2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-MALES 491 49 10.6 7.6-14.6 134 27.2 22.7-32.2 148 29.3 24.8-34.2 160 32.9 28.2-37.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 358 35 10.6 7.2-15.3 112 29.4 24.1-35.2 119 33.0 27.5-39.0 92 27.0 21.9-32.9
Non-Hispanic Black 91 11 12.9 6.3-24.7 15 15.2 9.0-24.6 16 15.2 9.0-24.6 *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** 19 24.0 15.3-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 115 *** *** *** 26 25.1 16.5-36.4 34 26.4 18.6-36.1 *** *** ***
65-74 136 17 15.6 8.5-27.0 32 23.2 16.2-32.1 45 33.1 24.9-42.5 42 28.1 20.7-36.9
75+ 102 11 14.9 7.8-26.6 35 28.4 19.8-39.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 11 10.9 5.3-20.9 21 17.2 11.1-25.6 41 31.7 22.9-42.0 58 40.3 31.2-50.0
Some Post-H.S. 139 11 8.5 4.3-15.9 34 30.1 21.1-40.9 44 30.3 22.5-39.4 50 31.2 23.2-40.3
College Graduate 168 21 14.5 9.5-21.5 71 42.1 34.2-50.4 52 30.9 23.8-38.9 24 12.6 8.4-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 130 12 8.8 4.8-15.5 49 38.7 29.7-48.6 45 33.2 25.0-42.6 24 19.2 12.5-28.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 22 9.8 5.7-16.2 39 13.8 9.7-19.4 69 26.3 20.7-32.8 133 50.1 43.0-57.1
No 216 27 12.2 8.2-17.7 90 43.1 35.3-51.2 75 32.7 25.6-40.6 24 12.1 7.8-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 195 19 13.9 8.2-22.7 51 26.8 20.0-34.9 63 30.5 23.8-38.2 62 28.8 22.1-36.5
Non-Veteran 295 30 8.8 5.9-12.8 83 27.5 21.8-34.1 84 28.5 22.8-35.0 98 35.2 29.1-41.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 16 14.5 8.4-23.8 41 33.5 24.1-44.5 *** *** *** 30 22.0 14.5-31.7
Regional City or Suburban County 140 *** *** *** 34 26.0 18.2-35.8 50 33.2 25.1-42.3 46 33.6 25.2-43.2
Rural 231 23 10.8 6.5-17.5 59 24.7 18.6-32.0 65 26.4 20.5-33.2 84 38.1 31.1-45.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 19 9.7 6.0-15.3 67 35.6 27.9-44.1 67 34.0 26.6-42.4 37 20.7 14.7-28.4
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 26 14.4 9.4-21.5 56 25.2 19.2-32.3 64 31.4 24.6-39.1 61 29.0 22.5-36.6
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.0 9.6-28.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 236 22 9.0 5.8-13.6 83 35.1 28.3-42.5 85 36.1 29.2-43.6 46 19.9 14.6-26.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 14 10.9 5.8-19.4 21 18.0 11.4-27.4 33 24.3 17.2-33.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 18 11.2 6.4-18.9 50 25.7 18.7-34.4 60 30.8 23.3-39.4 61 32.3 24.9-40.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 17 9.7 5.9-15.6 63 35.3 27.7-43.7 55 30.8 23.8-38.7 45 24.2 17.8-32.0

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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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