2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 617 98 15.0 11.5-19.3 122 16.9 13.7-20.7 397 68.1 63.1-72.7
GENDER
Male 292 33 13.5 8.4-21.1 45 15.0 10.7-20.4 214 71.5 64.0-78.0
Female 325 65 16.3 12.2-21.6 77 18.8 14.3-24.3 183 64.8 57.8-71.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 505 87 16.8 12.8-21.8 108 17.9 14.3-22.0 310 65.3 59.6-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 16 14.8 8.6-24.2 *** *** *** 84 73.5 62.9-81.9
55-64 117 *** *** *** 27 22.6 14.9-32.8 *** *** ***
65-74 122 26 20.1 13.0-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 23 18.1 10.0-30.4 34 19.9 13.7-28.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 176 39 16.9 11.8-23.6 38 18.6 13.0-25.9 99 64.5 55.8-72.4
College Graduate 223 22 8.2 4.9-13.5 40 14.2 9.9-19.9 161 77.6 71.3-82.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 70 30.8 22.5-40.5 52 20.5 14.8-27.8 97 48.7 38.8-58.6
No 388 25 4.9 3.2- 7.5 68 14.8 11.3-19.0 295 80.3 75.6-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 546 89 15.2 11.4-20.0 108 16.5 13.2-20.5 349 68.3 62.9-73.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 28 7.8 5.1-11.6 35 11.0 7.5-15.8 244 81.3 75.8-85.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 193 38 20.7 14.2-29.1 67 29.5 22.3-38.0 88 49.8 40.3-59.3
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** 14 16.3 8.9-28.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 16 15.4 8.4-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** 19 17.2 10.2-27.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** 26 14.3 9.3-21.5 113 76.9 68.3-83.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 23 15.0 9.0-23.9 35 21.0 14.1-30.0 83 64.0 53.3-73.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 39 13.4 9.4-18.7 57 16.4 12.2-21.6 193 70.2 63.8-75.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 23 15.0 9.0-23.9 35 21.0 14.1-30.0 83 64.0 53.3-73.5
HOUSING
Own 420 68 16.1 11.8-21.8 99 19.8 15.9-24.5 253 64.0 57.8-69.8
Rent 157 23 12.8 7.5-21.1 19 10.4 6.0-17.5 115 76.8 67.8-83.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 21 12.7 7.9-19.7 37 15.8 11.2-21.9 119 71.5 63.5-78.3
Rural 440 77 15.8 11.4-21.3 85 17.3 13.4-22.1 278 66.9 60.7-72.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 30 15.7 8.8-26.4 37 21.5 14.9-30.0 123 62.8 52.6-71.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 51 14.4 10.2-20.0 55 12.8 9.4-17.3 201 72.7 66.2-78.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 17 15.1 9.3-23.6 30 20.5 13.7-29.5 73 64.4 54.4-73.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 311 40 15.3 9.9-22.9 60 13.2 9.9-17.5 211 71.4 63.9-77.9
2nd Quartile 128 25 13.3 8.2-20.9 29 24.6 16.3-35.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 33 15.5 10.5-22.2 33 17.9 12.2-25.5 112 66.6 57.8-74.4

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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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