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-FEMALES

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
-FEMALES	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	2,637	195	8.3	6.7-10.2	710	26.3	24.0-28.8	920	33.7	31.0-36.5	638	24.2	21.7-26.9	174	7.5	5.8- 9.7
African American	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
Other Minorities	132	10	11.5	4.7-25.6	19	17.1	9.2-29.5	39	25.7	16.4-37.8	47	33.0	21.6-46.7	17	12.8	5.0-29.2
AGE
18-24	16	3	29.5	9.4-62.7	5	24.5	7.1-57.9	4	30.9	11.0-61.9	3	10.3	3.0-29.8	1	4.8	0.6-28.4
25-34	84	12	14.8	7.7-26.8	24	20.7	12.0-33.4	21	23.1	13.5-36.7	19	33.6	18.4-53.3	8	7.7	3.3-16.9
35-44	206	24	11.0	6.4-18.2	52	17.0	11.6-24.3	60	26.3	18.8-35.6	53	31.1	20.8-43.7	17	14.6	7.4-26.6
45-54	517	29	7.8	4.8-12.6	121	19.6	15.7-24.2	165	33.3	27.3-40.0	147	25.4	20.3-31.2	55	13.8	9.1-20.4
55-64	822	52	6.7	4.4-10.1	231	28.7	24.6-33.3	252	30.7	26.2-35.6	217	27.3	22.9-32.2	70	6.5	4.5- 9.4
65+	1,557	123	7.1	5.5- 9.1	375	24.9	21.9-28.3	572	34.8	31.3-38.4	368	23.0	20.1-26.3	119	10.2	7.4-13.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	530	32	7.6	4.4-12.8	55	7.7	5.2-11.2	158	22.8	18.2-28.3	183	37.6	30.6-45.3	102	24.3	17.1-33.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,109	80	7.2	4.9-10.5	227	17.7	14.8-21.1	389	33.5	29.1-38.1	322	29.7	25.2-34.6	91	11.9	8.7-16.1
Some Post-H.S.	834	59	8.5	6.0-12.0	231	26.5	22.3-31.2	298	34.6	29.7-39.9	192	23.7	18.8-29.3	54	6.7	4.4-10.1
College Graduate	750	74	10.6	7.8-14.4	301	39.3	34.5-44.3	236	32.6	27.9-37.7	114	14.5	11.3-18.5	25	2.9	1.8- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	539	26	5.0	2.7- 9.0	52	7.0	4.7-10.4	150	26.0	19.6-33.6	212	40.2	33.4-47.5	99	21.7	15.7-29.3
$15,000- 24,999	607	50	7.7	5.0-11.8	104	13.8	10.5-18.0	211	30.5	25.0-36.6	185	37.3	29.9-45.4	57	10.6	6.6-16.6
$25,000- 34,999	349	24	7.0	4.0-12.0	92	21.0	16.0-27.1	124	37.2	29.4-45.6	85	27.5	20.3-36.1	24	7.3	3.6-14.2
$35,000- 49,999	410	26	5.7	3.1-10.3	141	35.4	28.9-42.5	153	36.2	29.7-43.1	76	18.2	13.4-24.3	14	4.5	2.2- 8.7
$50,000- 74,999	365	28	6.1	3.9- 9.4	130	32.7	26.1-40.0	127	35.1	28.3-42.6	73	23.5	16.4-32.4	7	2.7	1.1- 6.5
$75,000+	364	45	16.8	11.6-23.6	149	38.1	31.8-44.8	117	28.8	23.2-35.2	44	11.2	7.6-16.4	9	5.1	2.3-11.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,867	81	4.7	3.3- 6.6	272	12.4	10.5-14.4	629	31.9	28.7-35.4	649	36.9	33.1-40.8	236	14.1	11.4-17.4
No	1,278	157	13.4	10.6-16.7	514	38.1	34.2-42.1	423	31.3	27.6-35.3	149	11.8	9.3-15.0	35	5.4	3.2- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	78	11	14.4	6.8-27.9	22	24.2	11.5-44.0	29	39.4	23.4-58.1	13	17.3	9.0-30.7	3	4.7	1.4-14.9
Non-Veteran	2,869	217	8.6	7.0-10.5	722	23.5	21.4-25.8	952	31.4	28.8-34.1	732	26.5	23.7-29.4	246	10.0	8.1-12.4

