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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 217 31 16.4 10.8-24.0 51 20.8 15.0-28.0 52 25.2 18.3-33.6 34 15.7 10.5-22.8 49 22.0 15.9-29.5
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.1 8.4-28.8 *** *** ***
65-74 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.4 5.4-22.6 *** *** *** 14 13.3 7.2-23.1
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.7-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 105 *** *** *** 30 28.5 19.4-39.7 26 21.4 13.7-31.6 12 8.8 4.7-15.8 16 15.4 8.7-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 16 17.8 10.3-29.0 *** *** *** 18 16.4 9.1-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 119 *** *** *** 21 15.5 9.0-25.3 *** *** *** 22 20.0 12.3-30.8 *** *** ***
No 145 27 22.7 14.8-33.0 42 27.2 19.2-37.1 34 21.5 14.2-31.3 20 12.0 7.1-19.6 22 16.6 10.0-26.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 11 13.2 6.3-25.5 22 20.4 12.2-32.0 27 22.2 14.1-33.1 18 20.3 12.2-31.9 28 23.9 15.5-35.0
Non-Veteran 164 26 16.5 10.5-25.0 42 22.8 15.9-31.4 33 22.2 14.7-32.1 27 14.8 9.3-22.9 36 23.7 16.3-33.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 172 21 11.4 6.7-18.6 42 24.6 17.3-33.6 42 26.4 18.4-36.3 23 12.3 7.6-19.4 44 25.4 18.2-34.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 120 16 12.7 7.3-21.1 30 26.7 18.1-37.4 *** *** *** 19 12.7 7.4-20.9 27 23.5 15.5-34.0
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 113 *** *** *** 29 21.2 13.3-32.0 25 20.0 12.5-30.4 17 18.7 11.2-29.6 24 19.5 11.9-30.2
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 168 27 15.6 10.0-23.5 42 25.9 18.3-35.2 40 22.8 15.3-32.5 24 15.1 9.3-23.7 35 20.6 13.9-29.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 106 12 11.2 5.5-21.4 22 16.8 10.6-25.6 *** *** *** 22 21.9 13.8-32.9 24 22.0 13.7-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 107 20 21.0 12.7-32.8 *** *** *** 18 15.1 8.1-26.3 16 14.6 8.0-25.2 21 21.4 13.1-33.1

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 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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