BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	125	8	5.7	2.7-11.6	26	23.7	16.0-33.7	51	44.0	34.5-53.9	31	20.4	14.1-28.7	9	6.1	2.9-12.3
Buncombe	151	16	8.1	4.8-13.4	55	40.4	31.4-50.1	43	31.6	23.3-41.2	29	15.3	10.4-21.9	8	4.7	2.1- 9.9
Cabarrus	128	10	7.5	3.6-14.9	31	28.6	19.3-40.2	45	30.3	22.0-40.1	35	27.7	19.2-38.3	7	5.8	2.3-13.9
Catawba	139	10	9.9	5.0-18.9	31	25.1	17.5-34.6	56	39.0	30.0-48.7	35	22.2	15.6-30.8	7	3.8	1.7- 8.2
Cumberland	156	7	6.2	2.6-14.3	42	29.2	21.2-38.8	51	35.9	27.1-45.8	45	21.4	15.4-29.0	11	7.2	3.6-13.8
Davidson	171	15	13.7	6.8-25.8	48	30.6	22.7-39.9	63	31.2	23.7-39.7	33	18.8	12.6-27.0	12	5.7	3.1-10.3
Durham	117	8	6.9	2.9-15.6	46	41.6	31.5-52.4	31	26.4	18.1-36.8	26	20.5	13.5-30.0	6	4.6	2.0-10.3
Forsyth	118	12	8.5	4.6-15.4	40	38.9	28.2-50.7	36	30.7	21.5-41.7	20	13.3	7.9-21.5	10	8.6	4.1-17.3
Gaston	136	19	12.8	7.8-20.2	37	27.3	19.6-36.6	37	28.6	20.2-38.9	28	19.6	12.5-29.3	15	11.7	5.8-22.2
Guilford	147	23	17.0	11.0-25.3	51	34.0	25.1-44.1	39	26.0	18.5-35.1	29	19.5	12.8-28.6	5	3.6	1.4- 9.3
Iredell	158	9	3.9	1.9- 7.8	52	34.5	24.5-46.0	53	36.8	23.6-52.3	35	19.0	12.3-28.1	9	5.9	1.8-17.6
Johnston	126	16	13.6	6.8-25.1	27	18.1	11.3-27.9	42	35.8	21.8-52.7	27	18.6	11.1-29.4	14	14.0	7.0-25.8
Mecklenburg	182	11	8.8	4.1-17.8	58	31.4	23.8-40.1	67	38.6	30.3-47.6	36	18.1	12.7-25.2	10	3.1	1.5- 6.2
New Hanover	136	12	7.7	4.0-14.4	48	33.0	24.8-42.4	51	39.2	29.4-49.8	21	18.2	11.2-28.2	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3
Onslow	146	11	6.0	3.1-11.4	40	30.1	21.4-40.4	49	33.2	24.8-42.8	37	26.1	18.4-35.5	9	4.6	2.3- 9.1
Orange	103	9	8.9	4.5-16.8	46	41.3	31.4-52.1	24	23.1	15.3-33.2	20	20.8	13.1-31.3	4	5.9	2.2-15.0
Pitt	143	13	9.5	5.1-16.9	43	31.4	23.2-40.9	44	30.3	22.4-39.7	32	22.1	14.8-31.5	11	6.7	3.4-12.9