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

-FEMALES

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

2,637

195

8.3

6.7-10.2

710

26.3

24.0-28.8

920

33.7

31.0-36.5

638

24.2

21.7-26.9

174

7.5

5.8- 9.7

African American

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

Other Minorities

132

11.5

4.7-25.6

17.1

9.2-29.5

25.7

16.4-37.8

33.0

21.6-46.7

12.8

5.0-29.2

AGE

18-24

29.5

9.4-62.7

24.5

7.1-57.9

30.9

11.0-61.9

10.3

3.0-29.8

4.8

0.6-28.4

25-34

14.8

7.7-26.8

20.7

12.0-33.4

23.1

13.5-36.7

33.6

18.4-53.3

7.7

3.3-16.9

35-44

206

11.0

6.4-18.2

17.0

11.6-24.3

26.3

18.8-35.6

31.1

20.8-43.7

14.6

7.4-26.6

45-54

517

7.8

4.8-12.6

121

19.6

15.7-24.2

165

33.3

27.3-40.0

147

25.4

20.3-31.2

13.8

9.1-20.4

55-64

822

6.7

4.4-10.1

231

28.7

24.6-33.3

252

30.7

26.2-35.6

217

27.3

22.9-32.2

6.5

4.5- 9.4

65+

1,557

123

7.1

5.5- 9.1

375

24.9

21.9-28.3

572

34.8

31.3-38.4

368

23.0

20.1-26.3

119

10.2

7.4-13.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

530

7.6

4.4-12.8

7.7

5.2-11.2

158

22.8

18.2-28.3

183

37.6

30.6-45.3

102

24.3

17.1-33.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,109

7.2

4.9-10.5

227

17.7

14.8-21.1

389

33.5

29.1-38.1

322

29.7

25.2-34.6

11.9

8.7-16.1

Some Post-H.S.

834

8.5

6.0-12.0

231

26.5

22.3-31.2

298

34.6

29.7-39.9

192

23.7

18.8-29.3

6.7

4.4-10.1

College Graduate

750

10.6

7.8-14.4

301

39.3

34.5-44.3

236

32.6

27.9-37.7

114

14.5

11.3-18.5

2.9

1.8- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

539

5.0

2.7- 9.0

7.0

4.7-10.4

150

26.0

19.6-33.6

212

40.2

33.4-47.5

21.7

15.7-29.3

$15,000- 24,999

607

7.7

5.0-11.8

104

13.8

10.5-18.0

211

30.5

25.0-36.6

185

37.3

29.9-45.4

10.6

6.6-16.6

$25,000- 34,999

349

7.0

4.0-12.0

21.0

16.0-27.1

124

37.2

29.4-45.6

27.5

20.3-36.1

7.3

3.6-14.2

$35,000- 49,999

410

5.7

3.1-10.3

141

35.4

28.9-42.5

153

36.2

29.7-43.1

18.2

13.4-24.3

4.5

2.2- 8.7

$50,000- 74,999

365

6.1

3.9- 9.4

130

32.7

26.1-40.0

127

35.1

28.3-42.6

23.5

16.4-32.4

2.7

1.1- 6.5

$75,000+

364

16.8

11.6-23.6

149

38.1

31.8-44.8

117

28.8

23.2-35.2

11.2

7.6-16.4

5.1

2.3-11.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,867

4.7

3.3- 6.6

272

12.4

10.5-14.4

629

31.9

28.7-35.4

649

36.9

33.1-40.8

236

14.1

11.4-17.4

1,278

157

13.4

10.6-16.7

514

38.1

34.2-42.1

423

31.3

27.6-35.3

149

11.8

9.3-15.0

5.4

3.2- 8.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.4

6.8-27.9

24.2

11.5-44.0

39.4

23.4-58.1

17.3

9.0-30.7

4.7

1.4-14.9

Non-Veteran

2,869

217

8.6

7.0-10.5

722

23.5

21.4-25.8

952

31.4

28.8-34.1

732

26.5

23.7-29.4

246

10.0

8.1-12.4

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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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