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%)
North Carolina 1,515 282 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,233 82.6 80.1-84.8
-FEMALES 931 163 15.3 12.7-18.2 768 84.7 81.8-87.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 616 102 14.5 11.6-18.1 514 85.5 81.9-88.4
Non-Hispanic Black 199 39 16.0 10.7-23.4 160 84.0 76.6-89.3
Other 108 18 15.4 8.7-25.9 90 84.6 74.1-91.3
AGE
18-34 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 16 10.8 5.9-18.8 106 89.2 81.2-94.1
55-64 211 40 17.0 11.8-23.7 171 83.0 76.3-88.2
65-74 285 48 12.4 8.8-17.3 237 87.6 82.7-91.2
75+ 209 33 15.7 10.2-23.5 176 84.3 76.5-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** 82 92.8 84.6-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 26 10.2 6.5-15.8 196 89.8 84.2-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 288 52 17.3 12.6-23.3 236 82.7 76.7-87.4
College Graduate 325 74 21.9 17.1-27.7 251 78.1 72.3-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 25 15.4 9.5-23.8 94 84.6 76.2-90.5
$25,000- 34,999 116 17 14.4 7.7-25.2 99 85.6 74.8-92.3
$35,000- 49,999 79 15 16.5 9.1-28.2 64 83.5 71.8-90.9
$50,000- 74,999 95 20 19.1 11.0-31.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 178 31 15.5 10.6-22.3 147 84.5 77.7-89.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 100 17.4 13.8-21.8 413 82.6 78.2-86.2
No 402 61 13.1 9.6-17.5 341 86.9 82.5-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 898 156 15.1 12.5-18.2 742 84.9 81.8-87.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 209 45 20.5 14.8-27.7 164 79.5 72.3-85.2
Regional City or Suburban County 261 41 12.1 8.1-17.7 220 87.9 82.3-91.9
Rural 461 77 14.7 11.3-19.0 384 85.3 81.0-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 43 13.8 9.7-19.3 235 86.2 80.7-90.3
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 75 14.6 11.1-19.1 360 85.4 80.9-88.9
Unable to Work 137 26 17.7 11.0-27.3 111 82.3 72.7-89.0
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 22 21.2 13.3-32.0 83 78.8 68.0-86.7
101% to 150% 91 11 7.0 3.1-15.1 80 93.0 84.9-96.9
151% to 200% 83 15 15.4 8.2-26.9 68 84.6 73.1-91.8
More than 200% 374 72 18.3 13.9-23.6 302 81.7 76.4-86.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 334 54 12.5 8.9-17.3 280 87.5 82.7-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 365 70 16.9 12.8-21.9 295 83.1 78.1-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 232 39 16.0 11.2-22.3 193 84.0 77.7-88.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 240 40 14.9 10.5-20.8 200 85.1 79.2-89.5
2nd Quartile 219 34 14.6 9.7-21.4 185 85.4 78.6-90.3
3rd Quartile 268 56 16.1 11.9-21.5 212 83.9 78.5-88.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 33 15.7 10.1-23.5 171 84.3 76.5-89.9

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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 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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