2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,120 157 14.7 12.1-17.9 963 85.3 82.1-87.9
GENDER
Male 375 58 16.1 11.5-22.0 317 83.9 78.0-88.5
Female 745 99 13.9 10.7-17.8 646 86.1 82.2-89.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 711 105 13.6 10.8-17.0 606 86.4 83.0-89.2
Non-Hispanic Black 208 32 18.5 11.9-27.8 176 81.5 72.2-88.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 19 13.6 7.9-22.4 120 86.4 77.6-92.1
55-64 279 36 10.6 7.0-15.8 243 89.4 84.2-93.0
65-74 304 48 20.7 14.2-29.3 256 79.3 70.7-85.8
75+ 268 36 12.0 7.6-18.5 232 88.0 81.5-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 24 9.3 5.7-15.0 244 90.7 85.0-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 377 46 15.0 10.6-20.8 331 85.0 79.2-89.4
College Graduate 373 80 20.3 15.5-26.2 293 79.7 73.8-84.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 599 95 17.4 13.4-22.3 504 82.6 77.7-86.6
No 483 58 11.5 8.5-15.4 425 88.5 84.6-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 36 26.2 17.1-37.9 111 73.8 62.1-82.9
Non-Veteran 967 121 12.9 10.3-15.9 846 87.1 84.1-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 354 50 12.9 9.2-17.7 304 87.1 82.3-90.8
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 79 16.8 12.5-22.3 438 83.2 77.7-87.5
Unable to Work 167 22 17.1 9.6-28.6 145 82.9 71.4-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** 73 88.1 75.2-94.8
$15,000- 24,999 99 13 14.0 6.7-26.9 86 86.0 73.1-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 127 15 9.4 4.5-18.4 112 90.6 81.6-95.5
$35,000- 49,999 133 16 14.5 7.6-25.8 117 85.5 74.2-92.4
$50,000-74,999 140 21 20.5 12.6-31.7 119 79.5 68.3-87.4
$75,000-100,000 116 15 13.3 7.3-23.2 101 86.7 76.8-92.7
$100,000-150,000 89 22 14.1 8.2-23.3 67 85.9 76.7-91.8
$150,000+ 69 *** *** *** 58 84.8 72.0-92.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 266 36 16.1 10.5-23.9 230 83.9 76.1-89.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 11 11.9 5.5-23.8 96 88.1 76.2-94.5
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** 65 90.9 80.0-96.2
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** 79 93.7 86.1-97.2
More than 200% 545 87 17.0 13.2-21.7 458 83.0 78.3-86.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 266 36 16.1 10.5-23.9 230 83.9 76.1-89.5
HOUSING
Own 835 129 14.8 11.9-18.4 706 85.2 81.6-88.1
Rent 202 21 14.7 7.8-26.1 181 85.3 73.9-92.2
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 238 42 16.0 11.0-22.6 196 84.0 77.4-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 264 40 15.0 10.4-21.1 224 85.0 78.9-89.6
Rural 618 75 13.9 10.1-18.8 543 86.1 81.2-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 442 52 15.2 10.4-21.7 390 84.8 78.3-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 339 47 14.2 9.9-20.0 292 85.8 80.0-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 339 58 14.8 10.8-20.0 281 85.2 80.0-89.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 287 47 14.5 10.3-20.0 240 85.5 80.0-89.7
2nd Quartile 269 44 15.0 10.4-21.2 225 85.0 78.8-89.6
3rd Quartile 289 41 16.3 11.0-23.5 248 83.7 76.5-89.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 275 25 10.9 6.1-18.9 250 89.1 81.1-93.9

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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