2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

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(7-10)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,272 98 7.7 6.1- 9.6 324 24.8 22.1-27.8 390 31.5 28.4-34.7 460 36.0 32.9-39.2
-Eastern NC 483 31 6.2 4.1- 9.3 102 19.4 15.7-23.7 148 29.2 24.7-34.2 202 45.2 39.9-50.6
GENDER
Male 172 16 10.4 5.9-17.5 40 21.9 15.6-30.0 51 27.9 21.1-35.9 65 39.8 31.6-48.5
Female 311 15 3.6 2.0- 6.2 62 17.9 13.7-23.0 97 30.0 24.2-36.6 137 48.6 41.7-55.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 295 19 6.9 4.2-11.3 81 24.6 19.5-30.6 102 34.2 28.1-40.8 93 34.3 28.0-41.1
Non-Hispanic Black 129 *** *** *** 14 9.5 5.3-16.5 27 17.8 11.8-25.9 81 69.0 59.4-77.2
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** 13 14.8 8.4-24.8 22 20.7 13.2-30.9 *** *** ***
55-64 116 *** *** *** 24 18.1 11.8-26.7 33 27.5 19.1-37.8 *** *** ***
65-74 130 *** *** *** 31 22.0 15.2-30.8 45 35.2 26.6-44.9 44 36.2 27.3-46.1
75+ 92 *** *** *** 23 24.5 15.8-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 *** *** *** 23 15.9 10.3-23.6 48 31.0 23.1-40.2 62 46.3 36.6-56.2
Some Post-H.S. 174 *** *** *** 30 16.7 11.4-23.7 53 30.2 22.9-38.6 81 47.3 38.9-55.9
College Graduate 119 *** *** *** 43 35.3 26.6-45.1 36 30.7 22.3-40.6 31 25.6 17.6-35.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 *** *** *** 33 9.2 6.3-13.2 88 27.8 22.1-34.4 165 59.2 52.3-65.7
No 173 15 10.5 6.1-17.6 66 37.5 29.6-46.1 58 31.7 24.5-39.8 34 20.3 14.3-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 31.3 22.0-42.3
Non-Veteran 384 24 5.6 3.5- 8.8 79 18.3 14.5-22.9 113 26.9 22.1-32.3 168 49.2 43.2-55.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 156 *** *** *** 50 29.3 21.8-38.1 54 34.5 26.4-43.6 41 27.7 20.2-36.7
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 189 15 7.9 4.4-13.7 45 23.4 17.3-30.9 70 37.9 30.0-46.4 59 30.8 23.7-39.0
Unable to Work 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.6 8.5-24.0 85 80.1 70.3-87.3
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** 12 15.1 8.2-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 31.2 22.0-42.1 25 25.6 17.1-36.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 81.9 69.5-89.9
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 208 *** *** *** 63 30.8 24.0-38.5 72 33.6 26.8-41.1 60 29.0 22.4-36.6
HOUSING
Own 341 21 6.7 4.2-10.7 82 21.0 16.6-26.2 108 29.2 24.0-35.1 130 43.0 36.8-49.5
Rent 117 *** *** *** 18 15.6 9.2-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 140 *** *** *** 29 20.2 13.7-28.6 44 30.2 22.3-39.4 59 43.1 33.7-52.9
Rural 315 21 6.1 3.7- 9.9 63 18.0 13.7-23.4 100 30.1 24.4-36.5 131 45.8 39.1-52.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 277 18 5.8 3.2-10.2 46 14.8 10.8-20.1 84 30.1 23.8-37.2 129 49.3 42.0-56.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 118 *** *** *** 25 17.1 11.2-25.1 41 32.1 23.7-41.9 45 44.3 34.6-54.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 22.9 14.9-33.6 *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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