2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

In this next question, we are referring to work for pay. Do arthritis or joint symptoms now
affect whether you work, the type of work you do, or the amount of work you do?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,493 497 34.4 31.4-37.5 996 65.6 62.5-68.6
GENDER
Male 573 185 33.2 28.6-38.2 388 66.8 61.8-71.4
Female 920 312 35.1 31.2-39.3 608 64.9 60.7-68.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,010 285 31.1 27.6-34.8 725 68.9 65.2-72.4
Non-Hispanic Black 312 133 43.1 36.3-50.2 179 56.9 49.8-63.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 206 97 45.0 37.0-53.2 109 55.0 46.8-63.0
55-64 345 146 42.9 36.3-49.8 199 57.1 50.2-63.7
65-74 458 119 24.1 19.4-29.6 339 75.9 70.4-80.6
75+ 299 70 24.3 18.6-31.0 229 75.7 69.0-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 365 140 38.3 32.2-44.8 225 61.7 55.2-67.8
Some Post-H.S. 458 180 38.7 33.5-44.2 278 61.3 55.8-66.5
College Graduate 524 109 19.9 16.2-24.3 415 80.1 75.7-83.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 797 383 48.7 44.3-53.2 414 51.3 46.8-55.7
No 668 105 17.2 13.8-21.3 563 82.8 78.7-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 78 37.8 30.5-45.7 139 62.2 54.3-69.5
Non-Veteran 1,271 419 34.1 30.8-37.5 852 65.9 62.5-69.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 497 136 27.8 23.2-32.9 361 72.2 67.1-76.8
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 669 158 26.0 21.8-30.7 511 74.0 69.3-78.2
Unable to Work 208 147 68.0 58.5-76.2 61 32.0 23.8-41.5
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 178 78 42.0 33.2-51.3 100 58.0 48.7-66.8
$25,000- 34,999 170 72 43.7 34.5-53.4 98 56.3 46.6-65.5
$35,000- 49,999 154 64 44.4 35.1-54.1 90 55.6 45.9-64.9
$50,000-74,999 169 49 30.2 22.4-39.4 120 69.8 60.6-77.6
$75,000-100,000 140 29 17.6 11.4-26.2 111 82.4 73.8-88.6
$100,000-150,000 130 26 23.5 15.7-33.8 104 76.5 66.2-84.3
$150,000+ 79 *** *** *** 69 84.5 72.3-91.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 352 102 31.9 25.7-38.7 250 68.1 61.3-74.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 142 61 43.4 33.8-53.6 81 56.6 46.4-66.2
More than 200% 680 177 27.3 23.3-31.7 503 72.7 68.3-76.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 352 102 31.9 25.7-38.7 250 68.1 61.3-74.3
HOUSING
Own 1,104 327 31.4 28.0-35.0 777 68.6 65.0-72.0
Rent 302 130 46.4 39.6-53.3 172 53.6 46.7-60.4
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 367 94 30.4 24.9-36.6 273 69.6 63.4-75.1
Regional City or Suburban County 404 136 33.7 28.3-39.6 268 66.3 60.4-71.7
Rural 722 267 37.4 32.9-42.3 455 62.6 57.7-67.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 193 34.9 29.4-40.9 299 65.1 59.1-70.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 626 191 34.1 29.7-38.9 435 65.9 61.1-70.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 375 113 34.2 28.6-40.2 262 65.8 59.8-71.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 407 107 30.8 25.4-36.9 300 69.2 63.1-74.6
2nd Quartile 364 118 33.1 27.6-39.2 246 66.9 60.8-72.4
3rd Quartile 437 158 36.6 31.2-42.4 279 63.4 57.6-68.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 114 41.2 33.5-49.4 171 58.8 50.6-66.5

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*For those with arthritis, this question was asked regardless of the their employment status.

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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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