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%)
North Carolina 1,515 282 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,233 82.6 80.1-84.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,020 176 16.5 13.9-19.4 844 83.5 80.6-86.1
GENDER
Male 404 74 19.2 15.0-24.3 330 80.8 75.7-85.0
Female 616 102 14.5 11.6-18.1 514 85.5 81.9-88.4
AGE
18-34 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 16 10.7 6.2-17.9 111 89.3 82.1-93.8
55-64 229 50 19.7 14.4-26.4 179 80.3 73.6-85.6
65-74 338 51 12.2 8.8-16.7 287 87.8 83.3-91.2
75+ 217 31 15.3 10.1-22.5 186 84.7 77.5-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 32 12.4 8.5-17.9 214 87.6 82.1-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 305 59 20.0 15.2-25.9 246 80.0 74.1-84.8
College Graduate 393 77 19.3 15.2-24.2 316 80.7 75.8-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 15 14.3 8.0-24.1 88 85.7 75.9-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 110 16 14.7 8.3-24.7 94 85.3 75.3-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 116 20 19.7 11.9-30.8 96 80.3 69.2-88.1
$50,000- 74,999 128 25 18.2 11.6-27.4 103 81.8 72.6-88.4
$75,000+ 273 52 19.0 14.1-25.0 221 81.0 75.0-85.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 518 105 19.5 15.7-23.9 413 80.5 76.1-84.3
No 483 71 13.8 10.5-17.8 412 86.2 82.2-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 25 19.0 12.7-27.6 113 81.0 72.4-87.3
Non-Veteran 879 151 16.3 13.5-19.4 728 83.7 80.6-86.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 244 46 19.8 14.5-26.6 198 80.2 73.4-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 284 42 12.3 8.5-17.3 242 87.7 82.7-91.5
Rural 492 88 17.7 14.0-22.2 404 82.3 77.8-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 341 56 18.2 13.7-23.7 285 81.8 76.3-86.3
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 497 84 14.7 11.4-18.8 413 85.3 81.2-88.6
Unable to Work 119 24 18.2 11.6-27.3 95 81.8 72.7-88.4
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 17 14.0 8.1-23.3 84 86.0 76.7-91.9
More than 200% 520 95 18.9 15.2-23.4 425 81.1 76.6-84.8
HOUSING
Own 814 141 16.3 13.6-19.6 673 83.7 80.4-86.4
Rent 160 27 17.1 11.1-25.4 133 82.9 74.6-88.9
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 42 14.6 10.1-20.6 217 85.4 79.4-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 499 91 17.3 13.8-21.6 408 82.7 78.4-86.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 262 43 16.8 12.2-22.8 219 83.2 77.2-87.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 336 53 14.7 10.8-19.7 283 85.3 80.3-89.2
2nd Quartile 278 49 18.2 13.4-24.3 229 81.8 75.7-86.6
3rd Quartile 272 51 17.0 12.5-22.7 221 83.0 77.3-87.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 23 15.2 9.4-23.8 111 84.8 76.2-90.6

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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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