2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Limited work activities (Arthritis)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Told have arthritis and have limited work Told have arthritis and have not limited work Not told they have arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,886 497 9.3 8.3-10.3 996 17.7 16.4-19.0 3,393 73.1 71.5-74.6
-Eastern NC 1,836 229 10.5 8.9-12.3 399 17.3 15.4-19.4 1,208 72.3 69.8-74.6
GENDER
Male 811 75 7.6 5.8- 9.9 146 14.6 12.0-17.6 590 77.8 74.3-80.9
Female 1,025 154 13.2 10.8-16.1 253 19.8 17.1-22.8 618 66.9 63.3-70.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,033 98 9.4 7.5-11.8 252 18.9 16.4-21.7 683 71.7 68.4-74.8
Non-Hispanic Black 442 80 13.9 10.6-18.0 98 18.5 14.5-23.4 264 67.6 62.0-72.7
Other 332 50 9.9 6.3-15.2 43 8.2 5.4-12.3 239 81.9 76.0-86.6
AGE
18-34 346 *** *** *** *** *** *** 326 95.8 93.2-97.5
35-44 246 20 10.0 6.2-15.8 22 9.7 6.2-14.9 204 80.3 73.6-85.6
45-54 263 53 20.6 15.3-27.0 37 12.4 8.5-17.6 173 67.1 60.1-73.4
55-64 334 52 15.0 10.7-20.6 84 27.2 21.6-33.7 198 57.8 51.1-64.2
65-74 384 60 13.6 9.9-18.4 147 38.8 33.0-45.0 177 47.6 41.5-53.7
75+ 218 36 15.6 10.4-22.8 88 36.1 28.2-44.9 94 48.2 39.4-57.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 30 12.6 7.7-20.1 31 18.8 12.2-27.8 108 68.6 58.9-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 68 10.4 7.9-13.6 92 13.5 10.6-17.1 336 76.1 71.7-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 517 80 12.8 9.9-16.5 117 16.2 13.1-19.8 320 71.0 66.3-75.4
College Graduate 642 51 6.4 4.5- 9.1 157 22.8 19.1-27.0 434 70.8 66.3-74.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 184 26.9 22.7-31.5 171 21.7 18.1-25.8 280 51.4 46.3-56.5
No 1,161 43 2.7 1.9- 3.8 220 15.3 13.1-17.8 898 82.0 79.4-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 43 13.0 9.2-18.0 61 15.4 11.6-20.2 208 71.5 65.5-76.9
Non-Veteran 1,517 186 10.0 8.3-11.9 337 17.7 15.6-20.1 994 72.3 69.5-75.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 913 61 4.9 3.6- 6.7 137 13.1 10.8-15.9 715 81.9 78.9-84.6
Unemployed 99 23 20.2 12.7-30.8 16 12.3 6.8-21.1 *** *** ***
Retired 545 76 14.2 10.6-18.7 211 35.8 30.9-41.0 258 50.0 44.6-55.4
Unable to Work 152 65 44.5 35.0-54.5 26 14.3 9.1-21.8 61 41.2 31.9-51.1
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 30 23.3 15.1-34.2 21 12.1 7.2-19.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 43 16.2 11.0-23.2 44 16.9 11.3-24.6 106 66.8 57.6-74.9
$25,000- 34,999 194 34 14.5 9.5-21.5 37 17.5 12.1-24.7 123 68.0 59.6-75.3
$35,000- 49,999 217 29 12.3 8.1-18.2 44 16.0 11.3-22.1 144 71.7 64.4-78.1
$50,000- 74,999 234 *** *** *** 50 16.6 11.8-22.9 168 78.6 71.6-84.3
$75,000+ 467 31 5.8 3.8- 8.7 101 19.4 15.4-24.0 335 74.9 69.9-79.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 419 46 10.5 7.3-15.1 102 17.3 13.7-21.7 271 72.1 66.7-76.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 36 21.7 14.8-30.8 20 13.6 7.8-22.9 81 64.6 54.2-73.8
101% to 150% 160 31 14.4 9.2-22.1 30 12.6 7.9-19.6 99 72.9 63.6-80.6
151% to 200% 181 32 13.7 9.1-20.2 32 13.8 9.1-20.5 117 72.5 64.4-79.3
More than 200% 878 76 7.1 5.3- 9.4 202 19.8 16.9-23.1 600 73.1 69.4-76.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 419 46 10.5 7.3-15.1 102 17.3 13.7-21.7 271 72.1 66.7-76.9
HOUSING
Own 1,226 161 11.6 9.6-14.0 310 20.5 18.0-23.3 755 67.9 64.6-71.0
Rent 451 50 8.8 6.3-12.1 70 11.0 8.4-14.4 331 80.2 75.8-83.9
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 86.5 79.2-91.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 *** *** *** 44 25.2 18.3-33.7 91 65.6 56.4-73.8
Regional City or Suburban County 510 57 9.0 6.6-12.0 96 15.5 12.3-19.3 357 75.6 71.2-79.5
Rural 1,179 160 11.4 9.3-13.8 259 17.3 14.9-20.0 760 71.3 68.0-74.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 933 143 12.1 9.7-14.9 201 16.7 14.0-19.8 589 71.3 67.4-74.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 69 8.9 6.9-11.6 167 18.3 15.4-21.5 490 72.8 69.0-76.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 17 9.5 5.7-15.6 31 16.1 10.7-23.7 129 74.3 66.1-81.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 368 27 6.4 4.2- 9.7 93 20.4 16.2-25.2 248 73.2 67.9-77.9
2nd Quartile 218 22 9.3 5.9-14.5 40 16.9 11.9-23.4 156 73.8 66.7-79.9
3rd Quartile 600 75 11.0 8.5-14.1 117 16.2 13.2-19.7 408 72.8 68.6-76.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 105 13.0 9.9-16.9 149 16.8 13.5-20.6 396 70.3 65.3-74.8

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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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