BRFSS 2009 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	365	36	7.0	4.8- 9.9	131	41.5	34.2-49.3	120	30.3	24.6-36.6	60	17.3	12.8-22.9	18	4.0	2.3- 6.7
Female	730	51	7.7	5.1-11.4	191	24.7	20.7-29.1	240	32.7	27.4-38.5	191	29.1	23.5-35.4	57	5.8	4.2- 8.0
RACE
White	1,032	81	7.3	5.4- 9.8	311	32.2	27.9-36.9	340	32.1	28.0-36.6	230	23.4	19.4-28.0	70	4.9	3.7- 6.5
African American	22	0	0.0	. - .	4	16.2	5.0-41.6	8	29.7	12.9-54.6	8	46.1	23.2-70.8	2	8.0	1.5-32.5
Other Minorities	38	4	12.6	3.7-35.2	7	30.0	13.7-53.5	12	17.3	7.6-35.0	13	37.0	18.8-59.7	2	3.1	0.6-15.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	2	13.8	3.0-45.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.5	6	65.3	34.0-87.3	2	15.1	3.5-46.7	1	4.9	0.6-29.3
Non-Hispanic	1,081	85	7.3	5.5- 9.7	321	31.9	27.7-36.5	352	31.4	27.4-35.7	249	24.3	20.3-28.7	74	5.1	3.8- 6.7
AGE
18-24	4	1	48.0	8.3-90.4	1	8.0	0.9-46.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	44.0	7.8-87.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	19	2	6.6	1.6-24.1	7	45.4	21.9-71.2	6	32.1	12.9-60.2	2	12.1	2.9-38.7	2	3.8	0.6-19.6
35-44	76	8	6.9	3.1-14.8	24	38.1	21.1-58.6	23	26.0	15.0-41.2	18	27.7	13.7-48.1	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2
45-54	170	6	2.1	0.8- 5.3	51	30.1	21.7-40.1	51	34.2	23.1-47.3	45	24.8	15.0-38.1	17	8.8	5.1-14.9
55-64	283	12	3.2	1.7- 6.1	84	31.4	25.5-37.9	92	34.2	28.1-41.0	77	27.3	21.6-33.9	18	3.9	2.2- 6.6
65+	537	58	11.5	8.6-15.1	153	29.4	24.8-34.4	185	31.9	27.4-36.8	106	21.7	17.4-26.6	35	5.6	3.7- 8.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	17	10.3	4.4-22.1	27	13.1	7.4-21.9	51	27.9	19.6-38.2	59	36.4	24.8-49.7	35	12.4	8.0-18.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	383	29	7.1	4.7-10.5	94	25.2	20.0-31.3	137	36.2	28.9-44.2	102	27.7	22.0-34.3	21	3.8	2.3- 6.3
Some Post-H.S.	267	17	5.3	3.1- 9.1	84	37.2	26.8-48.8	96	31.3	23.7-40.2	58	22.1	14.0-33.1	12	4.0	2.0- 7.9
College Graduate	255	24	8.1	5.2-12.6	116	48.2	40.7-55.7	76	28.7	22.3-36.0	32	12.4	8.4-18.0	7	2.6	1.0- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	194	13	5.4	2.9-10.0	21	11.8	5.7-23.0	56	25.8	19.0-33.9	74	42.9	33.5-53.0	30	14.0	9.0-21.1
$15,000- 24,999	225	17	6.9	3.9-11.7	47	19.4	13.5-27.0	88	37.0	28.3-46.6	54	29.8	19.5-42.6	19	7.0	4.1-11.5
$25,000- 34,999	129	13	8.5	4.3-16.2	33	21.8	15.0-30.6	49	41.8	31.2-53.1	28	24.8	16.8-35.0	6	3.1	1.2- 7.9
$35,000- 49,999	143	19	12.9	7.9-20.5	52	34.6	25.9-44.4	47	34.2	25.0-44.7	21	14.7	9.1-22.9	4	3.6	1.1-11.0
$50,000-74,999	118	4	4.1	1.4-11.1	57	46.8	36.4-57.5	37	33.2	23.6-44.4	18	14.3	8.1-23.9	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7
$75,000+	118	8	4.3	1.9- 9.3	62	62.1	48.9-73.8	38	26.3	17.3-37.9	8	5.3	2.3-11.8	2	2.0	0.4- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	643	34	6.0	3.6- 9.7	110	17.9	14.3-22.3	224	33.0	27.7-38.8	207	34.8	29.3-40.7	68	8.3	6.2-11.0
No	431	51	9.1	6.5-12.6	202	48.5	41.1-56.0	130	29.8	23.9-36.4	41	11.4	6.6-19.1	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	21	12.1	7.5-18.8	55	33.0	25.3-41.7	53	33.7	25.7-42.8	26	17.6	11.6-25.7	5	3.7	1.3- 9.8
Non-Veteran	850	56	6.1	4.2- 8.9	245	31.3	26.4-36.8	280	31.4	26.7-36.4	205	25.9	21.2-31.3	64	5.2	3.9- 7.1

