2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,433 189 8.2 7.0- 9.6 456 16.8 15.2-18.6 1,788 75.0 72.9-76.9
GENDER
Male 1,177 79 7.0 5.4- 9.0 195 15.0 12.8-17.4 903 78.0 75.2-80.7
Female 1,256 110 9.3 7.5-11.4 261 18.6 16.1-21.3 885 72.1 69.1-75.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,557 121 8.6 7.1-10.4 344 21.0 18.7-23.5 1,092 70.4 67.7-73.0
Non-Hispanic Black 434 50 11.0 8.0-14.9 75 13.6 10.5-17.4 309 75.5 70.6-79.8
Other 389 *** *** *** 30 5.6 3.4- 9.2 345 91.9 88.2-94.5
AGE
18-34 583 *** *** *** 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2 554 95.8 93.7-97.2
35-44 417 16 4.9 2.8- 8.4 40 9.0 6.3-12.6 361 86.1 81.6-89.6
45-54 397 30 7.3 4.9-10.9 59 14.3 10.7-18.9 308 78.3 73.2-82.7
55-64 368 68 20.5 16.0-25.9 84 23.0 18.0-28.9 216 56.5 50.3-62.5
65-74 367 41 12.8 9.1-17.8 140 42.4 36.4-48.7 186 44.8 38.8-50.9
75+ 239 21 9.8 6.1-15.3 106 42.2 34.9-49.9 112 48.0 40.4-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 24 12.0 7.7-18.1 32 17.2 11.4-25.1 145 70.8 62.5-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 54 10.2 7.6-13.6 94 16.4 13.1-20.4 351 73.4 68.7-77.6
Some Post-H.S. 605 65 9.8 7.5-12.7 119 18.1 14.9-21.7 421 72.1 67.9-75.9
College Graduate 1,118 45 3.7 2.7- 5.1 209 15.9 13.8-18.2 864 80.4 77.8-82.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 141 22.9 19.3-27.0 179 24.9 21.3-28.9 317 52.2 47.7-56.8
No 1,744 43 2.9 2.0- 4.1 269 13.9 12.0-16.0 1,432 83.2 81.0-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 260 27 11.5 7.6-16.9 63 23.1 17.6-29.8 170 65.4 58.1-71.9
Non-Veteran 2,159 162 7.9 6.6- 9.4 389 16.0 14.3-17.9 1,608 76.1 73.9-78.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,428 51 4.0 2.9- 5.4 185 11.3 9.6-13.3 1,192 84.7 82.5-86.7
Unemployed 129 18 10.6 6.3-17.3 *** *** *** 100 83.2 75.3-88.9
Retired 549 59 13.2 10.0-17.3 217 40.8 35.9-45.9 273 46.0 41.1-51.1
Unable to Work 126 56 45.4 35.4-55.8 24 17.8 11.0-27.5 46 36.7 27.5-47.1
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 135 26 18.3 12.0-26.8 23 10.9 6.8-16.8 86 70.9 61.6-78.7
$15,000- 24,999 181 27 14.4 9.4-21.4 37 19.7 13.7-27.5 117 65.8 57.2-73.6
$25,000- 34,999 226 26 14.2 9.3-21.1 50 19.2 14.0-25.8 150 66.6 58.9-73.5
$35,000- 49,999 246 22 9.4 5.8-14.8 36 12.0 8.3-17.2 188 78.6 72.0-84.0
$50,000- 74,999 293 21 7.5 4.7-11.9 52 16.7 12.3-22.3 220 75.7 69.6-81.0
$75,000+ 839 27 3.3 2.2- 5.0 153 16.2 13.6-19.3 659 80.5 77.3-83.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 513 40 8.1 5.7-11.4 105 19.5 15.5-24.1 368 72.5 67.4-77.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 176 29 15.9 10.3-23.7 34 14.6 9.8-21.2 113 69.5 60.8-77.0
101% to 150% 178 20 10.7 6.7-16.7 30 15.8 10.2-23.5 128 73.5 65.3-80.4
151% to 200% 182 21 14.3 9.0-22.1 42 22.0 15.9-29.7 119 63.7 55.0-71.5
More than 200% 1,298 68 5.6 4.3- 7.3 239 16.3 14.2-18.7 991 78.1 75.4-80.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 513 40 8.1 5.7-11.4 105 19.5 15.5-24.1 368 72.5 67.4-77.0
HOUSING
Own 1,519 115 8.6 7.0-10.5 351 20.8 18.5-23.3 1,053 70.6 67.8-73.3
Rent 716 57 7.8 5.9-10.3 83 9.3 7.2-11.9 576 82.9 79.6-85.8
Other arrangement 163 16 7.0 4.1-11.9 18 8.7 5.1-14.4 129 84.3 77.6-89.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,362 82 6.4 5.0- 8.2 229 14.2 12.2-16.3 1,051 79.4 76.8-81.8
Regional City or Suburban County 621 61 10.2 7.7-13.4 132 20.8 17.4-24.8 428 69.0 64.6-73.0
Rural 450 46 10.4 7.6-14.1 95 18.6 14.5-23.7 309 70.9 65.5-75.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 205 23 11.0 7.0-16.7 58 28.6 21.2-37.2 124 60.5 51.9-68.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 909 81 8.4 6.5-10.7 203 18.5 15.8-21.6 625 73.1 69.6-76.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,319 85 7.6 6.0- 9.6 195 13.9 11.9-16.1 1,039 78.5 75.8-81.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 52 7.7 5.7-10.3 135 16.4 13.6-19.6 629 75.9 72.3-79.2
2nd Quartile 940 75 8.1 6.3-10.4 173 15.5 13.1-18.2 692 76.4 73.2-79.4
3rd Quartile 606 53 8.8 6.5-11.8 126 19.4 15.5-24.0 427 71.8 66.9-76.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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