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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,010 285 31.1 27.6-34.8 725 68.9 65.2-72.4
GENDER
Male 398 110 29.6 24.5-35.3 288 70.4 64.7-75.5
Female 612 175 32.1 27.6-37.0 437 67.9 63.0-72.4
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 52 41.4 32.2-51.3 75 58.6 48.7-67.8
55-64 227 87 39.6 31.7-48.1 140 60.4 51.9-68.3
65-74 331 66 21.5 16.6-27.5 265 78.5 72.5-83.4
75+ 213 44 22.8 16.4-30.8 169 77.2 69.2-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 87 37.0 29.9-44.8 156 63.0 55.2-70.1
Some Post-H.S. 302 102 34.4 28.4-40.9 200 65.6 59.1-71.6
College Graduate 393 63 16.4 12.6-21.2 330 83.6 78.8-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 128 32 28.0 19.6-38.4 96 72.0 61.6-80.4
$75,000+ 274 45 19.8 14.6-26.4 229 80.2 73.6-85.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 217 45.1 39.8-50.5 294 54.9 49.5-60.2
No 481 64 15.1 11.5-19.7 417 84.9 80.3-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 40 32.1 23.7-41.7 95 67.9 58.3-76.3
Non-Veteran 872 245 31.3 27.5-35.3 627 68.7 64.7-72.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 242 56 27.5 21.1-35.0 186 72.5 65.0-78.9
Regional City or Suburban County 284 76 28.5 22.5-35.3 208 71.5 64.7-77.5
Rural 484 153 35.0 29.7-40.7 331 65.0 59.3-70.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 344 83 26.0 20.8-31.9 261 74.0 68.1-79.2
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 99 23.7 19.1-29.0 392 76.3 71.0-80.9
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 518 119 26.6 22.2-31.6 399 73.4 68.4-77.8
HOUSING
Own 807 204 28.2 24.5-32.2 603 71.8 67.8-75.5
Rent 157 63 48.2 38.7-57.8 94 51.8 42.2-61.3
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 73 28.7 22.0-36.4 180 71.3 63.6-78.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 497 141 32.7 27.8-38.0 356 67.3 62.0-72.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 71 30.8 24.5-38.0 189 69.2 62.0-75.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 335 85 30.0 24.1-36.8 250 70.0 63.2-75.9
2nd Quartile 275 82 29.6 23.7-36.2 193 70.4 63.8-76.3
3rd Quartile 270 80 31.8 25.3-39.1 190 68.2 60.9-74.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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