2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 900 133 12.0 9.7-14.7 179 15.8 13.2-18.7 588 72.2 68.6-75.6
GENDER
Male 373 47 10.7 7.6-15.0 69 13.8 10.3-18.4 257 75.4 69.9-80.2
Female 527 86 13.0 10.0-16.7 110 17.4 14.0-21.4 331 69.6 64.8-74.1
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 83.2 74.7-89.3
45-54 157 28 14.9 9.6-22.4 20 12.2 7.2-19.9 109 72.9 64.0-80.2
55-64 173 41 24.5 17.4-33.3 41 24.4 17.5-32.9 91 51.1 42.1-60.0
65-74 158 30 19.1 11.9-29.2 55 33.9 25.2-43.7 73 47.0 37.2-57.1
75+ 97 19 16.1 9.3-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 19 17.2 9.7-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 37 9.9 6.6-14.8 45 13.2 9.2-18.7 167 76.8 70.3-82.3
Some Post-H.S. 270 51 15.8 11.4-21.5 52 14.8 10.7-19.9 167 69.4 62.7-75.4
College Graduate 298 25 6.3 4.0- 9.7 56 14.7 10.9-19.6 217 79.0 73.6-83.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 28 23.8 15.2-35.1 19 11.1 6.5-18.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 23 14.8 8.8-23.8 26 18.0 10.9-28.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 20 17.3 9.9-28.6 21 14.3 8.9-22.2 83 68.4 57.4-77.7
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** 17 12.2 6.7-21.0 73 80.1 70.2-87.2
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 84.1 75.4-90.1
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** 36 21.3 14.7-29.7 119 75.1 66.6-82.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 328 101 27.5 22.0-33.9 86 22.0 17.0-27.8 141 50.5 43.5-57.5
No 550 28 4.4 2.7- 7.0 90 12.9 10.0-16.4 432 82.7 78.8-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 25 16.4 10.3-25.1 35 21.5 14.5-30.8 77 62.1 51.8-71.4
Non-Veteran 760 108 11.3 8.9-14.2 144 15.0 12.3-18.1 508 73.7 69.9-77.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 310 30 9.7 6.5-14.4 59 14.7 11.0-19.5 221 75.5 69.7-80.6
Regional City or Suburban County 250 45 14.2 9.9-20.0 42 14.3 9.8-20.4 163 71.4 64.2-77.7
Rural 340 58 12.7 9.2-17.3 78 18.6 14.2-24.0 204 68.7 62.5-74.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 448 30 5.0 3.2- 7.8 57 10.8 8.0-14.4 361 84.2 80.0-87.6
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 79.2 67.4-87.5
Retired 232 41 19.1 13.2-26.9 90 35.0 27.6-43.2 101 45.8 37.6-54.3
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** 18 16.9 9.7-27.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 23 19.0 11.2-30.3 24 17.1 10.3-27.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 18 11.4 6.7-18.9 21 15.6 9.2-25.2 67 73.0 62.4-81.5
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 360 31 6.3 4.0- 9.8 71 16.7 12.7-21.7 258 77.0 71.5-81.7
HOUSING
Own 489 70 13.1 9.8-17.2 117 19.5 15.7-23.9 302 67.5 62.2-72.3
Rent 334 47 10.7 7.7-14.7 53 12.2 8.9-16.6 234 77.1 71.7-81.7
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 83.2 73.4-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 340 63 13.8 10.1-18.6 82 20.9 16.1-26.8 195 65.3 58.7-71.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 35 8.7 5.8-12.7 50 10.7 7.7-14.8 219 80.6 75.4-84.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 35 13.6 9.4-19.3 47 16.6 12.0-22.3 174 69.8 62.9-75.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 19 12.3 7.3-19.8 30 19.8 13.3-28.6 94 67.9 58.4-76.1
2nd Quartile 219 24 10.4 6.6-16.0 33 12.1 8.2-17.5 162 77.6 70.8-83.1
3rd Quartile 335 54 13.0 9.7-17.3 67 16.4 12.4-21.5 214 70.6 64.6-75.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 203 36 13.3 8.5-20.2 49 19.1 13.5-26.2 118 67.6 59.1-75.1

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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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