2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,508 626 41.8 38.6-45.0 882 58.2 55.0-61.4
GENDER
Male 577 221 38.7 33.7-43.8 356 61.3 56.2-66.3
Female 931 405 44.0 39.9-48.2 526 56.0 51.8-60.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,016 395 40.7 36.9-44.6 621 59.3 55.4-63.1
Non-Hispanic Black 316 149 45.4 38.6-52.4 167 54.6 47.6-61.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 208 101 47.4 39.2-55.6 107 52.6 44.4-60.8
55-64 350 168 48.5 41.7-55.3 182 51.5 44.7-58.3
65-74 462 172 34.6 29.3-40.3 290 65.4 59.7-70.7
75+ 304 113 35.7 29.0-42.9 191 64.3 57.1-71.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 366 159 43.8 37.3-50.4 207 56.2 49.6-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 465 215 44.6 39.3-50.1 250 55.4 49.9-60.7
College Graduate 524 186 35.0 30.3-39.9 338 65.0 60.1-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 806 484 60.5 56.2-64.7 322 39.5 35.3-43.8
No 673 129 19.3 15.8-23.3 544 80.7 76.7-84.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 98 45.7 38.0-53.6 120 54.3 46.4-62.0
Non-Veteran 1,285 527 41.2 37.7-44.8 758 58.8 55.2-62.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 499 147 30.3 25.6-35.4 352 69.7 64.6-74.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 673 247 35.6 31.1-40.4 426 64.4 59.6-68.9
Unable to Work 216 174 81.4 74.2-86.9 42 18.6 13.1-25.8
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 80 71.5 60.8-80.3 40 28.5 19.7-39.2
$15,000- 24,999 183 95 51.5 42.3-60.5 88 48.5 39.5-57.7
$25,000- 34,999 175 83 49.4 40.1-58.7 92 50.6 41.3-59.9
$35,000- 49,999 154 61 37.3 28.6-47.0 93 62.7 53.0-71.4
$50,000-74,999 171 55 32.9 24.8-42.1 116 67.1 57.9-75.2
$75,000-100,000 140 48 34.7 25.5-45.3 92 65.3 54.7-74.5
$100,000-150,000 128 45 35.1 26.1-45.2 83 64.9 54.8-73.9
$150,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 140 38.5 32.0-45.5 218 61.5 54.5-68.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 93 62.3 51.6-71.9 59 37.7 28.1-48.4
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 72 48.5 38.7-58.4 73 51.5 41.6-61.3
More than 200% 681 236 35.1 30.8-39.6 445 64.9 60.4-69.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 140 38.5 32.0-45.5 218 61.5 54.5-68.0
HOUSING
Own 1,113 418 38.3 34.7-42.0 695 61.7 58.0-65.3
Rent 306 159 54.8 48.0-61.5 147 45.2 38.5-52.0
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 368 149 43.4 37.3-49.7 219 56.6 50.3-62.7
Regional City or Suburban County 407 153 36.8 31.2-42.7 254 63.2 57.3-68.8
Rural 733 324 44.5 39.7-49.5 409 55.5 50.5-60.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 500 219 41.5 35.4-47.8 281 58.5 52.2-64.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 628 252 41.5 36.9-46.4 376 58.5 53.6-63.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 380 155 42.3 36.6-48.3 225 57.7 51.7-63.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 408 146 38.6 32.7-44.9 262 61.4 55.1-67.3
2nd Quartile 367 156 44.0 38.0-50.2 211 56.0 49.8-62.0
3rd Quartile 443 198 40.6 35.1-46.3 245 59.4 53.7-64.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 290 126 46.5 38.7-54.4 164 53.5 45.6-61.3

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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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