2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Limited usual activities (Arthritis)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Told have arthritis and have limited usual activities Told have arthritis and have not limited usual activities Not told they have arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,901 626 11.3 10.3-12.4 882 15.8 14.6-17.0 3,393 72.9 71.4-74.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,101 395 12.4 11.0-13.9 621 18.1 16.5-19.8 2,085 69.5 67.5-71.5
GENDER
Male 1,465 143 10.1 8.3-12.4 256 16.1 14.1-18.4 1,066 73.7 70.9-76.4
Female 1,636 252 14.5 12.5-16.6 365 19.9 17.5-22.4 1,019 65.7 62.8-68.5
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** 20 3.0 1.9- 4.8 548 95.0 92.8-96.6
35-44 400 27 8.5 5.7-12.5 41 9.3 6.6-13.1 332 82.2 77.3-86.2
45-54 457 59 12.4 9.4-16.3 68 14.3 11.1-18.3 330 73.2 68.4-77.5
55-64 551 109 22.5 18.1-27.7 120 22.4 18.2-27.3 322 55.0 49.7-60.2
65-74 646 115 18.5 15.1-22.6 220 36.7 32.0-41.7 311 44.7 39.8-49.7
75+ 411 72 16.6 12.6-21.5 142 32.8 27.3-38.9 197 50.6 44.4-56.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 36 20.4 14.1-28.7 39 23.9 16.3-33.6 76 55.7 45.9-65.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 658 98 15.1 11.9-19.0 144 18.5 15.4-22.1 416 66.4 61.9-70.6
Some Post-H.S. 846 131 12.8 10.6-15.4 175 18.4 15.6-21.5 540 68.8 65.2-72.3
College Graduate 1,442 130 8.0 6.6- 9.7 263 16.1 14.1-18.3 1,049 75.9 73.4-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** 24 15.0 9.5-22.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 211 50 21.5 15.6-28.7 53 22.0 16.2-29.0 108 56.6 48.4-64.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 54 18.7 13.9-24.8 57 19.8 14.6-26.2 160 61.5 54.1-68.4
$35,000- 49,999 314 44 13.0 9.3-18.0 69 21.3 16.4-27.4 201 65.6 59.1-71.6
$50,000- 74,999 437 42 9.4 6.7-13.2 87 18.3 14.4-23.0 308 72.2 66.9-77.0
$75,000+ 1,142 87 7.3 5.8- 9.3 185 13.5 11.5-15.8 870 79.2 76.4-81.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 924 292 31.7 28.0-35.7 224 21.8 18.8-25.1 408 46.5 42.4-50.6
No 2,124 96 3.9 3.1- 5.0 387 16.4 14.6-18.4 1,641 79.7 77.5-81.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 57 14.0 10.5-18.4 79 17.7 13.9-22.2 285 68.3 62.9-73.3
Non-Veteran 2,670 337 12.1 10.7-13.8 540 18.0 16.3-19.9 1,793 69.8 67.7-71.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 906 93 10.5 8.2-13.2 148 13.4 11.2-16.0 665 76.1 72.8-79.2
Regional City or Suburban County 849 95 11.4 9.1-14.3 190 22.1 19.0-25.7 564 66.5 62.6-70.1
Rural 1,346 207 14.6 12.3-17.2 283 18.6 16.1-21.4 856 66.8 63.4-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,653 100 5.6 4.5- 7.1 244 13.3 11.6-15.3 1,309 81.0 78.8-83.1
Unemployed 118 19 15.9 9.9-24.7 16 9.9 5.8-16.4 83 74.2 64.7-81.8
Retired 954 176 19.1 16.1-22.5 315 33.6 29.8-37.6 463 47.3 43.3-51.4
Unable to Work 178 94 59.2 50.5-67.4 24 11.4 7.3-17.3 60 29.4 22.4-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 154 87.0 77.4-92.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 44 29.7 20.5-40.9 34 16.1 11.0-23.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 35 15.7 10.8-22.2 39 20.4 13.8-29.0 107 63.9 54.9-72.1
151% to 200% 247 49 20.8 15.2-27.7 53 20.8 15.5-27.3 145 58.4 50.8-65.7
More than 200% 1,849 175 8.9 7.5-10.5 342 16.3 14.4-18.3 1,332 74.8 72.5-77.1
HOUSING
Own 2,286 293 12.6 11.0-14.4 518 20.8 18.9-22.9 1,475 66.6 64.2-68.9
Rent 606 79 12.9 9.9-16.5 79 9.5 7.4-12.2 448 77.6 73.5-81.2
Other arrangement 185 20 8.5 4.8-14.5 21 9.5 5.8-15.2 144 82.0 74.8-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 689 96 14.2 10.9-18.3 162 23.0 18.9-27.7 431 62.8 57.6-67.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,378 194 13.3 11.2-15.6 303 19.4 17.0-21.9 881 67.4 64.3-70.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,034 105 10.5 8.5-12.8 156 13.9 11.7-16.5 773 75.6 72.5-78.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,106 124 11.5 9.2-14.3 211 16.7 14.4-19.4 771 71.7 68.3-74.9
2nd Quartile 838 112 13.0 10.5-15.9 163 17.3 14.6-20.4 563 69.7 66.0-73.2
3rd Quartile 839 110 11.6 9.4-14.3 164 20.7 17.2-24.6 565 67.7 63.5-71.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 49 16.2 11.6-22.3 83 19.0 14.2-24.9 186 64.8 57.3-71.6

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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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