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
MALES 375 58 16.1 11.5-22.0 317 83.9 78.0-88.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 251 41 14.8 10.3-20.7 210 85.2 79.3-89.7
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 53 *** *** *** 48 94.7 79.9-98.7
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 15 11.9 6.2-21.5 83 88.1 78.5-93.8
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** 80 89.2 78.7-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 124 18 14.8 8.8-23.8 106 85.2 76.2-91.2
College Graduate 130 29 18.4 11.6-28.0 101 81.6 72.0-88.4
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+ 130 25 15.4 9.6-23.7 105 84.6 76.3-90.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 196 34 17.6 11.0-26.9 162 82.4 73.1-89.0
No 165 23 14.9 9.4-22.7 142 85.1 77.3-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 31 24.4 15.8-35.7 98 75.6 64.3-84.2
Non-Veteran 244 27 12.4 7.5-19.7 217 87.6 80.3-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 104 20 19.3 11.0-31.8 *** *** ***
Rural 188 28 13.7 8.5-21.4 160 86.3 78.6-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 146 23 13.0 8.0-20.5 123 87.0 79.5-92.0
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 25 17.5 10.7-27.3 145 82.5 72.7-89.3
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% 224 38 18.8 12.4-27.4 186 81.2 72.6-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 146 22 16.5 9.8-26.5 124 83.5 73.5-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 19 16.1 8.5-28.4 98 83.9 71.6-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 112 17 15.6 8.8-26.1 95 84.4 73.9-91.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 98 20 18.7 11.2-29.4 78 81.3 70.6-88.8
2nd Quartile 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 84 *** *** *** 77 93.3 80.2-98.0

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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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