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-MALES

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
-MALES	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
RACE
White	1,248	125	10.0	7.3-13.5	468	39.8	35.5-44.2	408	30.2	26.5-34.3	202	16.4	13.0-20.4	45	3.6	2.2- 5.8
African American	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
Other Minorities	69	8	7.4	3.0-16.9	14	17.8	7.6-36.3	27	38.1	19.1-61.7	16	33.8	11.7-66.2	4	2.9	0.7-11.5
AGE
18-24	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.3	1.9-69.8	1	7.6	0.8-46.2	2	64.7	18.3-93.8	1	10.3	1.1-54.9
25-34	38	5	16.5	4.6-44.8	16	35.5	18.0-58.0	8	18.2	7.0-39.8	8	24.3	9.0-51.0	1	5.5	0.8-30.4
35-44	110	8	5.7	2.6-12.0	46	41.0	28.5-54.9	30	23.0	14.1-35.3	22	25.2	14.1-40.8	4	5.1	1.6-15.2
45-54	281	25	8.0	4.9-12.8	103	36.9	29.2-45.3	82	30.7	23.4-39.1	55	19.2	12.8-27.8	16	5.2	2.5-10.5
55-64	437	43	7.5	5.0-11.0	154	38.2	32.2-44.7	139	32.6	26.9-38.9	83	17.4	12.9-22.9	18	4.3	2.4- 7.7
65+	635	67	11.7	8.0-16.7	204	31.8	26.7-37.3	237	36.4	31.0-42.2	94	15.6	10.8-22.1	33	4.5	2.9- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	250	15	3.6	1.6- 8.1	49	23.1	14.6-34.5	76	25.7	18.5-34.6	73	36.1	25.0-48.8	37	11.5	7.4-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	478	43	11.0	6.0-19.3	138	24.2	19.2-30.0	180	36.5	29.6-44.0	97	24.3	17.0-33.4	20	4.0	2.2- 6.9
Some Post-H.S.	368	47	10.4	6.9-15.4	127	41.7	33.7-50.2	128	32.3	25.6-39.7	57	12.4	8.1-18.4	9	3.2	1.0- 9.9
College Graduate	411	41	9.0	6.2-13.0	213	51.9	44.8-59.0	114	24.6	19.1-31.2	36	10.9	6.2-18.5	7	3.5	1.2- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	11	6.2	2.5-14.5	14	7.6	3.5-15.5	49	29.4	19.3-42.0	62	39.5	28.7-51.3	21	17.4	8.8-31.6
$15,000- 24,999	264	19	6.6	3.8-11.4	55	26.0	18.3-35.4	108	36.1	28.4-44.5	62	25.1	17.1-35.2	20	6.2	3.5-11.0
$25,000- 34,999	174	19	12.5	5.8-24.9	52	33.0	22.7-45.2	66	34.6	25.5-44.9	29	15.2	9.2-24.2	8	4.7	2.0-10.5
$35,000- 49,999	213	22	5.4	3.2- 8.9	74	32.2	23.7-42.1	74	37.6	27.2-49.2	35	21.5	11.9-35.9	8	3.3	1.5- 7.1
$50,000- 74,999	214	25	10.5	6.3-17.0	91	39.0	28.7-50.5	68	33.7	24.2-44.6	27	14.5	7.1-27.1	3	2.4	0.4-13.2
$75,000+	327	34	10.5	6.6-16.1	182	51.5	42.6-60.2	91	23.7	18.0-30.6	19	13.0	5.9-26.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	823	53	6.4	3.6-11.1	186	23.7	19.2-28.7	306	32.9	28.0-38.3	215	29.5	23.6-36.2	63	7.5	5.1-10.9
No	638	90	13.2	9.8-17.5	324	51.5	45.7-57.4	170	25.7	21.0-31.0	45	7.9	5.1-12.0	9	1.7	0.6- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	621	64	8.3	5.9-11.6	211	34.6	28.9-40.9	221	32.6	27.2-38.5	106	20.7	14.2-29.0	19	3.7	1.9- 7.2
Non-Veteran	772	73	10.2	6.8-15.1	272	36.1	30.8-41.7	238	29.0	24.3-34.2	139	19.2	14.6-24.8	50	5.5	3.6- 8.4

