2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Has a doctor or other health professional ever suggested physical activity or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,108 748 66.6 62.4-70.5 360 33.4 29.5-37.6
Eastern NC 486 321 68.1 61.8-73.8 165 31.9 26.2-38.2
GENDER
Male 157 98 65.7 55.0-75.0 59 34.3 25.0-45.0
Female 329 223 69.6 61.8-76.5 106 30.4 23.5-38.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 237 153 66.6 58.7-73.7 84 33.4 26.3-41.3
Non-Hispanic Black 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 182 114 67.1 57.6-75.4 68 32.9 24.6-42.4
College Graduate 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 272 172 64.3 55.4-72.3 100 35.7 27.7-44.6
No 199 139 73.6 64.6-80.9 60 26.4 19.1-35.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 409 270 68.4 61.4-74.7 139 31.6 25.3-38.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 106 77.8 67.6-85.5 38 22.2 14.5-32.4
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 135 58.3 48.4-67.5 82 41.7 32.5-51.6
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 107 84 79.9 68.4-88.0 23 20.1 12.0-31.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 168 76.2 68.6-82.5 65 23.8 17.5-31.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 370 244 67.8 60.6-74.2 126 32.2 25.8-39.4
Rent 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 369 247 70.2 62.7-76.7 122 29.8 23.3-37.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 351 237 71.5 63.9-78.1 114 28.5 21.9-36.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 89 73.4 64.0-81.0 48 26.6 19.0-36.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 251 172 71.9 61.5-80.5 79 28.1 19.5-38.5

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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