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
-MALES 577 221 38.7 33.7-43.8 356 61.3 56.2-66.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 399 143 38.6 32.7-44.9 256 61.4 55.1-67.3
Non-Hispanic Black 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 178 56 29.8 22.2-38.7 122 70.2 61.3-77.8
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 62 41.0 31.1-51.6 84 59.0 48.4-68.9
Some Post-H.S. 176 78 45.2 36.8-54.0 98 54.8 46.0-63.2
College Graduate 197 58 28.9 22.3-36.6 139 71.1 63.4-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 168 53 35.6 27.2-45.0 115 64.4 55.0-72.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 160 51.5 44.3-58.7 135 48.5 41.3-55.7
No 269 55 23.1 17.3-30.2 214 76.9 69.8-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 81 43.7 35.4-52.3 108 56.3 47.7-64.6
Non-Veteran 387 139 35.9 29.9-42.4 248 64.1 57.6-70.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 159 60 40.9 31.9-50.5 99 59.1 49.5-68.1
Regional City or Suburban County 145 52 33.5 25.3-42.9 93 66.5 57.1-74.7
Rural 273 109 40.5 32.8-48.6 164 59.5 51.4-67.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 218 57 28.4 21.8-36.2 161 71.6 63.8-78.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 241 82 32.2 25.2-40.1 159 67.8 59.9-74.8
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 306 95 33.0 26.9-39.6 211 67.0 60.4-73.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 105 42.4 35.2-49.9 159 57.6 50.1-64.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 57 38.2 29.7-47.6 90 61.8 52.4-70.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 168 57 36.8 27.4-47.3 111 63.2 52.7-72.6
2nd Quartile 150 60 41.8 32.9-51.4 90 58.2 48.6-67.1
3rd Quartile 172 74 39.0 31.1-47.7 98 61.0 52.3-68.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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