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%)
North Carolina 1,493 497 34.4 31.4-37.5 996 65.6 62.5-68.6
-FEMALES 920 312 35.1 31.2-39.3 608 64.9 60.7-68.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 612 175 32.1 27.6-37.0 437 67.9 63.0-72.4
Non-Hispanic Black 196 86 42.7 34.3-51.5 110 57.3 48.5-65.7
Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 208 85 41.3 32.9-50.3 123 58.7 49.7-67.1
65-74 281 75 23.9 17.9-31.0 206 76.1 69.0-82.1
75+ 204 52 27.4 20.1-36.2 152 72.6 63.8-79.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 85 41.5 33.4-50.1 133 58.5 49.9-66.6
Some Post-H.S. 286 114 39.6 33.0-46.6 172 60.4 53.4-67.0
College Graduate 326 72 20.8 15.9-26.6 254 79.2 73.4-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 33 18.6 12.5-26.7 146 81.4 73.3-87.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 249 51.2 45.6-56.8 256 48.8 43.2-54.4
No 400 58 15.3 11.2-20.6 342 84.7 79.4-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 887 299 35.2 31.2-39.4 588 64.8 60.6-68.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 209 53 28.5 21.6-36.5 156 71.5 63.5-78.4
Regional City or Suburban County 260 88 35.6 28.6-43.2 172 64.4 56.8-71.4
Rural 451 171 38.9 32.9-45.2 280 61.1 54.8-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 82 28.6 22.6-35.6 197 71.4 64.4-77.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 101 26.1 20.9-32.1 327 73.9 67.9-79.1
Unable to Work 133 93 70.7 59.8-79.6 40 29.3 20.4-40.2
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 375 103 27.9 22.4-34.0 272 72.1 66.0-77.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 326 128 36.1 29.0-44.0 198 63.9 56.0-71.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 114 35.7 29.8-42.1 249 64.3 57.9-70.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 70 33.6 26.7-41.3 161 66.4 58.7-73.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 239 65 31.5 24.5-39.4 174 68.5 60.6-75.5
2nd Quartile 217 73 34.2 26.9-42.3 144 65.8 57.7-73.1
3rd Quartile 266 95 36.1 29.0-43.8 171 63.9 56.2-71.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 198 79 42.9 33.2-53.2 119 57.1 46.8-66.8

Back to Arthritis.

*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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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