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
Non-Hispanic White 711 105 13.6 10.8-17.0 606 86.4 83.0-89.2
GENDER
Male 251 41 14.8 10.3-20.7 210 85.2 79.3-89.7
Female 460 64 12.9 9.5-17.2 396 87.1 82.8-90.5
AGE
18-34 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 14 17.3 9.5-29.5 63 82.7 70.5-90.5
55-64 158 18 8.5 4.8-14.5 140 91.5 85.5-95.2
65-74 184 31 16.1 10.4-24.0 153 83.9 76.0-89.6
75+ 213 29 10.5 6.5-16.4 184 89.5 83.6-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 232 29 15.0 10.2-21.5 203 85.0 78.5-89.8
College Graduate 282 61 19.4 14.3-25.9 221 80.6 74.1-85.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 16 19.6 11.6-31.1 80 80.4 68.9-88.4
$75,000+ 215 38 14.0 9.6-20.0 177 86.0 80.0-90.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 368 57 15.4 11.3-20.7 311 84.6 79.3-88.7
No 320 45 11.8 8.4-16.4 275 88.2 83.6-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 25 21.5 13.6-32.3 78 78.5 67.7-86.4
Non-Veteran 606 80 12.4 9.5-16.0 526 87.6 84.0-90.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 150 24 12.7 7.8-20.1 126 87.3 79.9-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 202 34 14.7 9.9-21.1 168 85.3 78.9-90.1
Rural 359 47 13.2 9.3-18.6 312 86.8 81.4-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 224 35 14.1 9.6-20.2 189 85.9 79.8-90.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 57 14.8 10.7-20.1 307 85.2 79.9-89.3
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 392 65 15.9 12.0-20.8 327 84.1 79.2-88.0
HOUSING
Own 566 92 14.0 11.0-17.8 474 86.0 82.2-89.0
Rent 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 29 15.3 10.1-22.6 175 84.7 77.4-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 32 12.6 8.1-18.9 220 87.4 81.1-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 44 13.6 9.5-19.1 211 86.4 80.9-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 232 41 15.5 10.7-21.9 191 84.5 78.1-89.3
2nd Quartile 200 29 13.2 8.5-19.9 171 86.8 80.1-91.5
3rd Quartile 194 26 12.6 7.9-19.6 168 87.4 80.4-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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