BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching and whether or not you have taken medication.<br> DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, how bad was your joint pain ON AVERAGE?<br><br> (Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 i s no pain or aching and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be.))

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching and whether or not you have taken medication.
DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, how bad was your joint pain ON AVERAGE?

(Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain or aching and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be.)

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	Total Respond.^	No pain(0)	Mild pain(1-3)	Moderate pain(4-6)	Severe pain(7-9)	Extreme pain(10)
North Carolina	4,737	393	8.7	7.4-10.2	1,343	28.5	26.5-30.5	1,580	31.4	29.3-33.5	1,075	23.3	21.1-25.6	346	8.1	6.8- 9.7
-Eastern NC	1,374	109	6.8	5.0- 9.2	349	25.1	21.7-28.8	443	31.1	27.2-35.3	345	26.2	21.9-30.9	128	10.8	8.1-14.3
GENDER
Male	442	40	6.0	3.8- 9.4	132	30.1	23.7-37.4	146	29.9	23.5-37.3	99	27.6	19.4-37.5	25	6.4	3.4-11.9
Female	932	69	7.4	4.9-10.9	217	21.7	18.1-25.9	297	31.9	27.2-36.9	246	25.2	21.1-29.9	103	13.8	10.0-18.6
RACE
White	945	81	7.4	5.1-10.5	272	30.9	26.5-35.8	312	31.8	27.1-36.9	221	22.4	18.2-27.4	59	7.5	4.8-11.6
African American	309	22	5.1	2.8- 9.2	54	12.7	8.3-18.9	94	32.4	24.5-41.5	87	30.7	21.8-41.4	52	19.0	12.6-27.7
Other Minorities	111	6	8.5	2.5-24.7	17	13.1	6.0-26.4	36	23.8	13.9-37.8	36	41.8	22.2-64.3	16	12.8	4.6-30.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	0	0.0	. - .	8	33.3	11.6-65.5	6	29.3	7.9-66.7	5	34.0	11.0-68.2	1	3.4	0.4-21.9
Non-Hispanic	1,351	109	7.0	5.1- 9.5	339	24.8	21.4-28.6	436	31.1	27.2-35.4	340	26.0	21.7-30.9	127	11.0	8.3-14.6
AGE
18-24	9	1	7.1	0.8-42.0	3	10.3	2.1-38.2	3	28.6	5.7-72.7	2	54.1	13.7-89.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	45	3	3.5	1.0-11.2	16	26.5	13.7-45.1	9	20.2	8.8-39.7	11	31.4	12.9-58.6	6	18.4	6.1-43.8
35-44	113	12	10.3	4.8-20.6	27	15.3	8.9-24.9	33	25.7	15.2-40.0	30	31.1	18.2-47.9	11	17.6	8.0-34.4
45-54	231	15	8.6	4.3-16.4	55	22.9	15.9-31.9	69	28.9	20.9-38.4	66	26.1	18.4-35.5	26	13.6	7.7-22.7
55-64	362	32	7.1	3.7-13.1	102	33.1	25.8-41.3	103	29.9	22.8-38.1	90	23.7	17.6-31.2	35	6.2	3.9- 9.9
65+	607	45	4.9	3.0- 7.8	143	25.3	20.0-31.5	225	37.7	31.5-44.3	146	23.1	17.3-30.0	48	9.0	5.6-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	11	4.4	1.7-10.9	22	9.9	5.0-18.7	69	23.2	15.7-33.0	76	43.2	31.0-56.3	41	19.3	11.0-31.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	481	34	6.1	3.3-11.1	93	17.2	12.6-22.9	169	33.9	27.2-41.3	142	30.4	22.9-39.1	43	12.5	8.1-18.8
Some Post-H.S.	383	39	9.9	6.3-15.3	104	30.2	23.3-38.1	119	32.7	25.5-40.8	90	18.7	13.3-25.7	31	8.5	4.4-16.1
College Graduate	289	25	5.8	3.0-10.8	130	43.0	34.2-52.2	85	29.7	21.8-39.0	37	16.6	9.2-28.1	12	5.0	1.9-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	222	11	4.2	1.7-10.1	17	4.3	2.2- 8.2	64	30.4	21.0-41.7	90	36.2	27.0-46.6	40	24.9	15.3-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	277	17	5.3	2.5-10.8	47	19.8	12.8-29.2	91	33.0	25.0-42.0	92	32.3	24.4-41.3	30	9.7	5.9-15.7
$25,000- 34,999	136	8	5.1	1.8-13.3	38	24.5	15.4-36.5	45	34.6	22.7-48.9	35	24.1	14.2-37.7	10	11.8	4.6-27.1
$35,000- 49,999	175	12	5.2	1.7-14.6	62	38.2	27.9-49.7	61	31.6	22.2-42.9	30	18.2	9.8-31.2	10	6.8	3.4-13.4
$50,000-74,999	170	20	7.7	3.8-15.3	56	31.1	21.3-43.1	59	34.1	23.1-47.0	30	22.9	12.4-38.4	5	4.1	0.9-16.5
$75,000+	192	22	11.0	6.1-19.0	83	38.2	27.8-49.9	62	25.7	17.7-35.7	22	22.6	10.8-41.5	3	2.5	0.5-12.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	822	39	4.5	2.6- 7.5	133	14.8	11.4-19.1	267	30.8	25.7-36.5	273	35.3	29.1-42.0	110	14.6	10.7-19.5
No	519	67	10.6	7.3-15.3	206	40.9	34.6-47.5	162	29.3	23.8-35.6	67	13.4	9.1-19.3	17	5.7	2.6-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	246	25	6.2	3.5-10.6	77	31.3	22.4-41.8	81	28.9	20.6-38.8	53	28.5	17.0-43.7	10	5.2	2.0-12.7
Non-Veteran	1,005	75	7.4	5.0-10.6	238	22.8	19.1-27.0	322	31.6	27.0-36.5	264	26.0	21.5-31.0	106	12.3	8.9-16.8

