2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,508 626 41.8 38.6-45.0 882 58.2 55.0-61.4
-Eastern NC 634 277 44.7 39.8-49.7 357 55.3 50.3-60.2
GENDER
Male 222 86 37.7 30.3-45.6 136 62.3 54.4-69.7
Female 412 191 49.2 42.9-55.4 221 50.8 44.6-57.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 355 139 42.8 36.6-49.1 216 57.2 50.9-63.4
Non-Hispanic Black 177 88 48.2 38.9-57.6 89 51.8 42.4-61.1
Other 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 211 87 39.1 31.2-47.5 124 60.9 52.5-68.8
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 73 41.5 32.8-50.7 87 58.5 49.3-67.2
Some Post-H.S. 198 94 51.6 43.3-59.8 104 48.4 40.2-56.7
College Graduate 208 85 43.0 34.8-51.6 123 57.0 48.4-65.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 355 223 63.2 56.5-69.4 132 36.8 30.6-43.5
No 268 50 20.8 15.4-27.4 218 79.2 72.6-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 529 225 42.8 37.5-48.3 304 57.2 51.7-62.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 199 55 29.1 22.0-37.4 144 70.9 62.6-78.0
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 117 40.8 33.6-48.4 171 59.2 51.6-66.4
Unable to Work 94 76 83.4 72.8-90.4 18 16.6 9.6-27.2
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 47 37.1 27.7-47.6 85 62.9 52.4-72.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 101 35.8 29.1-43.0 179 64.2 57.0-70.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 475 197 43.1 37.5-48.8 278 56.9 51.2-62.5
Rent 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 154 67 42.9 34.0-52.2 87 57.1 47.8-66.0
Rural 425 193 47.4 41.2-53.7 232 52.6 46.3-58.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 164 49.0 41.9-56.1 185 51.0 43.9-58.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 87 36.2 29.5-43.3 149 63.8 56.7-70.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 119 41 30.2 22.0-39.8 78 69.8 60.2-78.0
2nd Quartile 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 195 93 46.0 37.9-54.4 102 54.0 45.6-62.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 257 117 51.0 42.4-59.5 140 49.0 40.5-57.6

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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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