BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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)
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	703	72	12.0	8.2-17.2	264	37.5	32.1-43.1	232	30.9	26.0-36.1	105	15.5	11.3-20.8	30	4.2	2.6- 6.8
Female	1,565	125	9.2	7.2-11.7	408	24.6	21.7-27.7	545	31.8	28.5-35.3	374	25.0	21.4-28.9	113	9.4	7.0-12.5
RACE
White	1,908	158	10.3	8.0-13.2	595	32.1	28.9-35.3	676	32.6	29.6-35.8	389	19.5	16.8-22.5	90	5.5	3.9- 7.7
African American	299	30	9.8	5.8-16.0	65	20.2	14.5-27.5	80	24.5	18.2-32.1	75	29.4	20.7-40.0	49	16.0	10.4-23.8
Other Minorities	52	8	11.1	5.0-22.8	9	21.7	10.2-40.4	18	44.4	26.9-63.4	14	19.8	10.2-34.9	3	3.1	0.9- 9.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	2	7.3	1.6-27.6	7	28.9	13.0-52.7	8	33.4	16.5-55.9	7	21.1	8.3-44.1	3	9.3	2.2-31.4
Non-Hispanic	2,235	195	10.3	8.3-12.8	663	29.6	26.8-32.5	766	31.4	28.6-34.4	471	21.3	18.5-24.4	140	7.4	5.6- 9.5
AGE
18-24	8	1	20.9	3.0-68.8	2	37.7	10.3-76.1	2	20.2	4.6-57.4	1	4.8	0.6-29.3	2	16.5	3.6-50.9
25-34	58	12	22.9	10.2-43.8	17	25.7	12.4-46.0	14	18.9	8.6-36.5	14	30.9	14.9-53.3	1	1.6	0.2-10.8
35-44	127	12	8.1	4.2-15.3	47	33.2	23.0-45.2	34	23.7	16.0-33.6	27	26.6	15.4-42.0	7	8.3	3.4-18.9
45-54	397	33	9.0	5.9-13.6	118	28.1	22.4-34.5	127	33.5	27.1-40.6	91	20.6	15.4-27.0	28	8.8	4.8-15.6
55-64	614	51	7.9	5.6-11.1	199	32.3	27.7-37.3	196	31.6	26.9-36.6	133	22.4	18.0-27.5	35	5.8	3.6- 9.2
65+	1,048	87	10.1	7.3-13.8	283	27.9	24.3-31.9	399	35.1	31.1-39.3	210	18.4	15.2-22.0	69	8.5	5.7-12.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	372	19	5.4	2.7-10.4	55	16.9	10.5-26.0	114	23.2	17.7-29.9	121	33.6	25.2-43.2	63	20.9	13.9-30.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	723	60	10.8	6.6-17.2	178	20.6	17.0-24.8	263	34.6	29.3-40.3	175	25.9	20.4-32.3	47	8.1	5.3-12.3
Some Post-H.S.	552	50	10.0	6.9-14.3	170	32.5	26.6-38.9	211	35.0	29.3-41.2	101	18.8	13.8-25.1	20	3.7	2.1- 6.6
College Graduate	617	66	12.3	9.2-16.3	268	44.5	39.2-49.8	189	29.3	24.5-34.5	81	11.5	8.8-15.0	13	2.5	1.1- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	13	6.3	2.9-13.0	28	8.1	4.8-13.5	79	24.5	16.4-35.0	110	42.3	33.2-52.0	50	18.7	12.3-27.5
$15,000- 24,999	369	35	8.8	5.4-13.9	65	16.9	11.9-23.5	140	30.7	24.2-38.1	101	34.2	25.1-44.7	28	9.3	4.9-17.1
$25,000- 34,999	258	22	11.2	5.9-20.1	73	26.8	19.3-36.0	96	35.4	27.4-44.3	51	22.0	14.8-31.4	16	4.5	2.5- 8.2
$35,000- 49,999	305	17	3.8	2.1- 6.6	101	31.6	24.3-39.8	119	40.4	31.6-49.8	60	21.9	14.1-32.4	8	2.5	0.9- 6.5
$50,000-74,999	291	29	9.5	6.2-14.2	108	35.5	26.8-45.4	99	35.0	27.1-43.8	52	18.3	11.4-27.9	3	1.8	0.5- 6.2
$75,000+	381	49	16.6	11.8-22.9	186	45.1	38.8-51.6	108	26.3	21.1-32.3	33	8.3	5.1-13.1	5	3.7	1.4- 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,225	61	5.8	3.5- 9.4	215	17.7	14.7-21.3	444	33.1	29.2-37.2	384	32.9	28.3-37.8	121	10.5	7.8-14.0
No	966	129	15.9	12.6-19.9	430	43.2	38.7-47.9	301	28.8	24.7-33.2	86	8.3	6.3-11.0	20	3.8	2.1- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	293	29	10.3	6.4-16.0	101	36.2	28.3-45.0	116	36.9	29.2-45.3	40	14.0	8.2-22.8	7	2.6	1.0- 6.6
Non-Veteran	1,786	159	10.8	8.5-13.8	511	28.3	25.2-31.6	588	30.0	26.9-33.3	402	23.0	19.7-26.7	126	7.8	5.9-10.3

