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

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)
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	1,510	148	9.3	7.0-12.2	527	35.8	32.0-39.7	498	30.5	27.0-34.2	264	19.6	15.9-24.0	73	4.9	3.4- 6.9
Female	3,227	245	8.4	6.9-10.1	816	23.7	21.7-25.9	1,082	32.0	29.5-34.6	811	25.7	23.2-28.4	273	10.2	8.4-12.5
RACE
White	3,885	320	8.9	7.4-10.7	1,178	31.8	29.5-34.1	1,328	32.3	30.1-34.6	840	21.0	19.0-23.3	219	5.9	4.7- 7.5
African American	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
Asian	16	2	16.1	3.8-48.3	4	31.4	11.4-61.9	5	28.1	8.1-63.5	5	24.4	9.2-50.6	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	124	11	16.3	6.9-33.9	17	15.7	7.2-30.8	38	24.6	15.3-37.1	41	24.9	16.0-36.4	17	18.5	7.5-38.9
Other Minorities	61	5	3.3	1.2- 8.9	12	16.1	7.1-32.5	23	36.7	19.5-58.1	17	41.7	20.2-67.0	4	2.2	0.7- 7.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	59	4	5.0	1.4-16.3	16	28.8	15.6-47.0	20	33.9	19.3-52.3	14	25.6	12.9-44.4	5	6.8	2.1-19.6
-English Speaking	49	4	6.6	1.8-21.0	15	32.4	17.1-52.8	18	38.5	21.3-59.1	7	13.6	5.3-30.6	5	8.9	2.8-25.2
-Spanish Speaking	10	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.6	2.4-64.7	2	19.6	4.4-56.5	7	62.8	25.6-89.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	4,667	389	8.8	7.5-10.4	1,323	28.4	26.5-30.5	1,554	31.3	29.3-33.5	1,060	23.2	21.1-25.6	341	8.2	6.8- 9.7
AGE
18-24	21	3	17.8	5.1-46.4	6	21.6	7.1-49.8	5	21.7	7.7-47.8	5	31.9	9.3-68.3	2	7.0	1.6-26.0
25-34	122	17	15.7	7.6-29.7	40	28.1	17.8-41.3	29	20.7	12.4-32.4	27	29.0	16.9-45.0	9	6.6	2.5-16.0
35-44	316	32	8.7	5.6-13.4	98	27.3	20.6-35.1	90	24.9	18.9-32.1	75	28.6	20.6-38.1	21	10.5	5.8-18.3
45-54	798	54	7.9	5.6-11.1	224	26.8	22.7-31.4	247	32.2	27.5-37.4	202	22.8	18.7-27.6	71	10.2	7.1-14.5
55-64	1,259	95	7.0	5.2- 9.4	385	32.4	28.9-36.2	391	31.4	27.9-35.2	300	23.5	20.2-27.1	88	5.7	4.1- 7.8
