BRFSS 2009 - 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: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	630	52	7.6	5.0-11.2	123	16.9	13.0-21.5	182	28.1	23.0-33.8	170	30.4	24.0-37.6	103	17.2	12.8-22.6
GENDER
Male	181	14	6.5	3.1-13.3	40	20.0	12.8-30.0	61	30.2	21.7-40.2	45	31.9	20.6-45.9	21	11.4	6.3-19.6
Female	449	38	8.1	5.0-12.9	83	15.2	11.2-20.4	121	27.0	20.9-34.1	125	29.6	22.3-38.0	82	20.1	14.4-27.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	83.7	24.3-98.8	1	16.3	1.2-75.7
Non-Hispanic	628	52	7.6	5.1-11.2	123	16.9	13.1-21.6	182	28.2	23.1-33.9	169	30.1	23.7-37.4	102	17.2	12.8-22.6
AGE
18-24	5	2	42.0	9.2-83.9	1	31.7	4.7-81.3	1	12.1	1.5-56.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.2	1.7-60.9
25-34	17	3	17.1	4.3-48.9	2	5.2	1.0-23.1	3	13.1	3.2-40.5	7	55.4	20.1-86.0	2	9.1	1.6-38.2
35-44	52	7	9.0	3.5-21.4	11	18.8	7.7-39.0	14	15.1	7.5-28.0	11	38.1	18.5-62.6	9	19.0	8.1-38.5
45-54	112	7	5.0	2.1-11.1	23	15.0	8.9-24.3	35	33.4	21.2-48.2	28	25.9	14.9-41.1	19	20.8	11.2-35.3
55-64	202	19	6.8	3.9-11.8	46	19.8	13.7-27.8	46	26.4	18.4-36.2	59	36.7	26.9-47.9	32	10.3	6.5-15.8
65+	237	14	4.6	1.7-11.9	38	15.2	9.7-23.1	82	35.2	26.1-45.5	64	24.1	15.2-35.9	39	20.9	12.6-32.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	7	2.0	0.8- 4.8	14	12.4	4.5-29.9	33	18.9	11.2-30.2	36	36.1	21.3-54.0	39	30.5	18.3-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	247	15	4.8	1.8-12.1	38	10.3	6.7-15.5	75	30.8	22.7-40.3	83	36.8	26.4-48.7	36	17.2	10.7-26.6
Some Post-H.S.	149	17	13.3	7.0-23.6	33	19.3	12.3-29.1	44	28.6	18.6-41.2	35	25.5	14.9-40.1	20	13.4	7.0-24.0
College Graduate	105	13	12.4	6.6-22.0	38	34.4	22.8-48.3	30	30.6	19.3-44.8	16	15.0	7.0-29.1	8	7.6	2.2-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	4	1.0	0.3- 3.0	13	3.6	1.7- 7.7	38	29.9	18.2-45.0	56	36.5	25.6-49.1	41	29.0	18.5-42.3
$15,000- 24,999	138	7	2.7	0.9- 8.0	24	13.2	6.9-23.8	46	28.3	18.5-40.7	45	42.9	27.7-59.6	16	12.8	5.2-28.5
$25,000- 34,999	67	11	15.0	7.3-28.2	13	18.2	9.5-31.9	21	40.9	27.2-56.1	15	15.2	8.5-25.9	7	10.7	4.2-24.7
$35,000-49,999	73	3	3.4	0.9-12.7	25	33.8	20.8-49.8	20	18.9	10.7-31.1	15	28.4	14.2-48.7	10	15.5	7.6-29.0
$50,000- 74,999	56	7	6.9	2.8-15.9	18	30.5	15.8-50.7	17	22.8	11.8-39.4	11	29.1	10.8-58.3	3	10.6	2.9-32.4
$75,000+	48	10	30.1	15.1-51.1	18	25.1	14.0-40.9	13	20.6	10.6-36.3	6	18.4	6.0-44.6	1	5.7	0.8-31.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	17	2.8	1.4- 5.3	48	10.8	6.9-16.3	105	25.4	19.5-32.4	138	38.9	30.4-48.1	91	22.2	16.1-29.8
No	211	34	18.6	11.6-28.3	70	29.8	21.9-39.3	66	30.6	22.0-40.7	30	14.3	8.0-24.2	11	6.7	3.2-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	9	6.5	2.7-14.5	18	16.3	7.9-30.8	38	32.9	20.5-48.3	23	33.6	16.9-55.8	7	10.7	3.7-27.0
Non-Veteran	492	40	7.9	4.9-12.4	96	17.5	13.1-22.9	131	26.8	21.1-33.4	137	30.5	23.6-38.6	88	17.3	12.5-23.3

