BRFSS 2015 - 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 where 0 is no pain or aching and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be.))

2015 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	1,970	132	6.9	5.7- 8.4	476	22.0	19.9-24.3	702	35.2	32.7-37.9	498	25.7	23.4-28.2	162	10.1	8.3-12.2
-Eastern	700	43	6.5	4.6- 9.1	150	19.9	16.5-23.7	247	35.8	31.6-40.2	196	28.7	24.9-32.9	64	9.1	6.9-11.9
GENDER
Male	243	23	10.1	6.5-15.4	63	24.8	18.7-32.1	84	34.5	27.6-42.1	59	24.8	18.9-31.8	***	***	***
Female	457	20	4.1	2.4- 6.9	87	16.5	13.0-20.6	163	36.6	31.5-42.1	137	31.5	26.6-36.8	50	11.4	8.4-15.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	467	28	5.1	3.3- 7.6	123	24.4	19.9-29.5	182	40.4	35.0-45.9	108	23.5	19.3-28.4	26	6.6	4.3-10.2
Non-Hispanic Black	180	12	8.2	4.5-14.4	22	11.9	7.1-19.1	50	25.4	18.6-33.8	63	37.9	29.7-46.9	33	16.6	11.5-23.3
Other	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	20	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	56	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	113	***	***	***	14	14.0	7.8-24.1	40	31.6	23.0-41.7	***	***	***	13	13.0	7.2-22.4
55-64	194	***	***	***	41	19.3	13.9-26.1	66	35.3	27.7-43.8	53	28.1	21.3-36.1	21	10.8	6.7-17.1
65-74	182	***	***	***	48	22.5	16.2-30.4	69	40.4	32.2-49.3	46	26.6	19.6-34.9	***	***	***
75+	128	***	***	***	30	22.0	14.7-31.6	44	33.6	24.3-44.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	109	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	38	31.0	21.8-41.9	21	15.2	9.4-23.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	236	15	6.8	3.9-11.4	46	19.4	14.3-25.7	86	34.1	27.5-41.5	68	29.4	23.2-36.5	21	10.3	6.4-16.2
Some Post-H.S.	214	***	***	***	45	19.8	14.1-27.0	76	38.8	31.3-46.8	64	30.3	23.7-37.9	16	6.4	3.7-11.1
College Graduate	141	***	***	***	48	30.4	22.7-39.4	55	41.2	32.2-50.8	26	20.1	13.2-29.4	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	16.9	9.9-27.2
$15,000- 24,999	144	13	10.5	5.9-18.1	21	13.1	7.7-21.4	45	29.0	21.0-38.5	47	34.0	25.3-44.0	18	13.4	8.0-21.6
$25,000- 34,999	63	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	71	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	106	***	***	***	***	***	***	40	35.9	26.6-46.5	18	19.3	12.0-29.7	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	393	***	***	***	54	12.9	9.5-17.3	131	35.0	29.3-41.1	144	37.0	31.5-42.9	51	12.1	8.9-16.4
No	303	29	10.5	7.1-15.3	96	30.0	24.0-36.7	116	37.7	31.4-44.3	50	17.2	12.7-22.9	***	***	***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	***	***	***	31	23.1	15.5-33.0	***	***	***	29	26.5	18.1-36.9	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	580	35	6.6	4.5- 9.6	119	19.1	15.5-23.4	204	35.4	30.8-40.3	167	29.2	25.0-33.9	55	9.6	7.2-12.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	51	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Rural	570	29	5.0	3.3- 7.7	119	19.0	15.3-23.3	205	36.7	31.9-41.7	161	29.3	25.0-34.1	56	9.9	7.4-13.3

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

1,970

132

6.9

5.7- 8.4

476

22.0

19.9-24.3

702

35.2

32.7-37.9

498

25.7

23.4-28.2

162

10.1

8.3-12.2

-Eastern

700

6.5

4.6- 9.1

150

19.9

16.5-23.7

247

35.8

31.6-40.2

196

28.7

24.9-32.9

9.1

6.9-11.9

GENDER

Male

243

10.1

6.5-15.4

24.8

18.7-32.1

34.5

27.6-42.1

24.8

18.9-31.8

***

Female

457

4.1

2.4- 6.9

16.5

13.0-20.6

163

36.6

31.5-42.1

137

31.5

26.6-36.8

11.4

8.4-15.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

467

5.1

3.3- 7.6

123

24.4

19.9-29.5

182

40.4

35.0-45.9

108

23.5

19.3-28.4

6.6

4.3-10.2

Non-Hispanic Black

180

8.2

4.5-14.4

11.9

7.1-19.1

25.4

18.6-33.8

37.9

29.7-46.9

16.6

11.5-23.3

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

113

***

14.0

7.8-24.1

31.6

23.0-41.7

***

13.0

7.2-22.4

55-64

194

***

19.3

13.9-26.1

35.3

27.7-43.8

28.1

21.3-36.1

10.8

6.7-17.1

65-74

182

***

22.5

16.2-30.4

40.4

32.2-49.3

26.6

19.6-34.9

***

75+

128

***

22.0

14.7-31.6

33.6

24.3-44.3

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

109

***

31.0

21.8-41.9

15.2

9.4-23.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

236

6.8

3.9-11.4

19.4

14.3-25.7

34.1

27.5-41.5

29.4

23.2-36.5

10.3

6.4-16.2

Some Post-H.S.

214

***

19.8

14.1-27.0

38.8

31.3-46.8

30.3

23.7-37.9

6.4

3.7-11.1

College Graduate

141

***

30.4

22.7-39.4

41.2

32.2-50.8

20.1

13.2-29.4

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

16.9

9.9-27.2

$15,000- 24,999

144

10.5

5.9-18.1

13.1

7.7-21.4

29.0

21.0-38.5

34.0

25.3-44.0

13.4

8.0-21.6

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

106

***

35.9

26.6-46.5

19.3

12.0-29.7

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

393

***

12.9

9.5-17.3

131

35.0

29.3-41.1

144

37.0

31.5-42.9

12.1

8.9-16.4

303

10.5

7.1-15.3

30.0

24.0-36.7

116

37.7

31.4-44.3

17.2

12.7-22.9

***

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

***

23.1

15.5-33.0

***

26.5

18.1-36.9

***

Non-Veteran

580

6.6

4.5- 9.6

119

19.1

15.5-23.4

204

35.4

30.8-40.3

167

29.2

25.0-33.9

9.6

7.2-12.8

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban

***

Rural

570

5.0

3.3- 7.7

119

19.0

15.3-23.3

205

36.7

31.9-41.7

161

29.3

25.0-34.1

9.9

7.4-13.3

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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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