 37.3 30.3-44.8 142 62.7 55.2-69.7
Some Post-H.S. 286 94 32.6 26.5-39.4 192 67.4 60.6-73.5
College Graduate 314 73 25.3 20.1-31.4 241 74.7 68.6-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** 74 66.1 55.0-75.6
$50,000- 74,999 107 24 22.5 14.8-32.8 83 77.5 67.2-85.2
$75,000+ 197 40 21.2 15.4-28.5 157 78.8 71.5-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 465 200 45.1 39.6-50.6 265 54.9 49.4-60.4
No 397 64 16.9 12.9-21.8 333 83.1 78.2-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 173 39 21.6 15.2-29.6 134 78.4 70.4-84.8
Non-Veteran 709 232 34.9 30.8-39.3 477 65.1 60.7-69.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 197 48 26.5 19.3-35.2 149 73.5 64.8-80.7
Regional City or Suburban County 244 77 36.2 29.4-43.7 167 63.8 56.3-70.6
Rural 444 146 33.0 28.0-38.4 298 67.0 61.6-72.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 283 75 27.6 22.0-34.0 208 72.4 66.0-78.0
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 89 21.9 17.3-27.3 329 78.1 72.7-82.7
Unable to Work 136 86 60.7 50.7-69.8 50 39.3 30.2-49.3
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 412 99 25.1 20.6-30.3 313 74.9 69.7-79.4
HOUSING
Own 698 196 29.3 25.5-33.5 502 70.7 66.5-74.5
Rent 137 52 42.1 32.2-52.7 85 57.9 47.3-67.8
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 62 34.4 26.8-42.8 130 65.6 57.2-73.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 123 34.1 28.4-40.3 241 65.9 59.7-71.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 86 29.2 23.7-35.3 243 70.8 64.7-76.3

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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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