2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,515 282 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,233 82.6 80.1-84.8
GENDER
Male 584 119 20.6 16.9-24.8 465 79.4 75.2-83.1
Female 931 163 15.3 12.7-18.2 768 84.7 81.8-87.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,020 176 16.5 13.9-19.4 844 83.5 80.6-86.1
Non-Hispanic Black 318 71 18.4 13.8-24.0 247 81.6 76.0-86.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 25 24.4 15.9-35.5 83 75.6 64.5-84.1
45-54 208 35 13.2 8.9-18.9 173 86.8 81.1-91.1
55-64 350 72 19.5 15.0-24.9 278 80.5 75.1-85.0
65-74 467 78 13.7 10.4-17.8 389 86.3 82.2-89.6
75+ 308 50 16.9 12.1-22.9 258 83.1 77.1-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 14 7.3 3.8-13.6 136 92.7 86.4-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 371 53 13.9 10.2-18.7 318 86.1 81.3-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 465 101 21.3 17.2-26.2 364 78.7 73.8-82.8
College Graduate 524 112 21.2 17.4-25.6 412 78.8 74.4-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 811 168 19.7 16.5-23.3 643 80.3 76.7-83.5
No 673 111 15.3 12.3-18.9 562 84.7 81.1-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 58 27.0 20.6-34.4 163 73.0 65.6-79.4
Non-Veteran 1,289 223 15.9 13.6-18.5 1,066 84.1 81.5-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 496 80 15.9 12.4-20.2 416 84.1 79.8-87.6
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 682 123 15.8 12.8-19.4 559 84.2 80.6-87.2
Unable to Work 217 47 20.6 14.7-28.2 170 79.4 71.8-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 21 21.1 13.1-32.1 101 78.9 67.9-86.9
$15,000- 24,999 184 35 14.3 9.5-20.8 149 85.7 79.2-90.5
$25,000- 34,999 174 26 15.7 9.8-24.3 148 84.3 75.7-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 157 36 24.3 16.9-33.7 121 75.7 66.3-83.1
$50,000-74,999 170 36 19.6 13.4-27.8 134 80.4 72.2-86.6
$75,000-100,000 140 22 12.7 7.9-19.9 118 87.3 80.1-92.1
$100,000-150,000 129 26 20.6 13.5-30.2 103 79.4 69.8-86.5
$150,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 59 13.3 9.7-17.8 301 86.7 82.2-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 26 14.3 9.0-21.8 127 85.7 78.2-91.0
101% to 150% 135 22 14.7 8.5-24.3 113 85.3 75.7-91.5
151% to 200% 144 26 17.8 11.3-26.8 118 82.2 73.2-88.7
More than 200% 684 140 20.4 17.0-24.4 544 79.6 75.6-83.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 59 13.3 9.7-17.8 301 86.7 82.2-90.3
HOUSING
Own 1,119 207 17.6 15.0-20.4 912 82.4 79.6-85.0
Rent 308 57 16.5 12.2-21.9 251 83.5 78.1-87.8
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 372 78 21.1 16.6-26.5 294 78.9 73.5-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 406 71 13.8 10.4-18.1 335 86.2 81.9-89.6
Rural 737 133 17.8 14.6-21.5 604 82.2 78.5-85.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 92 15.6 12.0-20.0 410 84.4 80.0-88.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 121 18.2 14.9-22.0 511 81.8 78.0-85.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 381 69 18.2 14.1-23.2 312 81.8 76.8-85.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 410 66 15.6 11.8-20.3 344 84.4 79.7-88.2
2nd Quartile 370 67 17.9 13.7-23.1 303 82.1 76.9-86.3
3rd Quartile 442 99 19.4 15.6-24.0 343 80.6 76.0-84.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 293 50 15.9 11.2-22.2 243 84.1 77.8-88.8

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

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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