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%)
North Carolina 1,120 157 14.7 12.1-17.9 963 85.3 82.1-87.9
FEMALES 745 99 13.9 10.7-17.8 646 86.1 82.2-89.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 460 64 12.9 9.5-17.2 396 87.1 82.8-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 144 22 16.1 10.0-24.8 122 83.9 75.2-90.0
Other 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 11 11.9 5.8-22.6 83 88.1 77.4-94.2
55-64 181 21 9.8 5.6-16.4 160 90.2 83.6-94.4
65-74 198 32 19.8 12.2-30.6 166 80.2 69.4-87.8
75+ 185 24 10.4 6.1-17.2 161 89.6 82.8-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** 62 92.8 79.9-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 16 8.4 4.2-16.1 164 91.6 83.9-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 253 28 15.2 9.5-23.3 225 84.8 76.7-90.5
College Graduate 243 51 21.7 15.5-29.4 192 78.3 70.6-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** 72 89.2 78.7-94.9
$75,000+ 144 23 12.9 7.7-20.7 121 87.1 79.3-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 403 61 17.3 12.5-23.5 342 82.7 76.5-87.5
No 318 35 9.3 6.2-13.7 283 90.7 86.3-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 723 94 13.1 10.1-16.7 629 86.9 83.3-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 155 32 16.6 10.9-24.3 123 83.4 75.7-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 160 20 11.6 7.0-18.6 140 88.4 81.4-93.0
Rural 430 47 13.9 9.1-20.7 383 86.1 79.3-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 208 27 12.8 8.1-19.6 181 87.2 80.4-91.9
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 347 54 16.5 11.4-23.4 293 83.5 76.6-88.6
Unable to Work 127 15 13.8 7.5-24.2 112 86.2 75.8-92.5
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** 52 94.0 84.7-97.8
More than 200% 321 49 15.4 10.9-21.3 272 84.6 78.7-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 296 30 14.4 8.4-23.7 266 85.6 76.3-91.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 222 28 12.9 8.1-20.0 194 87.1 80.0-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 227 41 14.3 9.9-20.3 186 85.7 79.7-90.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 189 27 11.5 7.3-17.8 162 88.5 82.2-92.7
2nd Quartile 185 31 13.5 8.8-20.3 154 86.5 79.7-91.2
3rd Quartile 180 23 16.7 9.8-26.9 157 83.3 73.1-90.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 191 18 13.6 6.9-25.0 173 86.4 75.0-93.1

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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