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

630

7.6

5.0-11.2

123

16.9

13.0-21.5

182

28.1

23.0-33.8

170

30.4

24.0-37.6

103

17.2

12.8-22.6

GENDER

Male

181

6.5

3.1-13.3

20.0

12.8-30.0

30.2

21.7-40.2

31.9

20.6-45.9

11.4

6.3-19.6

Female

449

8.1

5.0-12.9

15.2

11.2-20.4

121

27.0

20.9-34.1

125

29.6

22.3-38.0

20.1

14.4-27.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

83.7

24.3-98.8

16.3

1.2-75.7

Non-Hispanic

628

7.6

5.1-11.2

123

16.9

13.1-21.6

182

28.2

23.1-33.9

169

30.1

23.7-37.4

102

17.2

12.8-22.6

AGE

18-24

42.0

9.2-83.9

31.7

4.7-81.3

12.1

1.5-56.1

0.0

. - .

14.2

1.7-60.9

25-34

17.1

4.3-48.9

5.2

1.0-23.1

13.1

3.2-40.5

55.4

20.1-86.0

9.1

1.6-38.2

35-44

9.0

3.5-21.4

18.8

7.7-39.0

15.1

7.5-28.0

38.1

18.5-62.6

19.0

8.1-38.5

45-54

112

5.0

2.1-11.1

15.0

8.9-24.3

33.4

21.2-48.2

25.9

14.9-41.1

20.8

11.2-35.3

55-64

202

6.8

3.9-11.8

19.8

13.7-27.8

26.4

18.4-36.2

36.7

26.9-47.9

10.3

6.5-15.8

65+

237

4.6

1.7-11.9

15.2

9.7-23.1

35.2

26.1-45.5

24.1

15.2-35.9

20.9

12.6-32.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

2.0

0.8- 4.8

12.4

4.5-29.9

18.9

11.2-30.2

36.1

21.3-54.0

30.5

18.3-46.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

247

4.8

1.8-12.1

10.3

6.7-15.5

30.8

22.7-40.3

36.8

26.4-48.7

17.2

10.7-26.6

Some Post-H.S.

149

13.3

7.0-23.6

19.3

12.3-29.1

28.6

18.6-41.2

25.5

14.9-40.1

13.4

7.0-24.0

College Graduate

105

12.4

6.6-22.0

34.4

22.8-48.3

30.6

19.3-44.8

15.0

7.0-29.1

7.6

2.2-23.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

1.0

0.3- 3.0

3.6

1.7- 7.7

29.9

18.2-45.0

36.5

25.6-49.1

29.0

18.5-42.3

$15,000- 24,999

138

2.7

0.9- 8.0

13.2

6.9-23.8

28.3

18.5-40.7

42.9

27.7-59.6

12.8

5.2-28.5

$25,000- 34,999

15.0

7.3-28.2

18.2

9.5-31.9

40.9

27.2-56.1

15.2

8.5-25.9

10.7

4.2-24.7

$35,000-49,999

3.4

0.9-12.7

33.8

20.8-49.8

18.9

10.7-31.1

28.4

14.2-48.7

15.5

7.6-29.0

$50,000- 74,999

6.9

2.8-15.9

30.5

15.8-50.7

22.8

11.8-39.4

29.1

10.8-58.3

10.6

2.9-32.4

$75,000+

30.1

15.1-51.1

25.1

14.0-40.9

20.6

10.6-36.3

18.4

6.0-44.6

5.7

0.8-31.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

2.8

1.4- 5.3

10.8

6.9-16.3

105

25.4

19.5-32.4

138

38.9

30.4-48.1

22.2

16.1-29.8

211

18.6

11.6-28.3

29.8

21.9-39.3

30.6

22.0-40.7

14.3

8.0-24.2

6.7

3.2-13.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.5

2.7-14.5

16.3

7.9-30.8

32.9

20.5-48.3

33.6

16.9-55.8

10.7

3.7-27.0

Non-Veteran

492

7.9

4.9-12.4

17.5

13.1-22.9

131

26.8

21.1-33.4

137

30.5

23.6-38.6

17.3

12.5-23.3

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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.

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