2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 688 88 13.1 10.2-16.8 129 17.3 14.0-21.2 154 22.8 18.9-27.3 130 20.5 16.6-24.9 187 26.3 22.1-31.0
GENDER
Male 270 37 15.2 10.4-21.8 64 21.9 16.4-28.6 60 22.2 16.4-29.4 45 16.9 12.0-23.3 64 23.8 18.0-30.8
Female 418 51 11.5 8.2-16.0 65 13.7 10.0-18.5 94 23.3 18.3-29.2 85 23.2 17.8-29.7 123 28.3 22.6-34.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 539 73 13.9 10.5-18.2 101 16.5 12.9-20.7 128 24.7 20.2-29.9 99 20.6 16.3-25.8 138 24.3 19.8-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 93 *** *** *** 18 20.5 12.0-32.8 13 13.6 6.7-25.8 19 19.8 11.7-31.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** 16 14.5 7.8-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 158 23 17.0 10.7-26.0 37 20.8 14.0-29.8 36 24.2 16.7-33.8 25 15.3 9.2-24.2 37 22.6 14.9-32.9
65-74 214 34 17.6 11.5-25.9 39 21.4 14.8-30.0 49 21.0 14.7-29.1 45 24.7 17.4-34.0 47 15.3 10.7-21.3
75+ 157 19 12.7 7.0-21.9 28 12.7 7.7-20.2 36 24.0 16.2-34.1 22 14.5 8.7-23.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 15 9.9 5.1-18.2 26 13.2 8.4-20.1 43 23.6 16.6-32.3 36 25.2 17.5-34.8 51 28.2 20.1-37.9
Some Post-H.S. 203 17 8.6 4.9-14.8 32 15.1 9.8-22.5 45 26.2 19.0-35.0 49 26.0 18.7-34.9 60 24.1 17.5-32.1
College Graduate 257 50 23.1 17.1-30.4 62 24.8 18.8-32.0 58 21.4 15.9-28.1 38 11.9 8.3-16.8 49 18.8 13.2-26.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** 12 12.7 6.5-23.5 23 22.0 13.5-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 15 17.3 9.5-29.3 28 20.5 12.8-31.3 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.1-25.9 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 98 13 13.7 6.9-25.4 17 14.1 7.9-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.6 6.7-22.6
$75,000+ 164 32 16.9 11.3-24.3 34 21.1 14.1-30.5 38 22.8 15.7-31.9 25 19.3 11.8-29.9 35 19.9 13.0-29.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** 21 20.8 12.4-32.9 *** *** *** 20 17.4 10.1-28.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 21 6.4 3.7-10.7 43 14.3 9.7-20.5 68 23.4 17.6-30.5 49 16.6 11.8-23.0 115 39.3 31.9-47.1
No 375 62 18.1 13.5-23.9 84 19.7 15.2-25.2 85 22.9 17.8-29.1 75 21.8 16.6-28.1 69 17.4 12.9-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 12 13.3 6.6-25.1 24 20.7 12.7-32.0 30 22.2 14.3-32.8 18 19.6 11.8-30.8 30 24.1 15.9-34.8
Non-Veteran 574 76 13.1 9.9-17.1 105 16.6 13.1-20.8 124 22.9 18.6-27.9 112 20.6 16.4-25.6 157 26.8 22.1-32.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 21 18.2 11.3-28.1 20 13.1 7.8-21.2 32 23.9 16.2-33.8 17 11.1 6.0-19.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 129 15 11.2 6.2-19.2 25 15.7 9.9-24.1 27 22.0 14.3-32.4 34 30.5 21.4-41.6 28 20.5 13.5-29.9
Rural 434 52 11.2 8.1-15.5 84 20.6 15.8-26.4 95 22.6 17.7-28.3 79 20.4 15.6-26.2 124 25.2 20.4-30.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 238 35 12.9 8.8-18.5 48 19.9 14.4-26.8 55 25.0 18.4-33.1 45 19.8 14.0-27.2 55 22.4 16.4-29.7
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 338 44 15.6 10.6-22.3 67 17.4 12.8-23.3 79 21.9 16.7-28.1 61 20.9 15.5-27.6 87 24.2 18.5-31.0
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.5 8.6-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 368 61 16.2 12.1-21.3 80 19.6 15.0-25.1 86 24.0 18.5-30.4 69 23.5 17.8-30.3 72 16.7 12.4-22.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** 21 20.8 12.4-32.9 *** *** *** 20 17.4 10.1-28.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 18 12.1 6.7-21.0 27 13.9 7.8-23.5 37 20.6 13.2-30.8 32 17.6 11.3-26.3 60 35.8 26.5-46.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 34 12.4 8.3-18.3 47 17.0 12.1-23.2 54 22.2 16.3-29.5 56 25.4 19.1-33.0 62 22.9 16.9-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 36 14.0 9.4-20.4 55 18.6 13.5-25.0 63 24.0 18.0-31.1 42 17.2 11.7-24.5 65 26.2 19.7-33.9

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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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.

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