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

-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

GENDER

Male

365

7.0

4.8- 9.9

131

41.5

34.2-49.3

120

30.3

24.6-36.6

17.3

12.8-22.9

4.0

2.3- 6.7

Female

730

7.7

5.1-11.4

191

24.7

20.7-29.1

240

32.7

27.4-38.5

191

29.1

23.5-35.4

5.8

4.2- 8.0

RACE

White

1,032

7.3

5.4- 9.8

311

32.2

27.9-36.9

340

32.1

28.0-36.6

230

23.4

19.4-28.0

4.9

3.7- 6.5

African American

0.0

. - .

16.2

5.0-41.6

29.7

12.9-54.6

46.1

23.2-70.8

8.0

1.5-32.5

Other Minorities

12.6

3.7-35.2

30.0

13.7-53.5

17.3

7.6-35.0

37.0

18.8-59.7

3.1

0.6-15.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.8

3.0-45.3

0.9

0.1- 6.5

65.3

34.0-87.3

15.1

3.5-46.7

4.9

0.6-29.3

Non-Hispanic

1,081

7.3

5.5- 9.7

321

31.9

27.7-36.5

352

31.4

27.4-35.7

249

24.3

20.3-28.7

5.1

3.8- 6.7

AGE

18-24

48.0

8.3-90.4

8.0

0.9-46.8

0.0

. - .

44.0

7.8-87.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

6.6

1.6-24.1

45.4

21.9-71.2

32.1

12.9-60.2

12.1

2.9-38.7

3.8

0.6-19.6

35-44

6.9

3.1-14.8

38.1

21.1-58.6

26.0

15.0-41.2

27.7

13.7-48.1

1.3

0.4- 4.2

45-54

170

2.1

0.8- 5.3

30.1

21.7-40.1

34.2

23.1-47.3

24.8

15.0-38.1

8.8

5.1-14.9

55-64

283

3.2

1.7- 6.1

31.4

25.5-37.9

34.2

28.1-41.0

27.3

21.6-33.9

3.9

2.2- 6.6

65+

537

11.5

8.6-15.1

153

29.4

24.8-34.4

185

31.9

27.4-36.8

106

21.7

17.4-26.6

5.6

3.7- 8.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

10.3

4.4-22.1

13.1

7.4-21.9

27.9

19.6-38.2

36.4

24.8-49.7

12.4

8.0-18.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

383

7.1

4.7-10.5

25.2

20.0-31.3

137

36.2

28.9-44.2

102

27.7

22.0-34.3

3.8

2.3- 6.3

Some Post-H.S.

267

5.3

3.1- 9.1

37.2

26.8-48.8

31.3

23.7-40.2

22.1

14.0-33.1

4.0

2.0- 7.9

College Graduate

255

8.1

5.2-12.6

116

48.2

40.7-55.7

28.7

22.3-36.0

12.4

8.4-18.0

2.6

1.0- 6.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

194

5.4

2.9-10.0

11.8

5.7-23.0

25.8

19.0-33.9

42.9

33.5-53.0

14.0

9.0-21.1

$15,000- 24,999

225

6.9

3.9-11.7

19.4

13.5-27.0

37.0

28.3-46.6

29.8

19.5-42.6

7.0

4.1-11.5

$25,000- 34,999

129

8.5

4.3-16.2

21.8

15.0-30.6

41.8

31.2-53.1

24.8

16.8-35.0

3.1

1.2- 7.9

$35,000- 49,999

143

12.9

7.9-20.5

34.6

25.9-44.4

34.2

25.0-44.7

14.7

9.1-22.9

3.6

1.1-11.0

$50,000-74,999

118

4.1

1.4-11.1

46.8

36.4-57.5

33.2

23.6-44.4

14.3

8.1-23.9

1.7

0.4- 6.7

$75,000+

118

4.3

1.9- 9.3

62.1

48.9-73.8

26.3

17.3-37.9

5.3

2.3-11.8

2.0

0.4- 8.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

643

6.0

3.6- 9.7

110

17.9

14.3-22.3

224

33.0

27.7-38.8

207

34.8

29.3-40.7

8.3

6.2-11.0

431

9.1

6.5-12.6

202

48.5

41.1-56.0

130

29.8

23.9-36.4

11.4

6.6-19.1

1.2

0.5- 2.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

12.1

7.5-18.8

33.0

25.3-41.7

33.7

25.7-42.8

17.6

11.6-25.7

3.7

1.3- 9.8

Non-Veteran

850

6.1

4.2- 8.9

245

31.3

26.4-36.8

280

31.4

26.7-36.4

205

25.9

21.2-31.3

5.2

3.9- 7.1

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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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