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-WHITES

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
-WHITES	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
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	2	8.4	1.8-31.2	11	41.6	19.9-67.1	12	34.2	14.2-62.2	4	6.1	2.0-17.6	3	9.7	2.0-35.4
Non-Hispanic	3,845	318	9.0	7.5-10.7	1,166	31.7	29.4-34.0	1,310	32.3	30.0-34.6	835	21.2	19.1-23.4	216	5.9	4.7- 7.4
AGE
18-24	13	1	13.0	1.8-54.4	5	28.8	9.0-62.5	3	34.8	11.2-69.3	3	16.6	4.7-44.3	1	6.7	0.9-36.4
25-34	97	13	16.5	7.1-33.8	36	32.5	20.2-47.8	23	19.9	11.2-32.9	18	24.4	12.6-42.0	7	6.8	2.2-18.8
35-44	234	23	7.9	4.8-12.9	82	30.9	22.9-40.3	68	28.8	21.1-37.9	52	24.7	16.7-34.8	9	7.7	3.0-18.4
45-54	640	44	8.9	6.0-12.9	192	30.2	25.4-35.6	198	31.6	26.4-37.2	158	22.3	17.9-27.3	48	7.1	4.4-11.2
55-64	1,007	71	6.7	4.6- 9.5	332	36.3	32.2-40.7	327	32.4	28.4-36.7	225	19.9	16.8-23.4	52	4.7	3.0- 7.2
65+	1,872	166	9.3	7.3-11.7	523	29.6	26.7-32.7	701	35.9	32.8-39.1	381	19.8	17.3-22.6	101	5.5	4.1- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	594	38	6.8	4.1-11.2	80	14.2	9.7-20.4	188	25.9	20.9-31.6	200	37.1	30.1-44.8	88	15.9	10.7-23.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,273	101	10.2	6.9-14.7	319	24.2	20.9-27.7	468	36.0	31.9-40.3	316	23.5	20.2-27.2	69	6.2	4.3- 8.7
Some Post-H.S.	997	84	8.4	6.2-11.3	316	35.5	30.7-40.7	361	34.5	30.0-39.2	195	17.7	14.1-22.1	41	3.9	2.2- 6.8
College Graduate	1,016	96	9.1	7.0-11.9	461	46.3	41.9-50.7	310	29.4	25.4-33.6	128	12.8	9.7-16.7	21	2.4	1.3- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	493	30	7.0	4.0-11.9	49	9.5	6.2-14.3	151	26.8	21.2-33.2	191	39.9	33.1-47.1	72	16.9	11.0-24.9
$15,000- 24,999	685	57	8.8	6.1-12.7	127	19.3	15.1-24.4	261	34.4	29.4-39.8	186	29.6	24.1-35.6	54	7.9	5.5-11.2
$25,000- 34,999	435	29	7.8	4.1-14.2	126	26.9	20.8-34.0	164	37.2	30.3-44.7	92	23.9	17.8-31.2	24	4.2	2.5- 6.9
$35,000-49,999	520	41	5.8	3.7- 9.1	185	35.0	28.9-41.6	194	38.5	31.8-45.7	90	18.6	12.7-26.2	10	2.1	0.9- 4.8
$50,000- 74,999	501	44	8.3	5.6-12.2	198	37.8	31.2-44.9	165	34.8	28.6-41.6	87	18.0	13.3-24.0	7	1.0	0.4- 2.3
$75,000+	621	67	11.7	8.5-15.9	303	48.5	42.9-54.2	190	27.7	23.2-32.6	53	9.2	5.8-14.3	8	2.9	1.2- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,141	106	5.7	3.8- 8.3	391	19.0	16.5-21.8	787	35.2	32.0-38.6	671	31.8	28.5-35.3	186	8.2	6.5-10.4
No	1,644	205	12.8	10.5-15.5	746	45.6	42.0-49.4	506	28.6	25.4-31.9	155	9.4	7.4-11.9	32	3.6	2.1- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	565	63	9.9	7.1-13.7	207	39.8	33.8-46.2	196	33.6	28.1-39.7	88	14.5	10.5-19.6	11	2.1	1.0- 4.3
Non-Veteran	2,983	235	9.3	7.4-11.5	866	29.8	27.3-32.5	1,012	31.9	29.3-34.5	680	22.6	20.1-25.2	190	6.5	5.0- 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

