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
-MALES 2,280 185 7.6 6.4- 9.0 388 15.3 13.6-17.2 1,707 77.0 74.9-79.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,464 110 7.8 6.3- 9.6 288 18.5 16.2-21.1 1,066 73.7 70.8-76.3
Non-Hispanic Black 373 47 10.7 7.6-15.0 69 13.8 10.3-18.4 257 75.4 69.9-80.2
Other 388 25 3.8 2.2- 6.6 22 4.5 2.7- 7.4 341 91.7 88.1-94.3
AGE
18-34 538 *** *** *** 14 2.2 1.2- 3.7 515 96.4 94.5-97.7
35-44 343 16 5.9 3.4-10.0 36 10.3 7.1-14.8 291 83.8 78.5-88.0
45-54 391 37 7.8 5.4-11.1 48 12.2 8.8-16.6 306 80.0 75.1-84.1
55-64 358 61 18.6 14.1-24.1 76 22.8 17.4-29.1 221 58.6 52.0-65.0
65-74 385 44 11.9 8.3-16.7 133 36.6 30.9-42.8 208 51.5 45.4-57.5
75+ 215 18 7.9 4.7-13.1 77 35.6 27.9-44.2 120 56.4 47.9-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 27 10.3 6.6-15.7 28 12.0 7.7-18.4 166 77.6 70.4-83.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 55 8.3 6.1-11.1 92 15.5 12.1-19.6 441 76.3 71.8-80.2
Some Post-H.S. 579 66 9.3 7.0-12.3 106 15.6 12.6-19.2 407 75.0 70.9-78.8
College Graduate 880 37 3.8 2.6- 5.4 161 16.4 13.9-19.2 682 79.8 76.8-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 14 10.1 5.5-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 181 27 11.4 7.3-17.5 35 17.8 11.9-25.9 119 70.7 61.9-78.3
$25,000- 34,999 221 27 11.7 7.3-18.4 29 12.7 8.4-18.6 165 75.6 68.1-81.8
$35,000- 49,999 273 36 13.0 9.0-18.4 40 13.5 9.3-19.2 197 73.5 66.8-79.2
$50,000- 74,999 311 19 6.2 3.7-10.0 54 14.7 10.9-19.5 238 79.2 73.7-83.8
$75,000+ 748 32 4.3 2.9- 6.3 138 16.7 13.8-20.1 578 79.0 75.4-82.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 134 19.0 15.7-22.8 158 23.4 19.5-27.9 347 57.6 52.7-62.3
No 1,593 47 3.0 2.1- 4.3 221 12.3 10.6-14.3 1,325 84.7 82.5-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 552 65 12.1 9.3-15.7 123 20.7 16.9-25.0 364 67.2 62.3-71.7
Non-Veteran 1,712 120 6.5 5.2- 8.0 264 13.9 12.0-16.0 1,328 79.7 77.2-81.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 736 41 6.4 4.5- 9.0 117 13.2 10.7-16.2 578 80.4 76.8-83.5
Regional City or Suburban County 616 48 6.8 4.9- 9.4 96 15.5 12.4-19.2 472 77.7 73.6-81.3
Rural 928 96 9.5 7.5-11.9 175 17.3 14.3-20.7 657 73.2 69.5-76.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 54 4.0 2.9- 5.4 164 10.8 9.0-12.7 1,169 85.3 83.0-87.3
Unemployed 111 20 12.5 7.7-19.8 12 8.2 4.1-15.8 79 79.3 70.2-86.2
Retired 545 57 12.0 8.7-16.3 184 34.4 29.5-39.5 304 53.6 48.3-58.9
Unable to Work 143 54 34.8 25.9-44.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 96.2 87.6-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 21 10.3 5.7-17.9 24 18.6 10.5-30.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 21 9.4 5.8-15.0 23 12.1 7.3-19.5 117 78.5 70.3-84.9
151% to 200% 187 34 17.6 12.0-25.0 27 15.9 10.6-23.2 126 66.5 58.0-74.0
More than 200% 1,263 74 5.9 4.5- 7.6 231 16.2 14.0-18.7 958 77.9 75.2-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 65 9.2 6.9-12.2 101 18.8 14.6-23.8 395 72.0 66.9-76.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 933 77 7.9 6.1-10.2 186 16.8 14.2-19.7 670 75.3 71.9-78.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 786 43 6.5 4.7- 9.1 101 12.1 9.7-14.9 642 81.4 77.9-84.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 728 42 6.9 4.9- 9.8 126 16.1 13.0-19.8 560 77.0 72.8-80.6
2nd Quartile 627 45 6.9 5.0- 9.6 102 15.0 12.0-18.4 480 78.1 74.2-81.6
3rd Quartile 644 63 9.0 6.9-11.8 108 15.2 12.2-18.7 473 75.8 71.8-79.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 35 8.9 5.9-13.2 52 14.7 10.5-20.1 194 76.5 70.2-81.8

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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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