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%)
TOTAL 4,901 626 11.3 10.3-12.4 882 15.8 14.6-17.0 3,393 72.9 71.4-74.4
GENDER
Male 2,284 221 9.0 7.6-10.5 356 14.2 12.6-16.0 1,707 76.8 74.7-78.9
Female 2,617 405 13.5 12.0-15.2 526 17.2 15.5-19.1 1,686 69.3 67.0-71.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,101 395 12.4 11.0-13.9 621 18.1 16.5-19.8 2,085 69.5 67.5-71.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 13 10.7 5.5-20.0 15 18.2 10.1-30.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 91.1 81.1-96.0
Hispanic 473 18 2.0 1.2- 3.5 23 3.1 1.9- 4.9 432 94.9 92.7-96.4
AGE
18-34 1,024 20 1.7 1.0- 2.7 33 2.7 1.8- 4.0 971 95.6 94.1-96.8
35-44 737 47 8.1 5.9-11.0 61 7.7 5.8-10.2 629 84.2 80.7-87.2
45-54 773 101 12.2 9.7-15.1 107 13.5 10.8-16.7 565 74.3 70.5-77.8
55-64 823 168 21.8 18.3-25.8 182 23.2 19.6-27.2 473 55.0 50.7-59.3
65-74 878 172 18.8 15.7-22.3 290 35.6 31.5-39.9 416 45.6 41.3-50.0
75+ 547 113 18.4 14.7-22.8 191 33.2 28.3-38.4 243 48.5 43.0-53.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 450 64 13.0 9.7-17.3 84 18.0 13.7-23.3 302 68.9 63.2-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,139 159 12.1 9.9-14.6 207 15.5 13.2-18.1 773 72.4 69.2-75.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,305 215 13.2 11.3-15.3 250 16.4 14.2-18.8 840 70.5 67.5-73.2
College Graduate 1,983 186 7.8 6.6- 9.2 338 14.5 12.9-16.3 1,459 77.7 75.6-79.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,500 484 29.8 26.9-32.8 322 19.4 17.1-22.0 694 50.8 47.5-54.1
No 3,298 129 3.4 2.7- 4.2 544 14.2 12.8-15.7 2,625 82.4 80.8-84.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 98 14.8 11.9-18.3 120 17.6 14.4-21.4 422 67.6 63.1-71.8
Non-Veteran 4,236 527 10.8 9.7-12.0 758 15.5 14.2-16.8 2,951 73.7 72.0-75.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,650 147 5.0 4.2- 6.1 352 11.6 10.3-13.1 2,151 83.4 81.7-84.9
Unemployed 248 44 14.2 10.1-19.5 29 8.0 5.2-12.2 175 77.8 71.7-82.9
Retired 1,292 247 18.6 16.1-21.5 426 33.6 30.3-37.1 619 47.8 44.2-51.3
Unable to Work 341 174 52.6 45.8-59.3 42 12.0 8.4-16.9 125 35.4 29.4-41.9
Other not in Labor Force 311 12 3.3 1.6- 6.6 24 7.4 4.0-13.2 275 89.3 83.4-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 283 80 24.9 18.6-32.6 40 9.9 6.9-14.0 163 65.2 57.5-72.1
$15,000- 24,999 452 95 17.4 13.6-22.1 88 16.5 12.8-20.9 269 66.1 60.4-71.4
$25,000- 34,999 505 83 16.0 12.4-20.4 92 16.4 12.8-20.7 330 67.6 62.3-72.5
$35,000- 49,999 518 61 9.8 7.3-13.2 93 16.5 13.0-20.7 364 73.7 68.9-78.0
$50,000-74,999 609 55 8.0 5.8-10.9 116 16.4 13.2-20.1 438 75.6 71.3-79.4
$75,000-100,000 495 48 8.7 6.1-12.1 92 16.3 12.7-20.6 355 75.1 70.2-79.3
$100,000-150,000 530 45 8.0 5.8-11.0 83 14.8 11.6-18.8 402 77.2 72.8-81.1
$150,000+ 429 19 4.5 2.7- 7.4 60 10.6 7.9-14.0 350 84.9 80.8-88.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,080 140 11.4 9.2-13.9 218 18.2 15.4-21.4 722 70.4 66.9-73.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 109 16 11.2 6.2-19.6 13 6.8 3.6-12.4 80 82.0 73.1-88.5
50% to 100% 389 93 21.6 16.5-27.9 59 13.1 9.6-17.6 237 65.3 58.7-71.3
101% to 150% 404 63 13.0 9.7-17.2 72 14.9 11.1-19.7 269 72.1 66.5-77.1
151% to 200% 407 72 16.0 12.2-20.9 73 17.1 13.2-21.8 262 66.9 61.1-72.2
More than 200% 2,465 236 8.5 7.3- 9.8 445 15.7 14.1-17.4 1,784 75.8 73.8-77.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,080 140 11.4 9.2-13.9 218 18.2 15.4-21.4 722 70.4 66.9-73.8
HOUSING
Own 3,174 418 12.1 10.7-13.5 695 19.4 17.8-21.2 2,061 68.5 66.4-70.5
Rent 1,328 159 10.2 8.5-12.3 147 8.4 7.0-10.2 1,022 81.3 78.8-83.6
Other arrangement 338 44 8.4 5.7-12.2 31 6.9 4.6-10.4 263 84.7 80.0-88.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,510 149 9.2 7.7-11.1 219 12.1 10.3-14.0 1,142 78.7 76.2-81.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,311 153 10.8 8.9-12.9 254 18.5 16.1-21.2 904 70.7 67.7-73.5
Rural 2,080 324 13.7 11.9-15.7 409 17.0 15.1-19.2 1,347 69.3 66.7-71.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,336 219 14.0 11.6-16.7 281 19.7 16.9-22.9 836 66.3 62.7-69.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,944 252 11.4 9.9-13.2 376 16.1 14.3-18.0 1,316 72.5 70.1-74.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,621 155 9.6 8.1-11.4 225 13.1 11.3-15.2 1,241 77.3 74.8-79.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,496 146 9.9 8.1-12.1 262 15.8 13.7-18.0 1,088 74.3 71.5-77.0
2nd Quartile 1,289 156 11.1 9.3-13.3 211 14.2 12.2-16.4 922 74.7 71.9-77.3
3rd Quartile 1,390 198 11.9 10.1-13.9 245 17.4 15.0-20.2 947 70.7 67.6-73.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 726 126 14.6 11.6-18.3 164 16.8 13.7-20.5 436 68.5 63.8-72.9

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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 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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