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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 322 42 12.0 8.2-17.2 50 13.1 9.1-18.5 76 24.3 18.7-31.0 65 24.5 18.3-32.0 89 26.1 20.1-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.7 6.8-25.6 *** *** ***
Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 84 *** *** *** 17 15.3 8.0-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 135 17 13.1 7.5-22.1 19 15.7 8.9-26.0 35 27.3 18.3-38.7 *** *** *** 33 16.6 10.7-24.9
75+ 107 14 8.9 4.5-16.8 17 12.6 6.5-23.1 *** *** *** 18 16.9 9.4-28.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 *** *** *** 14 12.3 6.3-22.6 25 22.6 14.3-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 129 12 10.3 5.2-19.5 15 9.5 4.8-17.7 31 26.7 18.0-37.8 *** *** *** 38 22.2 14.4-32.5
College Graduate 152 29 20.7 13.7-30.2 32 21.8 14.5-31.5 32 21.4 14.3-30.9 26 14.4 9.2-21.8 33 21.6 13.7-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 16 15.8 8.8-26.7 12 11.4 5.5-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 12 6.1 3.2-11.6 22 13.3 7.7-22.0 42 22.5 15.6-31.3 27 13.7 8.3-21.8 74 44.4 34.3-54.9
No 230 35 14.9 9.9-21.8 42 14.3 9.7-20.7 51 23.9 17.2-32.2 55 28.7 21.1-37.9 47 18.1 12.3-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 410 50 11.4 8.1-16.0 63 13.5 9.8-18.4 91 23.3 18.2-29.2 85 23.5 18.0-30.0 121 28.3 22.5-34.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 12 14.6 7.5-26.4 12 10.4 5.5-18.6 *** *** *** 12 12.4 5.8-24.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 73 *** *** *** 11 11.1 5.3-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 262 31 11.1 7.3-16.7 42 17.3 11.5-25.3 53 19.4 14.0-26.2 56 27.1 19.8-35.9 80 25.0 19.0-32.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 118 19 13.1 7.6-21.5 18 12.0 6.9-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 21.1 13.1-32.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 26 12.5 7.5-19.9 38 15.0 9.9-22.2 54 23.1 16.5-31.2 44 22.3 15.3-31.3 63 27.2 19.6-36.3
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 200 34 16.8 11.4-24.0 38 13.3 9.0-19.2 46 25.2 17.9-34.2 45 31.8 23.0-42.1 37 12.9 8.1-20.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 117 13 14.5 7.3-27.0 17 10.4 5.2-19.7 21 15.6 8.8-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 147 22 13.5 8.3-21.3 25 17.1 10.5-26.7 28 17.2 10.9-26.2 34 28.4 19.5-39.3 38 23.7 15.8-34.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 154 16 9.0 4.8-16.4 23 12.0 7.4-18.9 45 30.3 22.0-40.2 26 19.0 11.6-29.6 44 29.6 20.8-40.3

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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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