65-74	1,213	96	8.3	6.2-11.0	340	28.8	25.2-32.7	432	33.7	29.9-37.7	254	21.0	17.8-24.6	91	8.2	6.0-11.1
75+	979	94	9.2	6.5-12.9	239	25.7	21.7-30.1	377	37.3	32.7-42.2	208	19.7	15.6-24.7	61	8.1	5.0-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	780	47	5.9	3.7- 9.3	104	14.1	10.0-19.5	234	24.0	19.9-28.8	256	37.0	30.6-43.8	139	19.0	14.1-25.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,587	123	8.6	6.1-12.1	365	20.1	17.5-23.1	569	34.6	30.8-38.6	419	27.7	23.7-32.1	111	9.0	6.7-11.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,202	106	9.3	7.1-12.0	358	32.4	28.2-37.0	426	33.7	29.6-38.0	249	19.3	15.7-23.4	63	5.4	3.5- 8.1
College Graduate	1,161	115	10.0	7.8-12.6	514	44.6	40.5-48.7	350	29.3	25.6-33.3	150	13.0	10.1-16.6	32	3.2	1.8- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	696	37	5.3	3.2- 8.7	66	7.2	5.0-10.3	199	27.0	21.5-33.4	274	40.0	34.1-46.2	120	20.4	15.2-26.9
$15,000- 24,999	871	69	7.3	5.2-10.3	159	18.3	14.5-22.7	319	32.5	28.0-37.5	247	32.8	27.1-39.1	77	9.0	6.2-13.1
$25,000- 34,999	523	43	9.0	5.6-14.2	144	25.3	20.1-31.4	190	36.2	30.2-42.8	114	23.1	17.7-29.4	32	6.4	3.7-10.9
$35,000- 49,999	623	48	5.6	3.7- 8.4	215	34.0	28.6-39.9	227	36.8	30.8-43.1	111	19.6	14.3-26.4	22	4.0	2.4- 6.6
$50,000-74,999	579	53	8.1	5.7-11.4	221	35.6	29.5-42.3	195	34.4	28.5-40.8	100	19.3	13.7-26.3	10	2.5	1.0- 6.4
$75,000+	691	79	13.4	10.1-17.7	331	45.1	39.7-50.7	208	26.1	22.0-30.8	63	12.2	7.6-19.1	10	3.1	1.4- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,690	134	5.4	3.9- 7.4	458	16.8	14.7-19.1	935	32.3	29.5-35.3	864	34.0	30.7-37.4	299	11.5	9.5-13.9
No	1,916	247	13.3	11.1-15.9	838	43.4	40.0-46.8	593	29.1	26.1-32.3	194	10.3	8.3-12.7	44	3.9	2.5- 6.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	699	75	8.9	6.5-12.0	233	33.8	28.3-39.7	250	33.2	28.0-38.9	119	20.4	14.4-28.1	22	3.8	2.1- 7.0
Non-Veteran	3,641	290	9.1	7.5-11.0	994	27.2	25.0-29.5	1,190	30.7	28.4-33.1	871	24.3	21.9-26.9	296	8.7	7.2-10.5