Total
Respond.^

No pain(0)

Mild pain(1-3)

Moderate pain(4-6)

Severe pain(7-9)

Extreme pain(10)

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,737

393

8.7

7.4-10.2

1,343

28.5

26.5-30.5

1,580

31.4

29.3-33.5

1,075

23.3

21.1-25.6

346

8.1

6.8- 9.7

-Eastern NC

1,374

109

6.8

5.0- 9.2

349

25.1

21.7-28.8

443

31.1

27.2-35.3

345

26.2

21.9-30.9

128

10.8

8.1-14.3

GENDER

Male

442

6.0

3.8- 9.4

132

30.1

23.7-37.4

146

29.9

23.5-37.3

27.6

19.4-37.5

6.4

3.4-11.9

Female

932

7.4

4.9-10.9

217

21.7

18.1-25.9

297

31.9

27.2-36.9

246

25.2

21.1-29.9

103

13.8

10.0-18.6

RACE

White

945

7.4

5.1-10.5

272

30.9

26.5-35.8

312

31.8

27.1-36.9

221

22.4

18.2-27.4

7.5

4.8-11.6

African American

309

5.1

2.8- 9.2

12.7

8.3-18.9

32.4

24.5-41.5

30.7

21.8-41.4

19.0

12.6-27.7

Other Minorities

111

8.5

2.5-24.7

13.1

6.0-26.4

23.8

13.9-37.8

41.8

22.2-64.3

12.8

4.6-30.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

33.3

11.6-65.5

29.3

7.9-66.7

34.0

11.0-68.2

3.4

0.4-21.9

Non-Hispanic

1,351

109

7.0

5.1- 9.5

339

24.8

21.4-28.6

436

31.1

27.2-35.4

340

26.0

21.7-30.9

127

11.0

8.3-14.6

AGE

18-24

7.1

0.8-42.0

10.3

2.1-38.2

28.6

5.7-72.7

54.1

13.7-89.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

3.5

1.0-11.2

26.5

13.7-45.1

20.2

8.8-39.7

31.4

12.9-58.6

18.4

6.1-43.8

35-44

113

10.3

4.8-20.6

15.3

8.9-24.9

25.7

15.2-40.0

31.1

18.2-47.9

17.6

8.0-34.4

45-54

231

8.6

4.3-16.4

22.9

15.9-31.9

28.9

20.9-38.4

26.1

18.4-35.5

13.6

7.7-22.7

55-64

362

7.1

3.7-13.1

102

33.1

25.8-41.3

103

29.9

22.8-38.1

23.7

17.6-31.2

6.2

3.9- 9.9

65+

607

4.9

3.0- 7.8

143

25.3

20.0-31.5

225

37.7

31.5-44.3

146

23.1

17.3-30.0

9.0

5.6-14.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

219

4.4

1.7-10.9

9.9

5.0-18.7

23.2

15.7-33.0

43.2

31.0-56.3

19.3

11.0-31.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

481

6.1

3.3-11.1

17.2

12.6-22.9

169

33.9

27.2-41.3

142

30.4

22.9-39.1

12.5

8.1-18.8

Some Post-H.S.

383

9.9

6.3-15.3

104

30.2

23.3-38.1

119

32.7

25.5-40.8

18.7

13.3-25.7

8.5

4.4-16.1

College Graduate

289

5.8

3.0-10.8

130

43.0

34.2-52.2

29.7

21.8-39.0

16.6

9.2-28.1

5.0

1.9-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

222

4.2

1.7-10.1

4.3

2.2- 8.2

30.4

21.0-41.7

36.2

27.0-46.6

24.9

15.3-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

277

5.3

2.5-10.8

19.8

12.8-29.2

33.0

25.0-42.0

32.3

24.4-41.3

9.7

5.9-15.7

$25,000- 34,999

136

5.1

1.8-13.3

24.5

15.4-36.5

34.6

22.7-48.9

24.1

14.2-37.7

11.8

4.6-27.1

$35,000- 49,999

175

5.2

1.7-14.6

38.2

27.9-49.7

31.6

22.2-42.9

18.2

9.8-31.2

6.8

3.4-13.4

$50,000-74,999

170

7.7

3.8-15.3

31.1

21.3-43.1

34.1

23.1-47.0

22.9

12.4-38.4

4.1

0.9-16.5

$75,000+

192

11.0

6.1-19.0

38.2

27.8-49.9

25.7

17.7-35.7

22.6

10.8-41.5

2.5

0.5-12.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

822

4.5

2.6- 7.5

133

14.8

11.4-19.1

267

30.8

25.7-36.5

273

35.3

29.1-42.0

110

14.6

10.7-19.5

519

10.6

7.3-15.3

206

40.9

34.6-47.5

162

29.3

23.8-35.6

13.4

9.1-19.3

5.7

2.6-12.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

246

6.2

3.5-10.6

31.3

22.4-41.8

28.9

20.6-38.8

28.5

17.0-43.7

5.2

2.0-12.7

Non-Veteran

1,005

7.4

5.0-10.6

238

22.8

19.1-27.0

322

31.6

27.0-36.5

264

26.0

21.5-31.0

106

12.3

8.9-16.8

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^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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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