2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 618 205 34.6 30.3-39.2 413 65.4 60.8-69.7
GENDER
Male 244 75 33.8 27.0-41.3 169 66.2 58.7-73.0
Female 374 130 35.1 29.6-41.0 244 64.9 59.0-70.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 438 137 33.6 28.5-39.0 301 66.4 61.0-71.5
Non-Hispanic Black 133 48 35.3 26.8-44.9 85 64.7 55.1-73.2
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 67 46.5 37.6-55.7 89 53.5 44.3-62.4
65-74 167 42 25.9 19.1-34.1 125 74.1 65.9-80.9
75+ 129 31 26.3 17.3-37.9 98 73.7 62.1-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 67 44.0 35.2-53.1 87 56.0 46.9-64.8
Some Post-H.S. 181 68 36.1 28.2-44.7 113 63.9 55.3-71.8
College Graduate 227 45 19.9 14.8-26.1 182 80.1 73.9-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 317 150 49.5 43.0-56.1 167 50.5 43.9-57.0
No 282 47 17.3 12.7-23.3 235 82.7 76.7-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 517 181 36.4 31.6-41.4 336 63.6 58.6-68.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 213 62 28.8 22.4-36.1 151 71.2 63.9-77.6
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 62 24.1 18.3-30.9 212 75.9 69.1-81.7
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 28 21.6 14.5-31.0 113 78.4 69.0-85.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 65 25.2 19.6-31.9 206 74.8 68.1-80.4
HOUSING
Own 444 123 29.2 24.5-34.5 321 70.8 65.5-75.5
Rent 133 61 52.2 42.6-61.7 72 47.8 38.3-57.4
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 278 75 29.5 23.4-36.6 203 70.5 63.4-76.6
Regional City or Suburban County 174 67 39.1 31.0-47.9 107 60.9 52.1-69.0
Rural 166 63 38.0 29.9-46.9 103 62.0 53.1-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 258 99 40.5 33.2-48.1 159 59.5 51.9-66.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 88 29.9 24.4-36.0 219 70.1 64.0-75.6

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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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