2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,131 808 71.5 68.1-74.7 323 28.5 25.3-31.9
GENDER
Male 429 281 66.6 61.1-71.7 148 33.4 28.3-38.9
Female 702 527 74.9 70.5-78.9 175 25.1 21.1-29.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 836 592 70.0 65.9-73.8 244 30.0 26.2-34.1
Non-Hispanic Black 191 150 80.0 73.0-85.5 41 20.0 14.5-27.0
Non-Hispanic Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 111 71.1 62.3-78.7 42 28.9 21.3-37.7
55-64 266 186 70.0 63.0-76.1 80 30.0 23.9-37.0
65-74 309 232 75.5 69.2-80.9 77 24.5 19.1-30.8
75+ 268 186 66.4 57.6-74.1 82 33.6 25.9-42.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 170 67.2 59.3-74.3 76 32.8 25.7-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 346 254 75.1 69.5-80.0 92 24.9 20.0-30.5
College Graduate 434 313 72.5 67.3-77.1 121 27.5 22.9-32.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 581 426 72.5 67.5-77.0 155 27.5 23.0-32.5
No 530 368 70.5 65.7-75.0 162 29.5 25.0-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 106 70.7 62.1-78.0 50 29.3 22.0-37.9
Non-Veteran 975 702 71.7 67.9-75.1 273 28.3 24.9-32.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 359 244 69.0 63.1-74.3 115 31.0 25.7-36.9
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 546 396 72.2 66.9-76.9 150 27.8 23.1-33.1
Unable to Work 137 108 73.9 63.4-82.3 29 26.1 17.7-36.6
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 153 106 74.8 66.6-81.6 47 25.2 18.4-33.4
$50,000-74,999 138 102 76.8 67.6-84.0 36 23.2 16.0-32.4
$75,000-100,000 110 83 76.9 66.5-84.8 27 23.1 15.2-33.5
$100,000-150,000 103 73 69.3 58.1-78.7 30 30.7 21.3-41.9
$150,000+ 89 68 78.4 67.8-86.2 21 21.6 13.8-32.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 215 66.6 58.8-73.6 86 33.4 26.4-41.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 95 71.5 61.3-80.0 41 28.5 20.0-38.7
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 533 390 74.9 70.4-78.9 143 25.1 21.1-29.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 215 66.6 58.8-73.6 86 33.4 26.4-41.2
HOUSING
Own 838 602 71.8 67.9-75.4 236 28.2 24.6-32.1
Rent 228 163 71.8 64.8-77.9 65 28.2 22.1-35.2
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 254 187 75.6 69.3-81.0 67 24.4 19.0-30.7
Regional City or Suburban County 348 246 70.4 64.3-75.9 102 29.6 24.1-35.7
Rural 529 375 70.2 64.7-75.1 154 29.8 24.9-35.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 276 195 69.8 62.6-76.1 81 30.2 23.9-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 416 296 71.1 65.2-76.3 120 28.9 23.7-34.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 439 317 73.0 67.7-77.8 122 27.0 22.2-32.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 376 273 71.8 65.6-77.3 103 28.2 22.7-34.4
2nd Quartile 326 226 69.4 62.7-75.3 100 30.6 24.7-37.3
3rd Quartile 309 222 73.6 67.4-78.9 87 26.4 21.1-32.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 120 87 71.6 60.7-80.5 33 28.4 19.5-39.3

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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