2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Arthritis

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

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-Piedmont NC 654 251 39.3 34.8-43.9 403 60.7 56.1-65.2
GENDER
Male 277 102 37.0 30.6-44.0 175 63.0 56.0-69.4
Female 377 149 40.9 34.9-47.2 228 59.1 52.8-65.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 466 169 37.5 32.3-43.0 297 62.5 57.0-67.7
Non-Hispanic Black 130 59 44.8 35.0-55.1 *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 76 47.5 38.3-56.9 80 52.5 43.1-61.7
65-74 182 59 31.6 24.1-40.1 123 68.4 59.9-75.9
75+ 131 45 34.0 24.5-44.9 86 66.0 55.1-75.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 63 43.8 34.7-53.3 86 56.2 46.7-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 190 82 40.9 33.3-48.9 108 59.1 51.1-66.7
College Graduate 254 79 30.6 24.6-37.3 175 69.4 62.7-75.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 329 191 59.7 53.4-65.7 138 40.3 34.3-46.6
No 312 54 17.4 12.8-23.3 258 82.6 76.7-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 559 213 38.9 34.1-44.0 346 61.1 56.0-65.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 237 64 28.6 22.2-35.9 173 71.4 64.1-77.8
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 280 92 31.6 25.4-38.4 188 68.4 61.6-74.6
Unable to Work 84 69 83.1 71.7-90.6 15 16.9 9.4-28.3
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 178 54 31.4 23.9-40.0 124 68.6 60.0-76.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 148 54 33.3 24.5-43.3 94 66.7 56.7-75.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 96 32.6 26.7-39.1 209 67.4 60.9-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 148 54 33.3 24.5-43.3 94 66.7 56.7-75.5
HOUSING
Own 471 153 34.3 29.3-39.7 318 65.7 60.3-70.7
Rent 143 77 56.1 46.5-65.2 66 43.9 34.8-53.5
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 313 132 44.7 38.2-51.5 181 55.3 48.5-61.8
Regional City or Suburban County 195 65 33.8 26.3-42.1 130 66.2 57.9-73.7
Rural 146 54 36.8 27.9-46.8 92 63.2 53.2-72.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 114 41.6 34.7-48.8 172 58.4 51.2-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 284 112 40.9 34.4-47.8 172 59.1 52.2-65.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 189 65 35.5 28.0-43.8 124 64.5 56.2-72.0
2nd Quartile 250 105 45.5 38.3-53.0 145 54.5 47.0-61.7
3rd Quartile 182 72 35.1 27.1-44.1 110 64.9 55.9-72.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Arthritis.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19AUG22.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts