BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont 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: 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	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
-Piedmont	878	63	7.5	5.7- 9.7	230	23.6	20.5-27.0	301	33.9	30.4-37.7	208	24.5	21.2-28.1	76	10.5	8.0-13.7
GENDER
Male	311	37	11.7	8.3-16.3	99	28.9	23.4-34.9	96	31.2	25.6-37.5	60	19.1	14.4-25.0	19	9.1	5.3-15.2
Female	567	26	4.3	2.8- 6.6	131	19.8	16.4-23.7	205	35.9	31.5-40.6	148	28.4	24.2-33.1	57	11.5	8.5-15.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	647	43	6.9	5.0- 9.6	189	26.4	22.6-30.5	235	35.5	31.3-39.9	139	23.3	19.5-27.6	41	8.0	5.5-11.4
Non-Hispanic Black	180	16	9.1	5.3-15.2	30	14.0	9.4-20.4	50	28.3	21.3-36.7	53	28.1	21.2-36.2	31	20.4	13.4-30.0
Other	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	34	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	58	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	137	***	***	***	37	24.4	17.5-33.0	42	32.0	23.8-41.5	39	29.7	21.8-39.1	14	10.8	6.1-18.4
55-64	241	***	***	***	61	24.4	18.8-31.0	79	32.7	26.4-39.8	63	27.2	20.9-34.5	26	11.4	7.2-17.6
65-74	234	23	11.7	7.5-17.8	62	19.4	14.8-25.0	84	37.8	30.7-45.4	49	18.6	13.7-24.7	***	***	***
75+	166	15	9.9	5.7-16.7	43	22.7	16.5-30.3	65	36.8	28.9-45.5	28	18.3	12.5-26.1	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	110	***	***	***	***	***	***	37	31.7	22.9-42.0	31	27.6	18.9-38.4	27	27.3	18.2-38.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	261	17	6.5	3.8-10.8	54	19.5	14.5-25.6	90	35.8	29.4-42.8	71	29.4	23.1-36.5	29	8.9	6.0-13.0
Some Post-H.S.	251	***	***	***	70	28.7	22.6-35.6	88	34.3	28.0-41.2	66	23.9	18.6-30.0	***	***	***
College Graduate	252	29	14.1	9.7-20.1	95	36.5	30.3-43.1	86	33.8	27.8-40.3	38	14.6	10.4-20.0	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	102	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	24	22.1	14.5-32.3
$15,000- 24,999	168	***	***	***	29	14.9	9.5-22.5	50	29.6	22.2-38.3	52	32.7	24.7-41.9	25	16.6	10.1-26.2
$25,000- 34,999	72	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	103	***	***	***	28	26.3	17.7-37.1	***	***	***	21	20.6	13.0-31.0	***	***	***
$75,000+	163	18	11.9	7.2-19.0	63	38.1	29.8-47.2	50	30.1	22.8-38.4	31	19.4	13.2-27.7	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	430	***	***	***	68	14.2	10.9-18.3	139	30.9	26.1-36.1	155	36.3	31.1-41.8	59	16.3	12.1-21.6
No	445	54	12.5	9.4-16.5	161	32.8	27.9-38.1	162	37.1	31.9-42.5	52	12.9	9.3-17.5	***	***	***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	116	***	***	***	38	31.9	23.1-42.1	34	28.6	20.3-38.7	23	16.6	10.8-24.6	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	761	51	7.0	5.2- 9.4	192	22.4	19.1-26.0	266	34.7	30.8-38.7	185	25.8	22.2-29.8	67	10.2	7.6-13.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	420	42	10.0	7.2-13.8	119	23.9	19.7-28.6	132	31.7	26.8-37.2	90	23.2	18.6-28.6	37	11.2	7.5-16.2
Regional City or Suburban	252	***	***	***	63	25.9	20.1-32.7	99	38.4	31.8-45.5	61	24.1	18.5-30.7	22	8.8	5.6-13.5
Rural	206	***	***	***	48	20.3	14.4-27.8	70	32.7	25.7-40.6	57	27.4	20.6-35.5	***	***	***

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

-Piedmont

878

7.5

5.7- 9.7

230

23.6

20.5-27.0

301

33.9

30.4-37.7

208

24.5

21.2-28.1

10.5

8.0-13.7

GENDER

Male

311

11.7

8.3-16.3

28.9

23.4-34.9

31.2

25.6-37.5

19.1

14.4-25.0

9.1

5.3-15.2

Female

567

4.3

2.8- 6.6

131

19.8

16.4-23.7

205

35.9

31.5-40.6

148

28.4

24.2-33.1

11.5

8.5-15.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

647

6.9

5.0- 9.6

189

26.4

22.6-30.5

235

35.5

31.3-39.9

139

23.3

19.5-27.6

8.0

5.5-11.4

Non-Hispanic Black

180

9.1

5.3-15.2

14.0

9.4-20.4

28.3

21.3-36.7

28.1

21.2-36.2

20.4

13.4-30.0

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

137

***

24.4

17.5-33.0

32.0

23.8-41.5

29.7

21.8-39.1

10.8

6.1-18.4

55-64

241

***

24.4

18.8-31.0

32.7

26.4-39.8

27.2

20.9-34.5

11.4

7.2-17.6

65-74

234

11.7

7.5-17.8

19.4

14.8-25.0

37.8

30.7-45.4

18.6

13.7-24.7

***

75+

166

9.9

5.7-16.7

22.7

16.5-30.3

36.8

28.9-45.5

18.3

12.5-26.1

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

110

***

31.7

22.9-42.0

27.6

18.9-38.4

27.3

18.2-38.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

261

6.5

3.8-10.8

19.5

14.5-25.6

35.8

29.4-42.8

29.4

23.1-36.5

8.9

6.0-13.0

Some Post-H.S.

251

***

28.7

22.6-35.6

34.3

28.0-41.2

23.9

18.6-30.0

***

College Graduate

252

14.1

9.7-20.1

36.5

30.3-43.1

33.8

27.8-40.3

14.6

10.4-20.0

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

102

***

22.1

14.5-32.3

$15,000- 24,999

168

***

14.9

9.5-22.5

29.6

22.2-38.3

32.7

24.7-41.9

16.6

10.1-26.2

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

103

***

26.3

17.7-37.1

***

20.6

13.0-31.0

***

$75,000+

163

11.9

7.2-19.0

38.1

29.8-47.2

30.1

22.8-38.4

19.4

13.2-27.7

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

430

***

14.2

10.9-18.3

139

30.9

26.1-36.1

155

36.3

31.1-41.8

16.3

12.1-21.6

445

12.5

9.4-16.5

161

32.8

27.9-38.1

162

37.1

31.9-42.5

12.9

9.3-17.5

***

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

116

***

31.9

23.1-42.1

28.6

20.3-38.7

16.6

10.8-24.6

***

Non-Veteran

761

7.0

5.2- 9.4

192

22.4

19.1-26.0

266

34.7

30.8-38.7

185

25.8

22.2-29.8

10.2

7.6-13.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

420

10.0

7.2-13.8

119

23.9

19.7-28.6

132

31.7

26.8-37.2

23.2

18.6-28.6

11.2

7.5-16.2

Regional City or Suburban

252

***

25.9

20.1-32.7

38.4

31.8-45.5

24.1

18.5-30.7

8.8

5.6-13.5

Rural

206

***

20.3

14.4-27.8

32.7

25.7-40.6

27.4

20.6-35.5

***

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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