2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,515 282 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,233 82.6 80.1-84.8
GENDER
Male 584 119 20.6 16.9-24.8 465 79.4 75.2-83.1
Female 931 163 15.3 12.7-18.2 768 84.7 81.8-87.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,433 266 17.5 15.2-20.0 1,167 82.5 80.0-84.8
No 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 307 45 13.8 9.8-19.1 262 86.2 80.9-90.2
Overweight 436 92 19.1 15.1-24.0 344 80.9 76.0-84.9
Obese 645 121 18.2 14.8-22.2 524 81.8 77.8-85.2
Current Smoker
Yes 228 36 17.1 11.7-24.3 192 82.9 75.7-88.3
No 1,260 241 17.6 15.2-20.3 1,019 82.4 79.7-84.8
History of CVD**
Yes 300 54 14.8 10.6-20.3 246 85.2 79.7-89.4
No 1,188 221 18.1 15.5-20.9 967 81.9 79.1-84.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 117 21 18.9 11.6-29.3 96 81.1 70.7-88.4
No 1,315 247 17.3 15.0-19.9 1,068 82.7 80.1-85.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,371 257 17.5 15.2-20.1 1,114 82.5 79.9-84.8
COPD
Yes 239 46 17.2 12.0-24.0 193 82.8 76.0-88.0
No 1,266 235 17.5 15.1-20.1 1,031 82.5 79.9-84.9
Current Asthma
Yes 203 41 17.4 12.0-24.7 162 82.6 75.3-88.0
No 1,305 241 17.5 15.1-20.2 1,064 82.5 79.8-84.9
Diabetes
Yes 355 66 14.6 10.8-19.6 289 85.4 80.4-89.2
No 1,159 216 18.3 15.8-21.2 943 81.7 78.8-84.2
Functional Disability
Yes 811 168 19.7 16.5-23.3 643 80.3 76.7-83.5
No 673 111 15.3 12.3-18.9 562 84.7 81.1-87.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,065 205 17.6 15.0-20.5 860 82.4 79.5-85.0
No 450 77 17.1 13.3-21.7 373 82.9 78.3-86.7

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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