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

703

12.0

8.2-17.2

264

37.5

32.1-43.1

232

30.9

26.0-36.1

105

15.5

11.3-20.8

4.2

2.6- 6.8

Female

1,565

125

9.2

7.2-11.7

408

24.6

21.7-27.7

545

31.8

28.5-35.3

374

25.0

21.4-28.9

113

9.4

7.0-12.5

RACE

White

1,908

158

10.3

8.0-13.2

595

32.1

28.9-35.3

676

32.6

29.6-35.8

389

19.5

16.8-22.5

5.5

3.9- 7.7

African American

299

9.8

5.8-16.0

20.2

14.5-27.5

24.5

18.2-32.1

29.4

20.7-40.0

16.0

10.4-23.8

Other Minorities

11.1

5.0-22.8

21.7

10.2-40.4

44.4

26.9-63.4

19.8

10.2-34.9

3.1

0.9- 9.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.3

1.6-27.6

28.9

13.0-52.7

33.4

16.5-55.9

21.1

8.3-44.1

9.3

2.2-31.4

Non-Hispanic

2,235

195

10.3

8.3-12.8

663

29.6

26.8-32.5

766

31.4

28.6-34.4

471

21.3

18.5-24.4

140

7.4

5.6- 9.5

AGE

18-24

20.9

3.0-68.8

37.7

10.3-76.1

20.2

4.6-57.4

4.8

0.6-29.3

16.5

3.6-50.9

25-34

22.9

10.2-43.8

25.7

12.4-46.0

18.9

8.6-36.5

30.9

14.9-53.3

1.6

0.2-10.8

35-44

127

8.1

4.2-15.3

33.2

23.0-45.2

23.7

16.0-33.6

26.6

15.4-42.0

8.3

3.4-18.9

45-54

397

9.0

5.9-13.6

118

28.1

22.4-34.5

127

33.5

27.1-40.6

20.6

15.4-27.0

8.8

4.8-15.6

55-64

614

7.9

5.6-11.1

199

32.3

27.7-37.3

196

31.6

26.9-36.6

133

22.4

18.0-27.5

5.8

3.6- 9.2

65+

1,048

10.1

7.3-13.8

283

27.9

24.3-31.9

399

35.1

31.1-39.3

210

18.4

15.2-22.0

8.5

5.7-12.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

372

5.4

2.7-10.4

16.9

10.5-26.0

114

23.2

17.7-29.9

121

33.6

25.2-43.2

20.9

13.9-30.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

723

10.8

6.6-17.2

178

20.6

17.0-24.8

263

34.6

29.3-40.3

175

25.9

20.4-32.3

8.1

5.3-12.3

Some Post-H.S.

552

10.0

6.9-14.3

170

32.5

26.6-38.9

211

35.0

29.3-41.2

101

18.8

13.8-25.1

3.7

2.1- 6.6

College Graduate

617

12.3

9.2-16.3

268

44.5

39.2-49.8

189

29.3

24.5-34.5

11.5

8.8-15.0

2.5

1.1- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

280

6.3

2.9-13.0

8.1

4.8-13.5

24.5

16.4-35.0

110

42.3

33.2-52.0

18.7

12.3-27.5

$15,000- 24,999

369

8.8

5.4-13.9

16.9

11.9-23.5

140

30.7

24.2-38.1

101

34.2

25.1-44.7

9.3

4.9-17.1

$25,000- 34,999

258

11.2

5.9-20.1

26.8

19.3-36.0

35.4

27.4-44.3

22.0

14.8-31.4

4.5

2.5- 8.2

$35,000- 49,999

305

3.8

2.1- 6.6

101

31.6

24.3-39.8

119

40.4

31.6-49.8

21.9

14.1-32.4

2.5

0.9- 6.5

$50,000-74,999

291

9.5

6.2-14.2

108

35.5

26.8-45.4

35.0

27.1-43.8

18.3

11.4-27.9

1.8

0.5- 6.2

$75,000+

381

16.6

11.8-22.9

186

45.1

38.8-51.6

108

26.3

21.1-32.3

8.3

5.1-13.1

3.7

1.4- 9.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,225

5.8

3.5- 9.4

215

17.7

14.7-21.3

444

33.1

29.2-37.2

384

32.9

28.3-37.8

121

10.5

7.8-14.0

966

129

15.9

12.6-19.9

430

43.2

38.7-47.9

301

28.8

24.7-33.2

8.3

6.3-11.0

3.8

2.1- 6.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

293

10.3

6.4-16.0

101

36.2

28.3-45.0

116

36.9

29.2-45.3

14.0

8.2-22.8

2.6

1.0- 6.6

Non-Veteran

1,786

159

10.8

8.5-13.8

511

28.3

25.2-31.6

588

30.0

26.9-33.3

402

23.0

19.7-26.7

126

7.8

5.9-10.3

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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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