2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
MALES 373 241 67.1 60.0-73.5 132 32.9 26.5-40.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 249 163 64.7 56.1-72.5 86 35.3 27.5-43.9
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** 28 21.6 13.0-33.6
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 124 80 71.0 60.8-79.5 44 29.0 20.5-39.2
College Graduate 129 91 78.0 67.8-85.7 38 22.0 14.3-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 128 93 72.7 62.3-81.1 35 27.3 18.9-37.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 197 119 60.8 50.3-70.4 78 39.2 29.6-49.7
No 162 112 76.5 67.8-83.4 50 23.5 16.6-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 83 67.3 56.2-76.8 44 32.7 23.2-43.8
Non-Veteran 244 157 67.2 58.0-75.2 87 32.8 24.8-42.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 187 123 68.3 58.1-76.9 64 31.7 23.1-41.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 146 99 72.3 62.4-80.5 47 27.7 19.5-37.6
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 103 60.7 50.4-70.2 65 39.3 29.8-49.6
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 152 69.1 60.5-76.6 70 30.9 23.4-39.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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