-WHITES

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

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.4

1.8-31.2

41.6

19.9-67.1

34.2

14.2-62.2

6.1

2.0-17.6

9.7

2.0-35.4

Non-Hispanic

3,845

318

9.0

7.5-10.7

1,166

31.7

29.4-34.0

1,310

32.3

30.0-34.6

835

21.2

19.1-23.4

216

5.9

4.7- 7.4

AGE

18-24

13.0

1.8-54.4

28.8

9.0-62.5

34.8

11.2-69.3

16.6

4.7-44.3

6.7

0.9-36.4

25-34

16.5

7.1-33.8

32.5

20.2-47.8

19.9

11.2-32.9

24.4

12.6-42.0

6.8

2.2-18.8

35-44

234

7.9

4.8-12.9

30.9

22.9-40.3

28.8

21.1-37.9

24.7

16.7-34.8

7.7

3.0-18.4

45-54

640

8.9

6.0-12.9

192

30.2

25.4-35.6

198

31.6

26.4-37.2

158

22.3

17.9-27.3

7.1

4.4-11.2

55-64

1,007

6.7

4.6- 9.5

332

36.3

32.2-40.7

327

32.4

28.4-36.7

225

19.9

16.8-23.4

4.7

3.0- 7.2

65+

1,872

166

9.3

7.3-11.7

523

29.6

26.7-32.7

701

35.9

32.8-39.1

381

19.8

17.3-22.6

101

5.5

4.1- 7.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

594

6.8

4.1-11.2

14.2

9.7-20.4

188

25.9

20.9-31.6

200

37.1

30.1-44.8

15.9

10.7-23.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,273

101

10.2

6.9-14.7

319

24.2

20.9-27.7

468

36.0

31.9-40.3

316

23.5

20.2-27.2

6.2

4.3- 8.7

Some Post-H.S.

997

8.4

6.2-11.3

316

35.5

30.7-40.7

361

34.5

30.0-39.2

195

17.7

14.1-22.1

3.9

2.2- 6.8

College Graduate

1,016

9.1

7.0-11.9

461

46.3

41.9-50.7

310

29.4

25.4-33.6

128

12.8

9.7-16.7

2.4

1.3- 4.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

493

7.0

4.0-11.9

9.5

6.2-14.3

151

26.8

21.2-33.2

191

39.9

33.1-47.1

16.9

11.0-24.9

$15,000- 24,999

685

8.8

6.1-12.7

127

19.3

15.1-24.4

261

34.4

29.4-39.8

186

29.6

24.1-35.6

7.9

5.5-11.2

$25,000- 34,999

435

7.8

4.1-14.2

126

26.9

20.8-34.0

164

37.2

30.3-44.7

23.9

17.8-31.2

4.2

2.5- 6.9

$35,000-49,999

520

5.8

3.7- 9.1

185

35.0

28.9-41.6

194

38.5

31.8-45.7

18.6

12.7-26.2

2.1

0.9- 4.8

$50,000- 74,999

501

8.3

5.6-12.2

198

37.8

31.2-44.9

165

34.8

28.6-41.6

18.0

13.3-24.0

1.0

0.4- 2.3

$75,000+

621

11.7

8.5-15.9

303

48.5

42.9-54.2

190

27.7

23.2-32.6

9.2

5.8-14.3

2.9

1.2- 6.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,141

106

5.7

3.8- 8.3

391

19.0

16.5-21.8

787

35.2

32.0-38.6

671

31.8

28.5-35.3

186

8.2

6.5-10.4

1,644

205

12.8

10.5-15.5

746

45.6

42.0-49.4

506

28.6

25.4-31.9

155

9.4

7.4-11.9

3.6

2.1- 6.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

565

9.9

7.1-13.7

207

39.8

33.8-46.2

196

33.6

28.1-39.7

14.5

10.5-19.6

2.1

1.0- 4.3

Non-Veteran

2,983

235

9.3

7.4-11.5

866

29.8

27.3-32.5

1,012

31.9

29.3-34.5

680

22.6

20.1-25.2

190

6.5

5.0- 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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