BRFSS 2013 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching<br> and whether or not you have taken medication.<br><br> DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, how bad was your joint pain ON AVERAGE?*<br> (Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10 wher e 0 is no pain or aching and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be.))

2013 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	2,858	185	6.0	4.9- 7.3	635	21.5	19.5-23.7	984	35.6	33.1-38.1	790	28.1	25.8-30.5	264	8.8	7.3-10.5
-Eastern NC	919	53	4.3	2.8- 6.4	193	19.7	16.5-23.4	286	33.7	29.4-38.2	282	32.4	28.2-37.0	105	9.9	7.5-13.0
GENDER
Male	292	***	***	***	78	21.5	16.1-28.1	89	31.7	24.7-39.7	83	32.1	25.0-40.3	25	10.4	6.2-16.8
Female	627	36	4.2	2.5- 6.9	115	18.5	14.7-23.0	197	35.1	30.0-40.5	199	32.7	27.8-37.9	80	9.6	7.1-12.8
RACE
White	524	25	3.0	1.8- 4.9	131	22.5	18.4-27.1	185	36.4	31.3-42.0	144	31.0	25.9-36.6	39	7.1	4.8-10.5
African American	224	***	***	***	31	12.4	7.6-19.6	55	29.3	21.2-38.9	84	37.4	29.0-46.6	39	13.7	8.8-20.6
Other minorities	160	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	900	51	4.2	2.8- 6.4	189	19.7	16.4-23.5	282	33.9	29.6-38.5	278	32.8	28.5-37.4	100	9.4	7.0-12.4
AGE
18-34	20	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-54	199	***	***	***	31	13.2	8.5-20.1	60	34.1	26.0-43.3	72	36.4	28.0-45.7	31	13.1	8.1-20.4
55-64	264	***	***	***	53	18.4	12.8-25.6	83	33.8	26.7-41.8	77	30.9	23.7-39.1	34	11.5	7.1-18.0
65-74	244	***	***	***	55	22.7	16.5-30.4	77	36.8	27.7-47.0	74	29.0	21.7-37.5	***	***	***
75+	183	***	***	***	48	32.6	23.4-43.3	61	33.6	24.5-44.0	48	24.8	17.2-34.4	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	168	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	38	21.9	14.0-32.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	293	***	***	***	60	20.8	15.2-27.8	90	30.3	23.7-37.7	96	37.1	29.7-45.1	27	6.3	3.5-11.2
Some Post-H.S.	262	***	***	***	46	20.2	14.5-27.5	88	37.0	29.6-45.1	85	31.4	24.4-39.4	27	6.8	4.1-11.2
College Graduate	195	***	***	***	68	32.7	25.0-41.3	63	35.6	27.2-45.0	41	22.9	16.1-31.5	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	174	***	***	***	***	***	***	40	29.4	20.2-40.8	***	***	***	39	22.2	14.3-32.9
$15,000- 24,999	191	***	***	***	26	13.5	7.9-22.1	57	31.8	23.2-41.9	68	37.0	27.9-47.2	33	13.3	8.2-20.8
$25,000- 34,999	98	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	109	***	***	***	37	25.9	17.3-36.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000+	181	***	***	***	63	31.3	23.4-40.5	64	38.6	29.3-48.9	35	24.3	16.4-34.4	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	508	***	***	***	54	8.9	6.1-12.7	144	32.3	26.8-38.5	211	43.2	37.1-49.5	87	14.4	10.6-19.3
No	403	39	7.7	4.7-12.3	137	33.9	27.9-40.5	141	36.5	30.1-43.4	69	18.1	13.3-24.1	***	***	***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	143	***	***	***	41	24.5	16.5-34.7	56	40.2	30.5-50.8	32	24.6	16.2-35.5	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	775	44	4.0	2.5- 6.2	152	18.6	15.2-22.6	230	32.1	27.4-37.2	249	34.3	29.6-39.3	100	11.0	8.2-14.6
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes	686	40	3.9	2.4- 6.2	135	19.4	15.7-23.7	202	32.6	27.7-37.8	226	34.3	29.4-39.5	83	9.8	7.2-13.4
No	233	***	***	***	58	21.4	15.6-28.5	84	38.7	30.6-47.5	56	23.9	17.3-32.0	***	***	***

