2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 468 316 66.1 60.0-71.8 152 33.9 28.2-40.0
GENDER
Male 162 109 70.2 59.2-79.3 53 29.8 20.7-40.8
Female 306 207 63.4 55.9-70.3 99 36.6 29.7-44.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 329 214 61.5 53.9-68.6 115 38.5 31.4-46.1
Non-Hispanic Black 97 76 80.3 69.3-88.0 21 19.7 12.0-30.7
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 116 83 74.2 63.0-83.0 33 25.8 17.0-37.0
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 141 101 75.5 66.8-82.5 40 24.5 17.5-33.2
College Graduate 188 135 74.8 65.9-82.1 53 25.2 17.9-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 162 62.4 53.4-70.7 80 37.6 29.3-46.6
No 210 141 70.0 61.9-77.0 69 30.0 23.0-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 413 280 64.8 58.1-71.0 133 35.2 29.0-41.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 166 114 73.6 65.1-80.7 52 26.4 19.3-34.9
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 153 63.3 53.9-71.9 70 36.7 28.1-46.1
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 131 89 72.1 62.1-80.3 42 27.9 19.7-37.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 170 72.3 64.6-78.8 70 27.7 21.2-35.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 335 231 66.4 59.0-73.1 104 33.6 26.9-41.0
Rent 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 213 141 67.8 59.7-75.0 72 32.2 25.0-40.3
Regional City or Suburban County 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 213 139 64.7 56.0-72.5 74 35.3 27.5-44.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 148 66.7 57.0-75.2 65 33.3 24.8-43.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 108 68.7 58.8-77.2 49 31.3 22.8-41.2
2nd Quartile 185 128 65.7 55.0-75.0 57 34.3 25.0-45.0
3rd Quartile 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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