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%)
North Carolina 4,901 626 11.3 10.3-12.4 882 15.8 14.6-17.0 3,393 72.9 71.4-74.4
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,636 252 14.5 12.5-16.6 365 19.9 17.5-22.4 1,019 65.7 62.8-68.5
Non-Hispanic Black 529 98 15.4 12.1-19.4 100 15.1 12.0-18.8 331 69.5 64.7-74.0
Other 417 52 6.1 4.1- 8.9 56 8.8 5.7-13.2 309 85.2 80.4-88.9
AGE
18-34 486 11 1.9 1.0- 3.8 19 3.3 1.9- 5.6 456 94.8 92.2-96.6
35-44 395 29 8.9 6.0-13.0 28 6.7 4.3-10.2 338 84.5 79.6-88.3
45-54 381 64 16.2 12.2-21.1 58 14.3 10.7-19.0 259 69.5 63.7-74.7
55-64 464 99 23.2 18.6-28.5 113 24.9 20.0-30.6 252 51.9 46.2-57.6
65-74 492 116 22.6 18.1-27.8 168 36.9 31.2-43.1 208 40.5 34.5-46.8
75+ 330 82 21.7 16.7-27.8 125 34.8 28.4-41.9 123 43.4 36.4-50.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 42 18.9 13.2-26.2 49 20.3 13.8-28.9 136 60.8 52.0-68.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 97 14.9 11.6-18.8 123 17.3 13.9-21.2 332 67.9 62.9-72.4
Some Post-H.S. 722 137 14.7 12.1-17.8 152 18.5 15.4-22.1 433 66.8 62.5-70.8
College Graduate 1,104 128 9.3 7.6-11.4 199 14.7 12.5-17.1 777 76.0 73.1-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 186 59 25.9 19.2-34.0 32 11.9 8.0-17.4 95 62.2 53.4-70.2
$15,000- 24,999 269 60 20.1 14.6-26.9 59 16.6 12.2-22.1 150 63.3 55.9-70.2
$25,000- 34,999 282 61 20.7 15.4-27.2 56 17.8 12.8-24.3 165 61.5 54.0-68.5
$35,000- 49,999 245 33 12.1 7.9-18.0 45 13.2 9.3-18.2 167 74.8 67.8-80.7
$50,000- 74,999 296 32 9.5 6.2-14.4 64 18.8 13.7-25.1 200 71.7 64.7-77.8
$75,000+ 708 59 7.0 5.2- 9.3 120 14.7 12.0-18.0 529 78.3 74.6-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 858 324 36.2 32.1-40.4 187 18.3 15.4-21.5 347 45.6 41.2-50.0
No 1,704 74 3.2 2.5- 4.2 330 16.5 14.4-18.9 1,300 80.2 77.8-82.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 17 17.5 10.4-28.0 12 11.4 6.1-20.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,521 388 13.4 11.9-15.1 510 17.2 15.4-19.1 1,623 69.4 67.1-71.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 89 10.3 8.1-13.1 120 12.4 10.1-15.2 564 77.3 73.7-80.5
Regional City or Suburban County 694 101 13.7 10.9-17.2 161 21.8 18.3-25.8 432 64.5 60.1-68.7
Rural 1,150 215 16.2 13.7-19.0 245 17.9 15.1-21.1 690 65.9 62.1-69.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,263 90 6.0 4.7- 7.6 191 12.7 10.7-14.9 982 81.4 78.8-83.7
Unemployed 137 24 16.2 10.2-24.6 17 7.3 4.2-12.2 96 76.5 67.8-83.5
Retired 747 165 21.5 18.0-25.5 267 35.4 31.0-40.1 315 43.1 38.4-48.0
Unable to Work 194 114 62.1 53.5-70.0 23 10.9 6.7-17.3 57 27.0 20.3-34.9
Other not in Labor Force 246 *** *** *** 23 9.5 5.1-17.1 213 87.0 79.4-92.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 12 11.0 5.3-21.3 *** *** *** 54 81.5 70.3-89.1
50% to 100% 231 65 25.2 19.0-32.8 40 12.3 8.6-17.3 126 62.5 54.5-69.8
101% to 150% 243 42 15.2 10.5-21.4 49 17.1 12.0-23.9 152 67.7 60.0-74.5
151% to 200% 220 43 18.6 12.9-26.0 41 14.2 9.9-20.1 136 67.2 59.1-74.4
More than 200% 1,201 141 9.8 8.1-11.9 234 16.7 14.4-19.4 826 73.4 70.3-76.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 775 160 17.8 14.6-21.6 174 20.6 16.6-25.2 441 61.6 56.5-66.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,010 147 12.3 10.1-14.9 217 17.8 15.2-20.7 646 69.9 66.4-73.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 832 98 12.0 9.6-14.8 135 14.5 11.9-17.4 599 73.6 69.9-76.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 768 89 11.2 8.8-14.2 151 16.8 14.0-20.1 528 72.0 68.0-75.6
2nd Quartile 659 96 13.0 10.3-16.3 121 15.4 12.5-18.8 442 71.6 67.4-75.4
3rd Quartile 745 124 14.1 11.5-17.2 147 19.8 16.1-24.0 474 66.1 61.6-70.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 445 96 19.8 15.1-25.6 107 17.4 13.3-22.5 242 62.7 55.9-69.1

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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 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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