2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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?*

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Piedmont NC 474 77 14.8 11.2-19.2 397 85.2 80.8-88.8
GENDER
Male 162 21 13.9 8.0-23.1 141 86.1 76.9-92.0
Female 312 56 15.3 11.0-21.0 256 84.7 79.0-89.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 335 51 12.2 8.7-17.0 284 87.8 83.0-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 20 11.2 6.6-18.5 97 88.8 81.5-93.4
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 140 19 14.5 8.6-23.2 121 85.5 76.8-91.4
College Graduate 192 42 16.9 11.6-23.8 150 83.1 76.2-88.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 46 17.9 12.6-24.8 196 82.1 75.2-87.4
No 215 27 10.4 6.6-15.9 188 89.6 84.1-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 417 67 13.7 10.3-18.0 350 86.3 82.0-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 169 23 9.4 5.7-15.2 146 90.6 84.8-94.3
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 41 18.2 12.2-26.1 183 81.8 73.9-87.8
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 23 12.5 7.7-19.7 109 87.5 80.3-92.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 22 17.4 10.1-28.2 94 82.6 71.8-89.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 242 40 16.5 11.5-23.1 202 83.5 76.9-88.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 22 17.4 10.1-28.2 94 82.6 71.8-89.9
HOUSING
Own 339 60 14.4 10.4-19.5 279 85.6 80.5-89.6
Rent 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 215 41 17.2 11.9-24.3 174 82.8 75.7-88.1
Regional City or Suburban County 132 16 10.6 6.2-17.4 116 89.4 82.6-93.8
Rural 127 20 17.3 9.6-29.0 107 82.7 71.0-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 213 28 12.5 8.1-18.9 185 87.5 81.1-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 43 16.1 11.1-22.8 174 83.9 77.2-88.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 159 31 15.9 10.3-23.9 128 84.1 76.1-89.7
2nd Quartile 188 29 12.9 8.1-19.9 159 87.1 80.1-91.9
3rd Quartile 105 15 18.3 10.4-30.0 90 81.7 70.0-89.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 08APR25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts