2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Limited usual activities (Arthritis)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Told have arthritis and have limited usual activities Told have arthritis and have not limited usual activities Not told they have arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,901 626 11.3 10.3-12.4 882 15.8 14.6-17.0 3,393 72.9 71.4-74.4
-Eastern NC 1,842 277 12.5 10.8-14.4 357 15.5 13.6-17.5 1,208 72.0 69.5-74.4
GENDER
Male 812 86 8.4 6.6-10.7 136 13.9 11.3-16.9 590 77.7 74.2-80.8
Female 1,030 191 16.4 13.8-19.4 221 17.0 14.4-19.8 618 66.6 62.9-70.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 139 12.3 10.2-14.8 216 16.5 14.1-19.2 683 71.2 67.9-74.3
Non-Hispanic Black 441 88 15.5 12.0-19.7 89 16.6 12.8-21.4 264 67.9 62.3-73.0
Other 334 48 8.9 5.6-14.0 47 9.3 6.2-13.7 239 81.8 75.9-86.5
AGE
18-34 346 *** *** *** *** *** *** 326 95.8 93.2-97.5
35-44 246 19 10.9 6.8-16.9 23 8.8 5.6-13.7 204 80.3 73.6-85.6
45-54 264 52 20.7 15.5-27.2 39 12.2 8.4-17.5 173 67.0 60.0-73.4
55-64 334 61 18.6 13.8-24.5 75 23.6 18.3-29.9 198 57.8 51.1-64.2
65-74 388 87 20.9 16.4-26.2 124 32.6 26.9-38.8 177 46.6 40.5-52.7
75+ 219 49 18.1 12.8-25.0 76 33.5 25.7-42.4 94 48.3 39.6-57.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 25 12.3 7.4-19.7 41 20.8 13.9-29.9 108 67.0 57.3-75.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 73 10.0 7.6-13.0 87 14.1 11.1-17.9 336 75.8 71.4-79.7
Some Post-H.S. 518 94 14.9 11.7-18.7 104 14.0 11.1-17.4 320 71.2 66.4-75.5
College Graduate 642 85 12.6 9.8-16.0 123 16.7 13.5-20.4 434 70.8 66.3-74.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 223 30.9 26.6-35.5 132 18.0 14.6-22.0 280 51.1 46.0-56.2
No 1,166 50 3.8 2.7- 5.2 218 14.3 12.2-16.8 898 81.9 79.2-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 52 15.2 11.2-20.4 52 13.3 9.7-17.9 208 71.5 65.4-76.8
Non-Veteran 1,523 225 12.0 10.2-14.0 304 16.0 13.9-18.3 994 72.1 69.2-74.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 914 55 5.3 3.9- 7.2 144 12.8 10.6-15.5 715 81.9 78.8-84.6
Unemployed 99 24 21.5 13.5-32.3 15 11.0 6.1-19.2 *** *** ***
Retired 546 117 20.4 16.4-25.0 171 29.6 24.9-34.7 258 50.1 44.7-55.5
Unable to Work 155 76 49.5 39.9-59.2 18 9.9 5.7-16.6 61 40.6 31.5-50.5
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 34 23.7 15.6-34.4 15 10.1 5.5-17.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 48 18.3 12.7-25.6 39 14.7 9.5-22.1 106 67.0 57.8-75.1
$25,000- 34,999 198 34 14.9 9.8-21.8 41 19.2 13.3-26.9 123 66.0 57.4-73.6
$35,000- 49,999 217 31 12.2 8.0-18.0 42 16.1 11.4-22.2 144 71.7 64.4-78.1
$50,000- 74,999 234 20 6.1 3.4-10.8 46 15.3 10.7-21.3 168 78.6 71.6-84.3
$75,000+ 467 47 9.3 6.7-12.8 85 15.8 12.2-20.2 335 74.9 69.9-79.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 63 13.6 10.0-18.3 89 14.8 11.4-18.9 271 71.6 66.2-76.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 38 22.5 15.4-31.6 18 12.7 7.0-22.0 81 64.8 54.4-74.0
101% to 150% 161 29 13.8 8.6-21.3 33 13.8 8.9-20.8 99 72.4 63.1-80.2
151% to 200% 182 35 14.5 9.7-21.1 30 14.3 9.2-21.6 117 71.2 62.8-78.3
More than 200% 880 101 9.7 7.6-12.2 179 17.3 14.6-20.5 600 73.0 69.3-76.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 63 13.6 10.0-18.3 89 14.8 11.4-18.9 271 71.6 66.2-76.5
HOUSING
Own 1,230 197 14.0 11.8-16.4 278 18.4 16.0-21.2 755 67.6 64.3-70.7
Rent 452 59 10.2 7.5-13.7 62 9.7 7.2-12.8 331 80.1 75.8-83.9
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 86.5 79.2-91.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 17 9.4 5.5-15.8 38 23.9 17.0-32.5 91 66.7 57.6-74.7
Regional City or Suburban County 511 67 10.5 8.0-13.8 87 14.0 11.1-17.7 357 75.4 71.0-79.3
Rural 1,185 193 13.8 11.6-16.4 232 15.3 13.0-18.0 760 70.9 67.5-74.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 938 164 14.3 11.7-17.3 185 14.9 12.3-18.0 589 70.8 66.9-74.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 87 9.8 7.8-12.3 149 17.3 14.5-20.5 490 72.9 69.1-76.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 26 14.3 9.4-21.3 23 11.5 7.0-18.3 129 74.2 66.0-81.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 41 8.0 5.7-11.1 78 18.4 14.4-23.3 248 73.6 68.3-78.3
2nd Quartile 219 26 11.8 7.8-17.6 37 14.5 10.0-20.5 156 73.7 66.6-79.8
3rd Quartile 603 93 12.8 10.2-16.0 102 15.0 12.0-18.6 408 72.2 67.9-76.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 653 117 15.2 11.9-19.3 140 14.6 11.6-18.3 396 70.1 65.1-74.7

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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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