2024 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 1,131 808 71.5 68.1-74.7 323 28.5 25.3-31.9
Western 269 192 72.8 65.4-79.2 77 27.2 20.8-34.6
GENDER
Male 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 163 121 77.8 68.4-85.1 42 22.2 14.9-31.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 245 177 74.0 66.5-80.4 68 26.0 19.6-33.5
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 83 63 80.8 69.5-88.6 20 19.2 11.4-30.5
College Graduate 94 69 75.5 64.2-84.1 25 24.5 15.9-35.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 116 74.6 64.7-82.5 39 25.4 17.5-35.3
No 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 239 171 73.3 65.3-80.0 68 26.7 20.0-34.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 106 68.0 57.0-77.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 116 86 78.8 69.0-86.1 30 21.2 13.9-31.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 217 157 73.0 64.7-79.9 60 27.0 20.1-35.3
Rent 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 201 141 72.4 63.7-79.6 60 27.6 20.4-36.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 164 114 72.3 62.7-80.2 50 27.7 19.8-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 110 73.3 63.7-81.1 38 26.7 18.9-36.3
2nd Quartile 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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 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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