2024 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 1,131 808 71.5 68.1-74.7 323 28.5 25.3-31.9
Piedmont NC 520 366 70.6 65.6-75.1 154 29.4 24.9-34.4
GENDER
Male 189 117 64.1 55.9-71.5 72 35.9 28.5-44.1
Female 331 249 74.7 68.3-80.2 82 25.3 19.8-31.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 368 258 68.2 62.2-73.7 110 31.8 26.3-37.8
Non-Hispanic Black 101 77 80.6 71.3-87.4 24 19.4 12.6-28.7
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 115 78 68.9 58.4-77.8 37 31.1 22.2-41.6
65-74 147 106 74.3 65.6-81.5 41 25.7 18.5-34.4
75+ 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 107 73.6 65.4-80.4 46 26.4 19.6-34.6
College Graduate 217 157 73.1 65.8-79.3 60 26.9 20.7-34.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 258 182 70.1 62.7-76.7 76 29.9 23.3-37.3
No 253 177 70.7 63.9-76.7 76 29.3 23.3-36.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 457 326 70.8 65.4-75.6 131 29.2 24.4-34.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 184 126 66.6 58.2-74.1 58 33.4 25.9-41.8
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 240 170 71.0 63.3-77.7 70 29.0 22.3-36.7
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 51 78.6 67.0-86.9 19 21.4 13.1-33.0
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 107 72.1 63.3-79.4 42 27.9 20.6-36.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 252 181 73.5 67.0-79.1 71 26.5 20.9-33.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 367 260 71.2 65.4-76.3 107 28.8 23.7-34.6
Rent 117 85 74.1 64.4-81.8 32 25.9 18.2-35.6
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 234 173 76.0 69.4-81.5 61 24.0 18.5-30.6
Regional City or Suburban County 166 114 71.2 62.9-78.3 52 28.8 21.7-37.1
Rural 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 217 153 69.2 61.2-76.2 64 30.8 23.8-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 196 73.1 66.4-78.9 77 26.9 21.1-33.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 164 119 71.5 62.2-79.3 45 28.5 20.7-37.8
2nd Quartile 213 151 71.3 63.3-78.1 62 28.7 21.9-36.7
3rd Quartile 128 88 71.6 62.2-79.5 40 28.4 20.5-37.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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