2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,442 251 9.9 8.6-11.4 403 15.4 13.7-17.1 1,788 74.7 72.6-76.7
GENDER
Male 1,180 102 8.2 6.6-10.3 175 14.0 11.9-16.4 903 77.8 74.9-80.4
Female 1,262 149 11.5 9.6-13.8 228 16.6 14.2-19.3 885 71.9 68.8-74.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,558 169 11.1 9.4-13.1 297 18.5 16.2-20.9 1,092 70.5 67.7-73.1
Non-Hispanic Black 439 59 11.4 8.5-15.1 71 14.0 10.7-18.1 309 74.5 69.7-78.9
Other 392 19 3.3 1.9- 5.6 28 5.4 3.3- 8.9 345 91.3 87.5-94.0
AGE
18-34 583 *** *** *** 18 2.6 1.5- 4.5 554 95.8 93.7-97.2
35-44 416 24 7.3 4.7-11.3 31 6.5 4.4- 9.6 361 86.2 81.7-89.7
45-54 398 33 8.0 5.4-11.9 57 14.3 10.7-18.9 308 77.7 72.4-82.2
55-64 372 76 20.9 16.5-26.2 80 23.1 18.1-29.1 216 55.9 49.8-61.9
65-74 368 59 17.4 13.1-22.7 123 37.7 31.8-44.0 186 44.9 38.9-51.0
75+ 243 45 17.9 12.6-24.8 86 34.8 27.9-42.4 112 47.3 39.8-54.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 25 12.5 8.0-18.9 33 18.0 12.0-26.1 145 69.6 61.3-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 63 11.7 8.9-15.3 86 15.0 11.8-18.9 351 73.3 68.7-77.5
Some Post-H.S. 611 82 11.5 9.1-14.5 108 16.7 13.6-20.3 421 71.8 67.6-75.6
College Graduate 1,118 79 6.0 4.7- 7.6 175 13.6 11.6-15.8 864 80.5 77.9-82.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 191 29.0 25.1-33.3 138 19.6 16.3-23.3 317 51.4 46.9-55.9
No 1,744 54 2.9 2.1- 4.0 258 13.8 11.9-15.9 1,432 83.3 81.1-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 37 14.6 10.3-20.4 54 20.2 15.0-26.7 170 65.2 57.9-71.7
Non-Veteran 2,167 213 9.4 8.1-10.9 346 14.8 13.1-16.6 1,608 75.8 73.7-77.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,429 64 4.4 3.3- 5.9 173 11.1 9.4-13.1 1,192 84.5 82.2-86.5
Unemployed 129 19 11.8 7.2-18.9 *** *** *** 100 83.2 75.3-88.9
Retired 553 92 17.1 13.6-21.2 188 37.0 32.1-42.2 273 45.9 41.0-50.9
Unable to Work 130 69 53.5 43.3-63.3 15 10.8 6.0-18.8 46 35.7 26.7-45.8
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 34 22.2 15.4-31.0 16 7.4 4.3-12.5 86 70.4 61.2-78.2
$15,000- 24,999 186 34 18.3 12.4-26.2 35 17.0 11.8-23.8 117 64.7 56.1-72.4
$25,000- 34,999 227 33 16.6 11.5-23.5 44 17.2 12.1-23.8 150 66.2 58.5-73.1
$35,000- 49,999 245 18 6.8 3.9-11.6 39 15.1 10.5-21.2 188 78.1 71.2-83.7
$50,000- 74,999 295 24 8.2 5.2-12.6 51 16.4 12.1-21.9 220 75.4 69.2-80.7
$75,000+ 837 54 6.0 4.4- 8.1 124 13.2 10.8-16.0 659 80.8 77.6-83.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 54 9.3 6.8-12.6 94 18.6 14.6-23.4 368 72.1 67.1-76.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 38 19.7 13.5-27.7 29 12.8 8.2-19.4 113 67.5 58.7-75.2
101% to 150% 179 25 13.1 8.5-19.7 26 13.5 8.5-20.9 128 73.4 65.1-80.2
151% to 200% 184 27 16.9 11.1-24.7 38 20.2 14.4-27.7 119 62.9 54.4-70.7
More than 200% 1,296 96 7.1 5.6- 8.8 209 14.6 12.6-17.0 991 78.3 75.6-80.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 54 9.3 6.8-12.6 94 18.6 14.6-23.4 368 72.1 67.1-76.6
HOUSING
Own 1,524 153 10.2 8.5-12.1 318 19.5 17.2-21.9 1,053 70.4 67.6-73.0
Rent 719 77 9.8 7.6-12.5 66 7.7 5.8-10.1 576 82.5 79.2-85.4
Other arrangement 164 20 9.7 5.8-15.7 15 6.3 3.6-10.7 129 84.0 77.3-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,364 132 9.3 7.6-11.3 181 11.5 9.7-13.5 1,051 79.2 76.6-81.6
Regional City or Suburban County 623 65 10.5 8.0-13.8 130 20.6 17.2-24.6 428 68.8 64.4-72.9
Rural 455 54 11.0 8.2-14.6 92 18.8 14.6-23.9 309 70.2 64.8-75.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 25 11.4 7.4-17.1 59 28.9 21.6-37.5 124 59.7 51.2-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 911 114 11.2 9.0-13.9 172 15.8 13.3-18.6 625 73.0 69.5-76.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,323 112 8.9 7.2-10.9 172 12.8 10.8-15.1 1,039 78.3 75.6-80.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 818 65 8.6 6.6-11.2 124 15.7 12.9-18.9 629 75.7 72.0-79.1
2nd Quartile 942 105 10.8 8.7-13.4 145 13.0 10.8-15.5 692 76.2 73.0-79.2
3rd Quartile 609 72 10.0 7.7-13.0 110 18.5 14.7-23.1 427 71.4 66.6-75.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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