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

2,858

185

6.0

4.9- 7.3

635

21.5

19.5-23.7

984

35.6

33.1-38.1

790

28.1

25.8-30.5

264

8.8

7.3-10.5

-Eastern NC

919

4.3

2.8- 6.4

193

19.7

16.5-23.4

286

33.7

29.4-38.2

282

32.4

28.2-37.0

105

9.9

7.5-13.0

GENDER

Male

292

***

21.5

16.1-28.1

31.7

24.7-39.7

32.1

25.0-40.3

10.4

6.2-16.8

Female

627

4.2

2.5- 6.9

115

18.5

14.7-23.0

197

35.1

30.0-40.5

199

32.7

27.8-37.9

9.6

7.1-12.8

RACE

White

524

3.0

1.8- 4.9

131

22.5

18.4-27.1

185

36.4

31.3-42.0

144

31.0

25.9-36.6

7.1

4.8-10.5

African American

224

***

12.4

7.6-19.6

29.3

21.2-38.9

37.4

29.0-46.6

13.7

8.8-20.6

Other minorities

160

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

900

4.2

2.8- 6.4

189

19.7

16.4-23.5

282

33.9

29.6-38.5

278

32.8

28.5-37.4

100

9.4

7.0-12.4

AGE

18-34

***

35-54

199

***

13.2

8.5-20.1

34.1

26.0-43.3

36.4

28.0-45.7

13.1

8.1-20.4

55-64

264

***

18.4

12.8-25.6

33.8

26.7-41.8

30.9

23.7-39.1

11.5

7.1-18.0

65-74

244

***

22.7

16.5-30.4

36.8

27.7-47.0

29.0

21.7-37.5

***

75+

183

***

32.6

23.4-43.3

33.6

24.5-44.0

24.8

17.2-34.4

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

168

***

21.9

14.0-32.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

293

***

20.8

15.2-27.8

30.3

23.7-37.7

37.1

29.7-45.1

6.3

3.5-11.2

Some Post-H.S.

262

***

20.2

14.5-27.5

37.0

29.6-45.1

31.4

24.4-39.4

6.8

4.1-11.2

College Graduate

195

***

32.7

25.0-41.3

35.6

27.2-45.0

22.9

16.1-31.5

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

174

***

29.4

20.2-40.8

***

22.2

14.3-32.9

$15,000- 24,999

191

***

13.5

7.9-22.1

31.8

23.2-41.9

37.0

27.9-47.2

13.3

8.2-20.8

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

109

***

25.9

17.3-36.7

***

$50,000+

181

***

31.3

23.4-40.5

38.6

29.3-48.9

24.3

16.4-34.4

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

508

***

8.9

6.1-12.7

144

32.3

26.8-38.5

211

43.2

37.1-49.5

14.4

10.6-19.3

403

7.7

4.7-12.3

137

33.9

27.9-40.5

141

36.5

30.1-43.4

18.1

13.3-24.1

***

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

143

***

24.5

16.5-34.7

40.2

30.5-50.8

24.6

16.2-35.5

***

Non-Veteran

775

4.0

2.5- 6.2

152

18.6

15.2-22.6

230

32.1

27.4-37.2

249

34.3

29.6-39.3

100

11.0

8.2-14.6

RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT

Yes

686

3.9

2.4- 6.2

135

19.4

15.7-23.7

202

32.6

27.7-37.8

226

34.3

29.4-39.5

9.8

7.2-13.4

233

***

21.4

15.6-28.5

38.7

30.6-47.5

23.9

17.3-32.0

***

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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