2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Limited work activities (Arthritis)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Told have arthritis and have limited work Told have arthritis and have not limited work Not told they have arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,886 497 9.3 8.3-10.3 996 17.7 16.4-19.0 3,393 73.1 71.5-74.6
-Non-Hispanic White 3,095 285 9.5 8.3-10.8 725 21.0 19.3-22.8 2,085 69.5 67.5-71.5
GENDER
Male 1,464 110 7.8 6.3- 9.6 288 18.5 16.2-21.1 1,066 73.7 70.8-76.3
Female 1,631 175 11.0 9.3-13.0 437 23.2 20.7-25.9 1,019 65.8 62.8-68.6
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** 19 2.7 1.7- 4.4 548 95.0 92.8-96.6
35-44 401 21 6.1 3.8- 9.6 48 11.8 8.6-16.0 332 82.1 77.3-86.1
45-54 457 52 11.1 8.3-14.7 75 15.7 12.3-19.9 330 73.2 68.4-77.5
55-64 549 87 17.7 13.9-22.1 140 26.9 22.2-32.3 322 55.4 50.1-60.6
65-74 642 66 11.9 9.1-15.5 265 43.5 38.5-48.6 311 44.5 39.6-49.6
75+ 410 44 11.3 8.0-15.7 169 38.1 32.4-44.2 197 50.6 44.4-56.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 33 17.5 11.9-25.0 39 26.5 18.3-36.6 76 56.0 45.9-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 659 87 12.4 9.8-15.7 156 21.2 17.6-25.2 416 66.4 61.9-70.6
Some Post-H.S. 842 102 10.7 8.6-13.2 200 20.4 17.5-23.7 540 68.9 65.2-72.3
College Graduate 1,442 63 4.0 3.0- 5.2 330 20.1 18.0-22.5 1,049 75.9 73.4-78.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 27 21.9 14.3-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 36 16.1 11.2-22.6 63 26.4 19.9-34.2 108 57.4 49.1-65.3
$25,000- 34,999 267 42 14.6 10.3-20.3 65 22.7 17.2-29.4 160 62.7 55.3-69.6
$35,000- 49,999 315 48 15.7 11.5-21.2 66 18.6 14.1-24.2 201 65.6 59.1-71.6
$50,000- 74,999 436 32 7.7 5.2-11.4 96 19.9 15.8-24.7 308 72.4 67.0-77.2
$75,000+ 1,144 45 4.2 3.0- 5.8 229 16.9 14.6-19.4 870 78.9 76.1-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 919 217 24.0 20.9-27.5 294 29.3 25.7-33.2 408 46.7 42.5-50.8
No 2,122 64 3.1 2.3- 4.1 417 17.3 15.5-19.4 1,641 79.6 77.4-81.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 40 10.1 7.3-13.9 95 21.4 17.1-26.4 285 68.5 63.0-73.4
Non-Veteran 2,665 245 9.4 8.2-10.9 627 20.7 18.9-22.7 1,793 69.8 67.7-72.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 907 56 6.6 4.9- 8.9 186 17.5 14.8-20.4 665 75.9 72.5-79.0
Regional City or Suburban County 848 76 9.6 7.4-12.3 208 24.0 20.7-27.5 564 66.5 62.6-70.2
Rural 1,340 153 11.6 9.6-13.8 331 21.5 18.6-24.6 856 67.0 63.6-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,653 83 4.9 3.9- 6.3 261 14.1 12.3-16.0 1,309 81.0 78.8-83.1
Unemployed 118 21 17.2 10.9-26.1 14 8.7 4.9-14.8 83 74.2 64.7-81.8
Retired 954 99 12.6 10.0-15.7 392 40.5 36.5-44.6 463 46.9 42.9-51.0
Unable to Work 173 76 45.1 36.2-54.2 37 24.6 16.3-35.3 60 30.4 23.2-38.7
Other not in Labor Force 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 39 21.4 15.0-29.5 39 24.3 15.7-35.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 29 13.4 8.9-19.6 43 22.3 15.5-31.0 107 64.4 55.3-72.5
151% to 200% 244 39 16.8 11.8-23.4 60 23.5 17.9-30.3 145 59.6 51.9-66.9
More than 200% 1,850 119 6.7 5.5- 8.2 399 18.5 16.6-20.6 1,332 74.7 72.4-77.0
HOUSING
Own 2,282 204 9.4 8.1-11.0 603 24.0 21.9-26.3 1,475 66.6 64.1-68.9
Rent 605 63 10.7 8.1-14.1 94 11.5 9.0-14.6 448 77.8 73.7-81.4
Other arrangement 184 17 6.4 3.6-11.1 23 11.2 6.8-17.9 144 82.3 75.1-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 684 73 10.6 8.1-13.7 180 26.3 21.7-31.5 431 63.1 57.8-68.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,378 141 10.7 8.8-12.8 356 22.0 19.5-24.7 881 67.4 64.3-70.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,033 71 7.5 5.8- 9.7 189 16.9 14.5-19.7 773 75.5 72.4-78.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,106 85 8.5 6.6-10.9 250 19.9 17.1-22.9 771 71.6 68.2-74.8
2nd Quartile 838 82 9.0 7.1-11.4 193 21.5 18.4-25.0 563 69.5 65.7-73.0
3rd Quartile 835 80 10.1 8.0-12.9 190 21.7 18.3-25.6 565 68.1 64.0-72.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 316 38 13.4 9.1-19.2 92 21.5 16.4-27.7 186 65.1 57.6-71.9

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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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