Total
Respond.^

No pain(0)

Mild pain(1-3)

Moderate pain(4-6)

Severe pain(7-9)

Extreme pain(10)

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

1,510

148

9.3

7.0-12.2

527

35.8

32.0-39.7

498

30.5

27.0-34.2

264

19.6

15.9-24.0

4.9

3.4- 6.9

Female

3,227

245

8.4

6.9-10.1

816

23.7

21.7-25.9

1,082

32.0

29.5-34.6

811

25.7

23.2-28.4

273

10.2

8.4-12.5

RACE

White

3,885

320

8.9

7.4-10.7

1,178

31.8

29.5-34.1

1,328

32.3

30.1-34.6

840

21.0

19.0-23.3

219

5.9

4.7- 7.5

African American

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

Asian

16.1

3.8-48.3

31.4

11.4-61.9

28.1

8.1-63.5

24.4

9.2-50.6

0.0

. - .

Native American

124

16.3

6.9-33.9

15.7

7.2-30.8

24.6

15.3-37.1

24.9

16.0-36.4

18.5

7.5-38.9

Other Minorities

3.3

1.2- 8.9

16.1

7.1-32.5

36.7

19.5-58.1

41.7

20.2-67.0

2.2

0.7- 7.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.0

1.4-16.3

28.8

15.6-47.0

33.9

19.3-52.3

25.6

12.9-44.4

6.8

2.1-19.6

-English Speaking

6.6

1.8-21.0

32.4

17.1-52.8

38.5

21.3-59.1

13.6

5.3-30.6

8.9

2.8-25.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

17.6

2.4-64.7

19.6

4.4-56.5

62.8

25.6-89.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

4,667

389

8.8

7.5-10.4

1,323

28.4

26.5-30.5

1,554

31.3

29.3-33.5

1,060

23.2

21.1-25.6

341

8.2

6.8- 9.7

AGE

18-24

17.8

5.1-46.4

21.6

7.1-49.8

21.7

7.7-47.8

31.9

9.3-68.3

7.0

1.6-26.0

25-34

122

15.7

7.6-29.7

28.1

17.8-41.3

20.7

12.4-32.4

29.0

16.9-45.0

6.6

2.5-16.0

35-44

316

8.7

5.6-13.4

27.3

20.6-35.1

24.9

18.9-32.1

28.6

20.6-38.1

10.5

5.8-18.3

45-54

798

7.9

5.6-11.1

224

26.8

22.7-31.4

247

32.2

27.5-37.4

202

22.8

18.7-27.6

10.2

7.1-14.5

55-64

1,259

7.0

5.2- 9.4

385

32.4

28.9-36.2

391

31.4

27.9-35.2

300

23.5

20.2-27.1

5.7

4.1- 7.8

65-74

1,213

8.3

6.2-11.0

340

28.8

25.2-32.7

432

33.7

29.9-37.7

254

21.0

17.8-24.6

8.2

6.0-11.1

75+

979

9.2

6.5-12.9

239

25.7

21.7-30.1

377

37.3

32.7-42.2

208

19.7

15.6-24.7

8.1

5.0-12.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

780

5.9

3.7- 9.3

104

14.1

10.0-19.5

234

24.0

19.9-28.8

256

37.0

30.6-43.8

139

19.0

14.1-25.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,587

123

8.6

6.1-12.1

365

20.1

17.5-23.1

569

34.6

30.8-38.6

419

27.7

23.7-32.1

111

9.0

6.7-11.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,202

106

9.3

7.1-12.0

358

32.4

28.2-37.0

426

33.7

29.6-38.0

249

19.3

15.7-23.4

5.4

3.5- 8.1

College Graduate

1,161

115

10.0

7.8-12.6

514

44.6

40.5-48.7

350

29.3

25.6-33.3

150

13.0

10.1-16.6

3.2

1.8- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

696

5.3

3.2- 8.7

7.2

5.0-10.3

199

27.0

21.5-33.4

274

40.0

34.1-46.2

120

20.4

15.2-26.9

$15,000- 24,999

871

7.3

5.2-10.3

159

18.3

14.5-22.7

319

32.5

28.0-37.5

247

32.8

27.1-39.1

9.0

6.2-13.1

$25,000- 34,999

523

9.0

5.6-14.2

144

25.3

20.1-31.4

190

36.2

30.2-42.8

114

23.1

17.7-29.4

6.4

3.7-10.9

$35,000- 49,999

623

5.6

3.7- 8.4

215

34.0

28.6-39.9

227

36.8

30.8-43.1

111

19.6

14.3-26.4

4.0

2.4- 6.6

$50,000-74,999

579

8.1

5.7-11.4

221

35.6

29.5-42.3

195

34.4

28.5-40.8

100

19.3

13.7-26.3

2.5

1.0- 6.4

$75,000+

691

13.4

10.1-17.7

331

45.1

39.7-50.7

208

26.1

22.0-30.8

12.2

7.6-19.1

3.1

1.4- 6.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,690

134

5.4

3.9- 7.4

458

16.8

14.7-19.1

935

32.3

29.5-35.3

864

34.0

30.7-37.4

299

11.5

9.5-13.9

1,916

247

13.3

11.1-15.9

838

43.4

40.0-46.8

593

29.1

26.1-32.3

194

10.3

8.3-12.7

3.9

2.5- 6.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

699

8.9

6.5-12.0

233

33.8

28.3-39.7

250

33.2

28.0-38.9

119

20.4

14.4-28.1

3.8

2.1- 7.0

Non-Veteran

3,641

290

9.1

7.5-11.0

994

27.2

25.0-29.5

1,190

30.7

28.4-33.1

871

24.3

21.9-26.9

296

8.7

7.2-10.5

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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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