2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,120 157 14.7 12.1-17.9 963 85.3 82.1-87.9
Eastern NC 490 58 15.0 10.8-20.4 432 85.0 79.6-89.2
GENDER
Male 159 27 20.0 12.8-29.8 132 80.0 70.2-87.2
Female 331 31 11.8 7.2-18.6 300 88.2 81.4-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 241 35 16.7 11.5-23.8 206 83.3 76.2-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 183 19 14.2 8.2-23.3 164 85.8 76.7-91.8
College Graduate 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 275 36 16.3 10.5-24.5 239 83.7 75.5-89.5
No 200 22 14.1 8.7-22.2 178 85.9 77.8-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 412 37 11.6 7.5-17.5 375 88.4 82.5-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 219 24 11.2 6.3-19.0 195 88.8 81.0-93.7
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 108 18 17.3 9.5-29.3 90 82.7 70.7-90.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 234 34 17.3 11.5-25.1 200 82.7 74.9-88.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 371 50 15.3 10.7-21.5 321 84.7 78.5-89.3
Rent 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 372 38 12.0 7.7-18.2 334 88.0 81.8-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 354 43 17.6 12.0-25.1 311 82.4 74.9-88.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 22 17.0 10.5-26.4 116 83.0 73.6-89.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Arthritis.

*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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