2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 657 124 17.6 14.5-21.2 533 82.4 78.8-85.5
GENDER
Male 281 59 20.4 15.5-26.4 222 79.6 73.6-84.5
Female 376 65 15.6 11.8-20.3 311 84.4 79.7-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 469 78 16.3 12.8-20.5 391 83.7 79.5-87.2
Non-Hispanic Black 130 30 19.5 12.8-28.4 100 80.5 71.6-87.2
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 16 11.5 6.5-19.7 74 88.5 80.3-93.5
55-64 157 34 20.6 14.3-28.9 123 79.4 71.1-85.7
65-74 183 27 13.0 8.4-19.6 156 87.0 80.4-91.6
75+ 134 20 16.7 10.2-26.1 114 83.3 73.9-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 21 13.7 8.5-21.3 130 86.3 78.7-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 191 38 19.8 14.1-27.0 153 80.2 73.0-85.9
College Graduate 254 56 22.4 17.1-28.8 198 77.6 71.2-82.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 72 20.5 16.0-26.0 258 79.5 74.0-84.0
No 312 51 15.0 10.9-20.2 261 85.0 79.8-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 560 94 15.5 12.3-19.3 466 84.5 80.7-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 235 42 16.6 11.9-22.7 193 83.4 77.3-88.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 284 45 15.2 10.9-20.7 239 84.8 79.3-89.1
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 14 14.5 7.9-25.2 55 85.5 74.8-92.1
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 15 16.4 8.9-28.2 59 83.6 71.8-91.1
$75,000+ 179 37 20.5 14.5-28.1 142 79.5 71.9-85.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 148 19 10.0 5.9-16.5 129 90.0 83.5-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 65 21.3 16.3-27.2 243 78.7 72.8-83.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 148 19 10.0 5.9-16.5 129 90.0 83.5-94.1
HOUSING
Own 474 84 17.1 13.5-21.4 390 82.9 78.6-86.5
Rent 144 33 20.0 13.6-28.3 111 80.0 71.7-86.4
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 316 65 20.6 15.8-26.3 251 79.4 73.7-84.2
Regional City or Suburban County 195 32 13.8 9.2-20.2 163 86.2 79.8-90.8
Rural 146 27 17.7 11.6-26.0 119 82.3 74.0-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 289 58 18.0 13.4-23.6 231 82.0 76.4-86.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 285 53 19.1 14.3-25.0 232 80.9 75.0-85.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 190 27 14.8 9.8-21.8 163 85.2 78.2-90.2
2nd Quartile 252 44 18.0 13.1-24.2 208 82.0 75.8-86.9
3rd Quartile 182 49 21.6 15.7-29.0 133 78.4 71.0-84.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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