Randolph	116	4	4.3	1.3-13.3	43	37.1	27.2-48.1	39	33.5	23.9-44.8	24	20.3	13.2-29.9	6	4.8	1.8-12.0
Robeson	150	10	5.2	2.6-10.3	23	15.7	10.0-23.7	45	30.6	22.0-40.8	46	27.2	19.8-36.3	26	21.2	13.6-31.6
Rowan	166	9	5.2	2.4-10.9	31	18.1	12.4-25.6	75	41.6	33.2-50.4	38	25.9	18.7-34.7	13	9.3	4.3-19.0
Union	119	13	18.1	8.4-34.9	30	22.3	14.8-32.0	48	38.6	27.2-51.4	23	17.3	10.7-26.7	5	3.7	1.4- 9.7
Wake	163	19	16.0	7.8-29.9	53	32.0	23.8-41.4	57	33.6	25.1-43.2	30	14.9	10.0-21.7	4	3.6	1.2-10.1
Wayne	149	17	12.5	7.4-20.4	37	23.0	16.1-31.6	42	26.6	18.7-36.3	40	28.6	20.1-39.0	13	9.3	5.2-16.2
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	2,268	197	10.3	8.3-12.7	672	29.6	26.8-32.5	777	31.5	28.7-34.4	479	21.3	18.5-24.4	143	7.4	5.7- 9.5
Western NC	1,095	87	7.4	5.6- 9.8	322	31.7	27.5-36.2	360	31.7	27.7-36.0	251	24.2	20.2-28.6	75	5.1	3.8- 6.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	769	62	7.1	5.3- 9.3	231	34.2	29.9-38.7	251	32.4	28.4-36.8	171	20.5	17.3-24.2	54	5.8	4.1- 8.0
Northwest	1,117	84	9.2	6.6-12.6	303	30.4	26.0-35.1	408	33.5	29.3-38.1	249	21.8	18.1-26.0	73	5.1	3.7- 7.1
Charlotte	606	61	11.8	8.3-16.5	167	26.8	22.4-31.7	207	32.5	27.6-37.8	130	21.2	16.8-26.5	41	7.7	4.5-12.7
Greensboro	537	48	9.4	6.6-13.1	183	34.0	27.5-41.2	166	26.9	21.9-32.6	110	22.0	15.9-29.6	30	7.7	4.5-12.8
Southern Regional	470	26	4.5	2.4- 8.1	105	25.0	19.3-31.8	142	26.6	20.8-33.3	144	36.0	27.9-45.1	53	7.9	5.4-11.4
Coastal	194	15	7.8	3.0-18.7	58	20.3	13.8-28.9	70	32.2	22.4-43.9	38	23.8	13.8-37.7	13	15.9	7.5-30.5
Wake	440	45	11.7	6.9-19.1	131	25.7	20.7-31.5	142	32.8	26.5-39.8	90	20.3	14.7-27.2	32	9.6	5.8-15.3
Area L	44	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	12	22.4	11.9-38.0	15	33.4	19.3-51.3	13	38.4	21.3-58.9	3	5.2	1.3-18.8
Eastern	560	51	8.4	5.4-12.7	153	28.8	23.0-35.3	179	32.3	26.3-39.0	130	18.5	14.2-23.8	47	12.1	7.5-18.9

