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%)
North Carolina 1,508 626 41.8 38.6-45.0 882 58.2 55.0-61.4
-FEMALES 931 405 44.0 39.9-48.2 526 56.0 51.8-60.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 617 252 42.1 37.3-47.1 365 57.9 52.9-62.7
Non-Hispanic Black 198 98 50.5 41.9-59.1 100 49.5 40.9-58.1
Other 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 212 99 48.2 39.4-57.0 113 51.8 43.0-60.6
65-74 284 116 37.9 30.9-45.5 168 62.1 54.5-69.1
75+ 207 82 38.4 30.2-47.4 125 61.6 52.6-69.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 97 46.3 38.0-54.8 123 53.7 45.2-62.0
Some Post-H.S. 289 137 44.3 37.5-51.3 152 55.7 48.7-62.5
College Graduate 327 128 38.9 32.7-45.4 199 61.1 54.6-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 59 32.1 24.6-40.7 120 67.9 59.3-75.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 324 66.5 61.2-71.3 187 33.5 28.7-38.8
No 404 74 16.4 12.5-21.1 330 83.6 78.9-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 898 388 43.9 39.7-48.1 510 56.1 51.9-60.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 209 89 45.5 37.5-53.7 120 54.5 46.3-62.5
Regional City or Suburban County 262 101 38.7 31.5-46.4 161 61.3 53.6-68.5
Rural 460 215 47.5 41.3-53.7 245 52.5 46.3-58.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 281 90 32.0 25.8-38.9 191 68.0 61.1-74.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 432 165 37.8 32.1-43.9 267 62.2 56.1-67.9
Unable to Work 137 114 85.0 76.5-90.8 23 15.0 9.2-23.5
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 65 67.3 56.2-76.7 40 32.7 23.3-43.8
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 375 141 37.0 31.2-43.2 234 63.0 56.8-68.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 334 160 46.4 38.7-54.3 174 53.6 45.7-61.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 147 40.9 34.8-47.2 217 59.1 52.8-65.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 233 98 45.2 37.8-52.9 135 54.8 47.1-62.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 240 89 40.0 32.6-47.9 151 60.0 52.1-67.4
2nd Quartile 217 96 45.8 37.9-53.9 121 54.2 46.1-62.1
3rd Quartile 271 124 41.6 34.3-49.3 147 58.4 50.7-65.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 203 96 53.2 43.4-62.8 107 46.8 37.2-56.6

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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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