2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 617 79 11.6 9.0-14.9 141 20.7 16.6-25.3 397 67.7 62.6-72.4
GENDER
Male 292 31 11.2 7.4-16.4 47 17.3 11.8-24.7 214 71.5 64.0-78.0
Female 325 48 12.1 8.6-16.7 94 23.8 18.3-30.4 183 64.1 56.8-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 505 66 12.5 9.5-16.3 129 22.6 17.9-28.0 310 64.9 59.1-70.3
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 14 12.1 6.8-20.6 13 14.4 8.1-24.3 84 73.5 62.9-81.9
55-64 116 26 22.8 14.3-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 18 13.7 7.9-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 18 11.9 6.6-20.4 39 26.1 17.4-37.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 176 35 15.6 10.7-22.3 42 19.8 14.1-27.2 99 64.5 55.8-72.4
College Graduate 223 *** *** *** 49 17.7 13.0-23.5 161 77.6 71.3-82.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 58 22.0 16.2-29.0 64 30.1 21.4-40.5 97 47.9 38.0-58.0
No 388 19 4.7 2.9- 7.5 74 15.0 11.6-19.2 295 80.3 75.6-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 546 71 11.6 8.8-15.1 126 20.6 16.3-25.7 349 67.8 62.3-72.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 24 7.1 4.5-11.0 39 11.6 8.1-16.4 244 81.3 75.8-85.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 23 14.5 8.9-22.8 83 37.3 28.5-47.0 88 48.2 38.5-58.0
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** 18 16.0 9.3-25.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** 30 17.1 11.5-24.5 113 76.9 68.3-83.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 16 12.2 6.8-20.9 43 25.8 17.5-36.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 288 33 11.3 7.7-16.3 62 17.9 13.5-23.2 193 70.8 64.5-76.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 16 12.2 6.8-20.9 43 25.8 17.5-36.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 420 51 11.6 8.7-15.4 116 24.9 19.6-31.1 253 63.5 57.1-69.4
Rent 157 23 12.5 7.4-20.4 19 10.7 6.2-17.7 115 76.8 67.8-83.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 18 10.3 6.1-16.7 40 18.3 13.0-25.0 119 71.5 63.5-78.3
Rural 440 61 12.1 9.0-16.2 101 21.5 16.5-27.5 278 66.4 60.0-72.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 27 10.9 7.1-16.5 40 27.3 18.5-38.4 123 61.7 51.3-71.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 41 13.1 9.0-18.8 65 14.1 10.6-18.6 201 72.7 66.2-78.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 *** *** *** 36 27.0 19.1-36.7 73 64.4 54.4-73.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 311 28 9.7 6.2-14.9 72 18.9 13.5-25.8 211 71.4 63.9-77.9
2nd Quartile 128 21 10.7 6.3-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 30 15.7 10.6-22.7 36 17.7 11.9-25.4 112 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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