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

125

5.7

2.7-11.6

23.7

16.0-33.7

44.0

34.5-53.9

20.4

14.1-28.7

6.1

2.9-12.3

Buncombe

151

8.1

4.8-13.4

40.4

31.4-50.1

31.6

23.3-41.2

15.3

10.4-21.9

4.7

2.1- 9.9

Cabarrus

128

7.5

3.6-14.9

28.6

19.3-40.2

30.3

22.0-40.1

27.7

19.2-38.3

5.8

2.3-13.9

Catawba

139

9.9

5.0-18.9

25.1

17.5-34.6

39.0

30.0-48.7

22.2

15.6-30.8

3.8

1.7- 8.2

Cumberland

156

6.2

2.6-14.3

29.2

21.2-38.8

35.9

27.1-45.8

21.4

15.4-29.0

7.2

3.6-13.8

Davidson

171

13.7

6.8-25.8

30.6

22.7-39.9

31.2

23.7-39.7

18.8

12.6-27.0

5.7

3.1-10.3

Durham

117

6.9

2.9-15.6

41.6

31.5-52.4

26.4

18.1-36.8

20.5

13.5-30.0

4.6

2.0-10.3

Forsyth

118

8.5

4.6-15.4

38.9

28.2-50.7

30.7

21.5-41.7

13.3

7.9-21.5

8.6

4.1-17.3

Gaston

136

12.8

7.8-20.2

27.3

19.6-36.6

28.6

20.2-38.9

19.6

12.5-29.3

11.7

5.8-22.2

Guilford

147

17.0

11.0-25.3

34.0

25.1-44.1

26.0

18.5-35.1

19.5

12.8-28.6

3.6

1.4- 9.3

Iredell

158

3.9

1.9- 7.8

34.5

24.5-46.0

36.8

23.6-52.3

19.0

12.3-28.1

5.9

1.8-17.6

Johnston

126

13.6

6.8-25.1

18.1

11.3-27.9

35.8

21.8-52.7

18.6

11.1-29.4

14.0

7.0-25.8

Mecklenburg

182

8.8

4.1-17.8

31.4

23.8-40.1

38.6

30.3-47.6

18.1

12.7-25.2

3.1

1.5- 6.2

New Hanover

136

7.7

4.0-14.4

33.0

24.8-42.4

39.2

29.4-49.8

18.2

11.2-28.2

1.9

0.7- 5.3

Onslow

146

6.0

3.1-11.4

30.1

21.4-40.4

33.2

24.8-42.8

26.1

18.4-35.5

4.6

2.3- 9.1

Orange

103

8.9

4.5-16.8

41.3

31.4-52.1

23.1

15.3-33.2

20.8

13.1-31.3

5.9

2.2-15.0

Pitt

143

9.5

5.1-16.9

31.4

23.2-40.9

30.3

22.4-39.7

22.1

14.8-31.5

6.7

3.4-12.9

Randolph

116

4.3

1.3-13.3

37.1

27.2-48.1

33.5

23.9-44.8

20.3

13.2-29.9

4.8

1.8-12.0

Robeson

150

5.2

2.6-10.3

15.7

10.0-23.7

30.6

22.0-40.8

27.2

19.8-36.3

21.2

13.6-31.6

Rowan

166

5.2

2.4-10.9

18.1

12.4-25.6

41.6

33.2-50.4

25.9

18.7-34.7

9.3

4.3-19.0

Union

119

18.1

8.4-34.9

22.3

14.8-32.0

38.6

27.2-51.4

17.3

10.7-26.7

3.7

1.4- 9.7

Wake

163

16.0

7.8-29.9

32.0

23.8-41.4

33.6

25.1-43.2

14.9

10.0-21.7

3.6

1.2-10.1

Wayne

149

12.5

7.4-20.4

23.0

16.1-31.6

26.6

18.7-36.3

28.6

20.1-39.0

9.3

5.2-16.2

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

2,268

197

10.3

8.3-12.7

672

29.6

26.8-32.5

777

31.5

28.7-34.4

479

21.3

18.5-24.4

143

7.4

5.7- 9.5

Western NC

1,095

7.4

5.6- 9.8

322

31.7

27.5-36.2

360

31.7

27.7-36.0

251

24.2

20.2-28.6

5.1

3.8- 6.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

769

7.1

5.3- 9.3

231

34.2

29.9-38.7

251

32.4

28.4-36.8

171

20.5

17.3-24.2

5.8

4.1- 8.0

Northwest

1,117

9.2

6.6-12.6

303

30.4

26.0-35.1

408

33.5

29.3-38.1

249

21.8

18.1-26.0

5.1

3.7- 7.1

Charlotte

606

11.8

8.3-16.5

167

26.8

22.4-31.7

207

32.5

27.6-37.8

130

21.2

16.8-26.5

7.7

4.5-12.7

Greensboro

537

9.4

6.6-13.1

183

34.0

27.5-41.2

166

26.9

21.9-32.6

110

22.0

15.9-29.6

7.7

4.5-12.8

Southern Regional

470

4.5

2.4- 8.1

105

25.0

19.3-31.8

142

26.6

20.8-33.3

144

36.0

27.9-45.1

7.9

5.4-11.4

Coastal

194

7.8

3.0-18.7

20.3

13.8-28.9

32.2

22.4-43.9

23.8

13.8-37.7

15.9

7.5-30.5

Wake

440

11.7

6.9-19.1

131

25.7

20.7-31.5

142

32.8

26.5-39.8

20.3

14.7-27.2

9.6

5.8-15.3

Area L

0.7

0.1- 5.0

22.4

11.9-38.0

33.4

19.3-51.3

38.4

21.3-58.9

5.2

1.3-18.8

Eastern

560

8.4

5.4-12.7

153

28.8

23.0-35.3

179

32.3

26.3-39.0

130

18.5

14.2-23.8

12.1

7.5-18.9

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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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