2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 154 111 67.3 56.2-76.8 43 32.7 23.2-43.8
GENDER
Male 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
50% to 100% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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