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

-MALES

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

RACE

White

1,248

125

10.0

7.3-13.5

468

39.8

35.5-44.2

408

30.2

26.5-34.3

202

16.4

13.0-20.4

3.6

2.2- 5.8

African American

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

Other Minorities

7.4

3.0-16.9

17.8

7.6-36.3

38.1

19.1-61.7

33.8

11.7-66.2

2.9

0.7-11.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

17.3

1.9-69.8

7.6

0.8-46.2

64.7

18.3-93.8

10.3

1.1-54.9

25-34

16.5

4.6-44.8

35.5

18.0-58.0

18.2

7.0-39.8

24.3

9.0-51.0

5.5

0.8-30.4

35-44

110

5.7

2.6-12.0

41.0

28.5-54.9

23.0

14.1-35.3

25.2

14.1-40.8

5.1

1.6-15.2

45-54

281

8.0

4.9-12.8

103

36.9

29.2-45.3

30.7

23.4-39.1

19.2

12.8-27.8

5.2

2.5-10.5

55-64

437

7.5

5.0-11.0

154

38.2

32.2-44.7

139

32.6

26.9-38.9

17.4

12.9-22.9

4.3

2.4- 7.7

65+

635

11.7

8.0-16.7

204

31.8

26.7-37.3

237

36.4

31.0-42.2

15.6

10.8-22.1

4.5

2.9- 7.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

250

3.6

1.6- 8.1

23.1

14.6-34.5

25.7

18.5-34.6

36.1

25.0-48.8

11.5

7.4-17.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

478

11.0

6.0-19.3

138

24.2

19.2-30.0

180

36.5

29.6-44.0

24.3

17.0-33.4

4.0

2.2- 6.9

Some Post-H.S.

368

10.4

6.9-15.4

127

41.7

33.7-50.2

128

32.3

25.6-39.7

12.4

8.1-18.4

3.2

1.0- 9.9

College Graduate

411

9.0

6.2-13.0

213

51.9

44.8-59.0

114

24.6

19.1-31.2

10.9

6.2-18.5

3.5

1.2- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

6.2

2.5-14.5

7.6

3.5-15.5

29.4

19.3-42.0

39.5

28.7-51.3

17.4

8.8-31.6

$15,000- 24,999

264

6.6

3.8-11.4

26.0

18.3-35.4

108

36.1

28.4-44.5

25.1

17.1-35.2

6.2

3.5-11.0

$25,000- 34,999

174

12.5

5.8-24.9

33.0

22.7-45.2

34.6

25.5-44.9

15.2

9.2-24.2

4.7

2.0-10.5

$35,000- 49,999

213

5.4

3.2- 8.9

32.2

23.7-42.1

37.6

27.2-49.2

21.5

11.9-35.9

3.3

1.5- 7.1

$50,000- 74,999

214

10.5

6.3-17.0

39.0

28.7-50.5

33.7

24.2-44.6

14.5

7.1-27.1

2.4

0.4-13.2

$75,000+

327

10.5

6.6-16.1

182

51.5

42.6-60.2

23.7

18.0-30.6

13.0

5.9-26.4

1.3

0.2- 8.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

823

6.4

3.6-11.1

186

23.7

19.2-28.7

306

32.9

28.0-38.3

215

29.5

23.6-36.2

7.5

5.1-10.9

638

13.2

9.8-17.5

324

51.5

45.7-57.4

170

25.7

21.0-31.0

7.9

5.1-12.0

1.7

0.6- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

621

8.3

5.9-11.6

211

34.6

28.9-40.9

221

32.6

27.2-38.5

106

20.7

14.2-29.0

3.7

1.9- 7.2

Non-Veteran

772

10.2

6.8-15.1

272

36.1

30.8-41.7

238

29.0

24.3-34.2

139

19.2

14.6-24.8

5.5

3.6- 8.4

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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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