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
-MALES 573 185 33.2 28.6-38.2 388 66.8 61.8-71.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 398 110 29.6 24.5-35.3 288 70.4 64.7-75.5
Non-Hispanic Black 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 177 44 24.5 17.4-33.3 133 75.5 66.7-82.6
75+ 95 18 18.2 10.9-29.0 77 81.8 71.0-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 55 34.8 26.1-44.6 92 65.2 55.4-73.9
Some Post-H.S. 172 66 37.4 29.3-46.3 106 62.6 53.7-70.7
College Graduate 198 37 18.7 13.2-25.8 161 81.3 74.2-86.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 32 20.4 14.0-28.8 138 79.6 71.2-86.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 134 44.9 37.9-52.1 158 55.1 47.9-62.1
No 268 47 19.7 14.4-26.5 221 80.3 73.5-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 65 37.0 29.2-45.6 123 63.0 54.4-70.8
Non-Veteran 384 120 31.8 26.3-38.0 264 68.2 62.0-73.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 158 41 32.7 24.2-42.5 117 67.3 57.5-75.8
Regional City or Suburban County 144 48 30.5 22.5-39.9 96 69.5 60.1-77.5
Rural 271 96 35.4 28.6-43.0 175 64.6 57.0-71.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 218 54 26.9 20.4-34.6 164 73.1 65.4-79.6
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 241 57 25.9 19.2-33.9 184 74.1 66.1-80.8
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 74 26.7 21.1-33.1 231 73.3 66.9-78.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 166 65 32.9 24.6-42.3 101 67.1 57.7-75.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 263 77 32.1 25.6-39.4 186 67.9 60.6-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 144 43 35.0 26.3-44.9 101 65.0 55.1-73.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 168 42 30.0 21.8-39.8 126 70.0 60.2-78.2
2nd Quartile 147 45 31.7 23.5-41.1 102 68.3 58.9-76.5
3rd Quartile 171 63 37.3 29.3-46.1 108 62.7 53.9-70.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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