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%)
North Carolina 4,886 497 9.3 8.3-10.3 996 17.7 16.4-19.0 3,393 73.1 71.5-74.6
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,631 175 11.0 9.3-13.0 437 23.2 20.7-25.9 1,019 65.8 62.8-68.6
Non-Hispanic Black 527 86 13.0 10.0-16.7 110 17.4 14.0-21.4 331 69.6 64.8-74.1
Other 413 48 5.9 3.8- 8.8 56 8.6 5.6-13.0 309 85.5 80.8-89.3
AGE
18-34 486 11 2.2 1.2- 4.3 19 2.9 1.7- 5.1 456 94.8 92.2-96.6
35-44 395 25 6.9 4.4-10.7 32 8.6 5.8-12.5 338 84.5 79.6-88.3
45-54 380 60 14.9 11.1-19.6 61 15.6 11.7-20.6 259 69.5 63.7-74.8
55-64 460 85 19.6 15.3-24.7 123 27.8 22.6-33.6 252 52.7 46.8-58.4
65-74 489 75 14.2 10.6-18.9 206 45.5 39.3-51.8 208 40.3 34.2-46.7
75+ 327 52 15.5 11.1-21.2 152 41.0 34.3-48.1 123 43.5 36.5-50.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 40 14.5 9.8-21.1 46 24.4 17.1-33.6 136 61.1 52.0-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 85 13.3 10.2-17.1 133 18.7 15.2-22.8 332 68.0 63.1-72.6
Some Post-H.S. 719 114 13.1 10.6-16.1 172 20.0 16.8-23.6 433 66.9 62.6-70.9
College Graduate 1,103 72 5.0 3.7- 6.6 254 19.0 16.5-21.7 777 76.1 73.2-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 186 53 24.7 18.1-32.8 38 13.3 9.2-19.0 95 61.9 53.1-70.0
$15,000- 24,999 266 51 15.9 11.3-21.9 65 20.4 15.2-27.0 150 63.7 56.2-70.6
$25,000- 34,999 279 45 15.5 10.8-21.6 69 21.9 16.5-28.6 165 62.6 55.1-69.6
$35,000- 49,999 245 28 9.7 6.2-15.0 50 15.3 11.0-20.9 167 75.0 68.1-80.8
$50,000- 74,999 296 30 8.7 5.5-13.5 66 19.5 14.4-25.9 200 71.7 64.7-77.8
$75,000+ 708 33 4.0 2.6- 6.1 146 17.7 14.7-21.1 529 78.3 74.6-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 852 249 27.8 24.1-31.7 256 26.4 22.8-30.3 347 45.8 41.4-50.3
No 1,700 58 3.0 2.2- 4.2 342 16.7 14.6-19.1 1,300 80.2 77.8-82.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 13 12.6 6.7-22.4 16 16.3 9.7-26.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,510 299 10.7 9.3-12.3 588 19.8 17.9-21.8 1,623 69.5 67.2-71.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 53 6.5 4.8- 8.8 156 16.3 13.6-19.4 564 77.2 73.7-80.4
Regional City or Suburban County 692 88 12.6 9.8-16.0 172 22.8 19.2-26.8 432 64.6 60.2-68.8
Rural 1,141 171 13.2 10.9-15.8 280 20.7 17.7-24.1 690 66.2 62.3-69.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,261 82 5.3 4.1- 6.9 197 13.2 11.3-15.5 982 81.5 78.9-83.8
Unemployed 137 23 14.5 9.0-22.5 18 8.9 5.2-15.0 96 76.5 67.8-83.5
Retired 743 101 14.9 11.8-18.8 327 42.3 37.6-47.1 315 42.8 38.1-47.7
Unable to Work 190 93 51.1 42.2-59.9 40 21.2 14.6-29.7 57 27.8 20.9-35.9
Other not in Labor Force 245 11 3.1 1.5- 6.2 21 9.2 4.8-17.0 213 87.7 80.1-92.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 13 13.5 7.0-24.7 *** *** *** 54 79.7 68.0-87.8
50% to 100% 229 59 22.2 16.4-29.3 44 15.0 10.5-21.0 126 62.8 54.8-70.2
101% to 150% 241 37 12.9 8.7-18.6 52 19.0 13.5-26.2 152 68.1 60.3-74.9
151% to 200% 217 27 11.0 6.8-17.2 54 20.2 14.7-27.3 136 68.8 60.7-75.8
More than 200% 1,201 103 7.4 5.8- 9.4 272 19.1 16.7-21.9 826 73.5 70.4-76.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 767 128 13.7 10.9-17.2 198 24.3 20.0-29.2 441 62.0 56.8-66.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,009 114 10.8 8.7-13.3 249 19.4 16.7-22.3 646 69.9 66.3-73.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 830 70 8.9 6.8-11.4 161 17.5 14.7-20.6 599 73.7 70.0-77.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 767 65 8.8 6.7-11.6 174 19.2 16.2-22.7 528 71.9 68.0-75.6
2nd Quartile 659 73 9.8 7.5-12.8 144 18.9 15.6-22.6 442 71.3 67.1-75.2
3rd Quartile 740 95 12.0 9.5-15.0 171 21.2 17.5-25.5 474 66.8 62.2-71.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 440 79 15.8 11.5-21.3 119 21.0 16.4-26.5 242 63.2 56.4-69.6

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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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