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
-MALES 2,284 221 9.0 7.6-10.5 356 14.2 12.6-16.0 1,707 76.8 74.7-78.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,465 143 10.1 8.3-12.4 256 16.1 14.1-18.4 1,066 73.7 70.9-76.4
Non-Hispanic Black 375 51 9.7 7.0-13.3 67 15.7 11.7-20.9 257 74.6 69.0-79.5
Other 389 23 4.0 2.2- 7.0 25 4.8 3.0- 7.5 341 91.2 87.5-93.9
AGE
18-34 538 *** *** *** 14 2.1 1.2- 3.7 515 96.4 94.5-97.7
35-44 342 18 7.3 4.4-11.9 33 8.8 5.9-12.7 291 83.9 78.6-88.1
45-54 392 37 8.1 5.7-11.5 49 12.7 9.1-17.4 306 79.2 74.0-83.5
55-64 359 69 20.3 15.2-26.6 69 21.2 16.5-27.0 221 58.5 51.9-64.8
65-74 386 56 14.4 10.6-19.4 122 34.0 28.4-40.1 208 51.6 45.5-57.6
75+ 217 31 13.5 8.6-20.6 66 30.8 23.6-39.0 120 55.8 47.3-63.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 22 7.6 4.5-12.5 35 15.9 10.8-22.7 166 76.5 69.1-82.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 587 62 9.7 7.0-13.5 84 14.0 11.1-17.6 441 76.2 71.7-80.2
Some Post-H.S. 583 78 11.4 8.8-14.5 98 13.8 11.0-17.1 407 74.9 70.7-78.6
College Graduate 879 58 5.8 4.3- 7.7 139 14.3 11.9-17.0 682 79.9 76.9-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 35 13.9 9.4-20.1 29 16.2 10.5-24.2 119 69.9 61.0-77.5
$25,000- 34,999 223 22 10.1 6.1-16.4 36 14.5 9.9-20.8 165 75.3 67.9-81.6
$35,000- 49,999 273 28 7.8 5.1-11.7 48 19.5 14.2-26.2 197 72.7 65.8-78.6
$50,000- 74,999 313 23 6.8 4.2-10.8 52 14.5 10.7-19.2 238 78.7 73.3-83.4
$75,000+ 746 53 7.3 5.4- 9.9 115 13.3 10.7-16.3 578 79.4 75.8-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 160 22.1 18.4-26.4 135 20.8 17.3-25.0 347 57.0 52.2-61.7
No 1,594 55 3.5 2.6- 4.8 214 11.7 10.0-13.7 1,325 84.7 82.6-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 553 81 14.4 11.3-18.2 108 18.6 15.0-22.7 364 67.1 62.2-71.6
Non-Veteran 1,715 139 7.4 5.9- 9.1 248 13.2 11.4-15.1 1,328 79.5 77.0-81.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 737 60 8.1 6.0-10.9 99 11.7 9.3-14.6 578 80.2 76.6-83.3
Regional City or Suburban County 617 52 7.5 5.5-10.2 93 14.9 11.9-18.6 472 77.5 73.4-81.2
Rural 930 109 10.9 8.4-13.9 164 16.0 13.4-19.0 657 73.1 69.3-76.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 57 4.2 3.1- 5.7 161 10.7 8.9-12.7 1,169 85.1 82.8-87.2
Unemployed 111 20 11.8 7.2-18.8 12 8.9 4.5-16.7 79 79.3 70.2-86.2
Retired 545 82 14.9 11.4-19.2 159 31.4 26.6-36.5 304 53.7 48.4-58.9
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** 19 13.2 7.9-21.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 96.2 87.6-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 28 16.8 9.2-28.9 19 14.2 8.3-23.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 21 9.8 6.1-15.4 23 11.7 6.9-19.2 117 78.5 70.3-84.9
151% to 200% 187 29 13.0 8.5-19.4 32 20.5 14.2-28.5 126 66.5 58.0-74.0
More than 200% 1,264 95 7.2 5.7- 9.1 211 14.7 12.6-17.1 958 78.0 75.3-80.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 59 9.3 6.3-13.6 107 18.7 15.0-23.0 395 72.0 66.9-76.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 934 105 10.5 8.3-13.2 159 14.3 12.0-16.9 670 75.2 71.8-78.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 789 57 7.2 5.4- 9.6 90 11.7 9.2-14.7 642 81.1 77.6-84.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 728 57 8.5 6.0-12.0 111 14.6 11.8-18.0 560 76.9 72.7-80.6
2nd Quartile 630 60 9.3 6.9-12.3 90 12.9 10.2-16.1 480 77.8 73.9-81.3
3rd Quartile 645 74 9.5 7.4-12.2 98 14.8 11.9-18.4 473 75.7 71.6-79.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 30 7.6 4.9-11.6 57 16.0 11.7-21.6 194 76.4 70.1-81.7

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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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