2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 904 149 12.8 10.5-15.5 167 15.4 12.8-18.4 588 71.8 68.2-75.2
GENDER
Male 375 51 9.7 7.0-13.3 67 15.7 11.7-20.9 257 74.6 69.0-79.5
Female 529 98 15.4 12.1-19.4 100 15.1 12.0-18.8 331 69.5 64.7-74.0
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 83.2 74.7-89.3
45-54 158 25 14.5 9.2-21.9 24 14.2 8.5-22.7 109 71.4 62.1-79.1
55-64 174 40 21.4 15.2-29.1 43 27.8 20.2-37.0 91 50.8 41.9-59.7
65-74 157 36 21.3 14.4-30.5 48 31.4 22.7-41.7 73 47.2 37.4-57.3
75+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 41 9.3 6.3-13.4 42 14.2 9.8-20.1 167 76.5 70.0-82.0
Some Post-H.S. 271 57 17.7 13.1-23.6 47 13.0 9.3-18.0 167 69.3 62.5-75.3
College Graduate 298 35 9.1 6.3-13.0 46 11.9 8.4-16.4 217 79.0 73.6-83.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 27 18.3 11.2-28.4 21 14.2 8.2-23.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 18 15.8 8.9-26.5 24 16.0 9.8-24.9 83 68.2 57.3-77.5
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** 17 14.3 7.8-24.5 73 77.7 66.7-85.8
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** 19 12.1 6.9-20.4 79 84.1 75.4-90.1
$75,000+ 164 15 7.7 4.5-12.9 30 17.2 11.2-25.5 119 75.1 66.6-82.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 122 31.3 25.6-37.7 67 18.8 14.0-24.7 141 49.9 42.9-56.9
No 551 23 3.7 2.2- 6.1 96 13.6 10.6-17.2 432 82.7 78.7-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 28 17.3 11.5-25.4 31 20.4 13.1-30.2 77 62.3 51.9-71.6
Non-Veteran 765 121 12.1 9.7-15.0 136 14.7 11.9-17.9 508 73.2 69.3-76.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 312 41 11.0 7.7-15.4 50 14.3 10.4-19.5 221 74.7 68.8-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 250 44 14.0 9.7-19.9 43 14.5 10.0-20.6 163 71.4 64.2-77.7
Rural 342 64 14.1 10.4-18.7 74 17.6 13.2-23.0 204 68.4 62.1-74.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 450 24 5.0 3.1- 7.8 65 11.6 8.7-15.3 361 83.5 79.2-87.0
Unemployed 73 20 18.3 10.6-29.8 *** *** *** 49 79.2 67.4-87.5
Retired 234 51 19.0 13.7-25.9 82 35.4 27.8-43.9 101 45.6 37.4-54.0
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 30 21.9 13.8-32.8 18 16.0 8.9-27.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 19 13.7 7.8-22.9 20 13.3 8.0-21.4 67 73.0 62.4-81.5
151% to 200% 88 16 13.4 7.4-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 361 36 8.0 5.4-11.6 67 15.1 11.2-20.1 258 76.9 71.4-81.6
HOUSING
Own 492 78 13.6 10.4-17.6 112 19.5 15.6-24.1 302 66.9 61.6-71.8
Rent 335 52 11.5 8.4-15.6 49 11.6 8.4-16.0 234 76.9 71.4-81.5
Other arrangement 73 19 13.4 7.7-22.5 *** *** *** 49 83.2 73.4-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 341 71 15.8 11.9-20.7 75 19.2 14.5-25.0 195 65.0 58.5-71.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 303 37 9.3 6.2-13.6 47 9.8 7.1-13.5 219 80.9 75.7-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 41 13.7 9.7-19.0 45 17.6 12.7-23.8 174 68.7 61.8-74.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 17 10.6 6.2-17.7 33 22.5 15.3-31.8 94 66.9 57.1-75.4
2nd Quartile 221 27 10.6 6.9-16.0 32 12.2 8.2-17.9 162 77.2 70.4-82.8
3rd Quartile 335 64 15.1 11.5-19.5 57 14.5 10.6-19.5 214 70.5 64.5-75.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 41 15.8 10.6-22.9 45 17.0 11.8-24.0 118 67.2 58.7-74.6

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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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