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%)
TOTAL 4,886 497 9.3 8.3-10.3 996 17.7 16.4-19.0 3,393 73.1 71.5-74.6
GENDER
Male 2,280 185 7.6 6.4- 9.0 388 15.3 13.6-17.2 1,707 77.0 74.9-79.0
Female 2,606 312 10.8 9.4-12.3 608 19.8 18.0-21.8 1,686 69.4 67.2-71.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,095 285 9.5 8.3-10.8 725 21.0 19.3-22.8 2,085 69.5 67.5-71.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 39 20.2 12.1-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 15 12.9 7.0-22.7 12 15.1 7.7-27.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 91.1 81.1-96.0
Hispanic 473 13 1.5 0.7- 3.1 28 3.6 2.4- 5.4 432 94.9 92.7-96.4
AGE
18-34 1,024 20 1.8 1.1- 3.0 33 2.5 1.7- 3.8 971 95.6 94.1-96.8
35-44 738 41 6.4 4.5- 9.0 68 9.4 7.2-12.3 629 84.2 80.7-87.1
45-54 771 97 11.4 9.1-14.2 109 13.9 11.2-17.1 565 74.7 70.9-78.2
55-64 818 146 19.1 15.9-22.8 199 25.4 21.6-29.6 473 55.5 51.1-59.8
65-74 874 119 13.2 10.5-16.4 339 41.4 37.1-45.8 416 45.5 41.1-49.9
75+ 542 70 12.4 9.4-16.3 229 38.8 33.7-44.2 243 48.8 43.3-54.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 443 67 12.4 9.2-16.4 74 18.0 13.6-23.5 302 69.6 63.8-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,138 140 10.5 8.6-12.8 225 16.9 14.5-19.7 773 72.5 69.3-75.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,298 180 11.4 9.6-13.5 278 18.0 15.7-20.5 840 70.6 67.6-73.4
College Graduate 1,983 109 4.4 3.5- 5.6 415 17.8 16.1-19.8 1,459 77.7 75.6-79.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,491 383 23.8 21.3-26.5 414 25.1 22.4-28.0 694 51.1 47.8-54.4
No 3,293 105 3.0 2.4- 3.8 563 14.6 13.2-16.1 2,625 82.4 80.8-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 639 78 12.2 9.5-15.5 139 20.1 16.6-24.0 422 67.7 63.3-71.9
Non-Veteran 4,222 419 8.9 7.9-10.0 852 17.2 15.9-18.7 2,951 73.8 72.2-75.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,648 136 4.6 3.7- 5.6 361 11.9 10.6-13.4 2,151 83.5 81.8-85.1
Unemployed 248 43 13.6 9.7-18.8 30 8.6 5.6-13.0 175 77.8 71.7-82.9
Retired 1,288 158 13.7 11.3-16.4 511 38.8 35.4-42.3 619 47.5 44.0-51.1
Unable to Work 333 147 43.3 36.7-50.1 61 20.4 14.8-27.4 125 36.3 30.2-42.9
Other not in Labor Force 310 11 2.3 1.1- 4.7 24 7.8 4.3-13.8 275 89.9 84.0-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 284 67 19.6 14.8-25.6 54 15.5 10.2-22.8 163 64.9 57.2-71.9
$15,000- 24,999 447 78 14.0 10.6-18.2 100 19.3 15.2-24.2 269 66.7 61.0-71.9
$25,000- 34,999 500 72 13.8 10.4-18.1 98 17.8 14.1-22.2 330 68.4 63.1-73.3
$35,000- 49,999 518 64 11.5 8.6-15.1 90 14.4 11.2-18.2 364 74.2 69.5-78.4
$50,000-74,999 607 49 7.3 5.2-10.1 120 16.9 13.7-20.7 438 75.8 71.5-79.7
$75,000-100,000 495 29 4.4 2.8- 6.8 111 20.6 16.6-25.2 355 75.1 70.2-79.3
$100,000-150,000 532 26 5.5 3.5- 8.5 104 17.9 14.4-21.9 402 76.7 72.2-80.6
$150,000+ 429 *** *** *** 69 12.7 9.7-16.6 350 84.9 80.8-88.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,074 102 9.4 7.4-11.9 250 20.1 17.2-23.4 722 70.4 66.8-73.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 15 12.2 6.7-21.0 15 6.8 3.7-12.2 80 81.0 71.8-87.7
50% to 100% 385 80 17.2 13.1-22.2 68 16.5 11.9-22.5 237 66.3 59.8-72.3
101% to 150% 402 58 11.5 8.5-15.4 75 16.2 12.2-21.2 269 72.3 66.7-77.3
151% to 200% 404 61 14.0 10.4-18.6 81 18.3 14.2-23.1 262 67.7 61.9-73.0
More than 200% 2,464 177 6.6 5.5- 7.9 503 17.6 15.9-19.4 1,784 75.8 73.8-77.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,074 102 9.4 7.4-11.9 250 20.1 17.2-23.4 722 70.4 66.8-73.8
HOUSING
Own 3,165 327 9.8 8.7-11.2 777 21.6 19.8-23.4 2,061 68.6 66.6-70.6
Rent 1,324 130 8.6 7.0-10.4 172 9.9 8.3-11.8 1,022 81.6 79.1-83.8
Other arrangement 337 38 6.5 4.4- 9.6 36 8.6 5.8-12.6 263 84.9 80.2-88.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,509 94 6.5 5.1- 8.1 273 14.8 12.9-16.9 1,142 78.8 76.3-81.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,308 136 9.8 8.1-12.0 268 19.3 16.9-22.0 904 70.8 67.8-73.7
Rural 2,069 267 11.4 9.8-13.2 455 19.1 16.9-21.4 1,347 69.5 66.9-72.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,328 193 11.7 9.7-13.9 299 21.8 18.7-25.2 836 66.5 62.9-70.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,942 191 9.4 8.0-11.0 435 18.1 16.2-20.1 1,316 72.5 70.1-74.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,616 113 7.7 6.3- 9.4 262 14.8 13.0-16.9 1,241 77.5 75.0-79.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,495 107 7.9 6.3- 9.8 300 17.7 15.5-20.2 1,088 74.4 71.5-77.0
2nd Quartile 1,286 118 8.4 6.8-10.3 246 16.9 14.7-19.4 922 74.7 71.8-77.4
3rd Quartile 1,384 158 10.6 8.9-12.6 279 18.3 15.9-21.1 947 71.1 68.1-74.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 721 114 12.8 9.9-16.4 171 18.3 15.0-22.1 436 68.9 64.2-73.2

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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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