2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,508 626 41.8 38.6-45.0 882 58.2 55.0-61.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,016 395 40.7 36.9-44.6 621 59.3 55.4-63.1
GENDER
Male 399 143 38.6 32.7-44.9 256 61.4 55.1-67.3
Female 617 252 42.1 37.3-47.1 365 57.9 52.9-62.7
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 59 46.5 36.8-56.4 68 53.5 43.6-63.2
55-64 229 109 50.1 41.6-58.6 120 49.9 41.4-58.4
65-74 335 115 33.5 27.6-40.0 220 66.5 60.0-72.4
75+ 214 72 33.6 26.1-42.0 142 66.4 58.0-73.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 98 44.9 37.2-52.9 144 55.1 47.1-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 306 131 41.1 34.9-47.6 175 58.9 52.4-65.1
College Graduate 393 130 33.1 27.9-38.8 263 66.9 61.2-72.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 129 42 34.0 24.9-44.4 87 66.0 55.6-75.1
$75,000+ 272 87 35.3 28.7-42.4 185 64.7 57.6-71.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 516 292 59.3 54.0-64.3 224 40.7 35.7-46.0
No 483 96 19.4 15.5-24.0 387 80.6 76.0-84.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 57 44.2 34.7-54.2 79 55.8 45.8-65.3
Non-Veteran 877 337 40.2 36.1-44.4 540 59.8 55.6-63.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 241 93 43.8 36.3-51.5 148 56.2 48.5-63.7
Regional City or Suburban County 285 95 34.0 27.7-41.0 190 66.0 59.0-72.3
Rural 490 207 43.9 38.2-49.8 283 56.1 50.2-61.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 344 100 29.7 24.4-35.7 244 70.3 64.3-75.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 176 36.2 31.0-41.8 315 63.8 58.2-69.0
Unable to Work 118 94 83.9 75.6-89.7 24 16.1 10.3-24.4
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 517 175 35.4 30.6-40.5 342 64.6 59.5-69.4
HOUSING
Own 811 293 37.7 33.6-42.0 518 62.3 58.0-66.4
Rent 158 79 57.4 48.1-66.3 79 42.6 33.7-51.9
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 96 38.1 30.2-46.8 162 61.9 53.2-69.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 497 194 40.7 35.4-46.1 303 59.3 53.9-64.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 105 42.9 36.1-49.9 156 57.1 50.1-63.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 335 124 40.8 34.2-47.8 211 59.2 52.2-65.8
2nd Quartile 275 112 42.9 36.1-50.0 163 57.1 50.0-63.9
3rd Quartile 274 110 36.0 29.4-43.2 164 64.0 56.8-70.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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