2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,515 282 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,233 82.6 80.1-84.8
-Eastern NC 637 123 18.8 15.3-22.8 514 81.2 77.2-84.7
GENDER
Male 225 48 23.0 16.9-30.5 177 77.0 69.5-83.1
Female 412 75 16.0 12.3-20.7 337 84.0 79.3-87.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 355 69 19.1 14.8-24.3 286 80.9 75.7-85.2
Non-Hispanic Black 179 38 16.2 10.8-23.6 141 83.8 76.4-89.2
Other 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 15 16.3 9.0-27.6 76 83.7 72.4-91.0
55-64 135 27 20.3 13.5-29.5 108 79.7 70.5-86.5
65-74 214 41 16.5 11.6-22.9 173 83.5 77.1-88.4
75+ 126 23 18.4 11.2-28.8 103 81.6 71.2-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 24 16.5 10.6-24.6 139 83.5 75.4-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 197 45 22.6 16.3-30.4 152 77.4 69.6-83.7
College Graduate 208 48 23.0 16.8-30.6 160 77.0 69.4-83.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 358 74 20.3 15.5-26.1 284 79.7 73.9-84.5
No 268 48 17.2 12.6-23.0 220 82.8 77.0-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 531 96 16.7 13.2-20.9 435 83.3 79.1-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 198 22 9.7 6.0-15.2 176 90.3 84.8-94.0
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 66 21.3 16.2-27.6 226 78.7 72.4-83.8
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 18 15.2 8.7-25.1 70 84.8 74.9-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 27 19.0 12.4-27.9 105 81.0 72.1-87.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 153 30 19.0 12.5-27.9 123 81.0 72.1-87.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 56 20.1 14.9-26.5 224 79.9 73.5-85.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 153 30 19.0 12.5-27.9 123 81.0 72.1-87.5
HOUSING
Own 477 96 20.0 15.9-24.8 381 80.0 75.2-84.1
Rent 122 18 12.2 7.2-19.8 104 87.8 80.2-92.8
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 153 31 15.1 10.1-22.0 122 84.9 78.0-89.9
Rural 428 79 19.2 14.9-24.6 349 80.8 75.4-85.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 351 65 16.6 12.3-22.1 286 83.4 77.9-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 49 22.1 16.4-29.1 188 77.9 70.9-83.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 120 26 23.9 16.0-34.0 94 76.1 66.0-84.0
2nd Quartile 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 194 40 19.3 13.6-26.6 154 80.7 73.4-86.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 260 46 17.5 12.1-24.6 214 82.5 75.4-87.9

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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