BRFSS 2019 - North Carolina Regions: (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. <br> 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.))

2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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(7-9)	Extreme pain(10)
North Carolina	620	64	9.8	7.3-13.0	112	17.6	14.4-21.4	148	24.2	20.3-28.5	109	15.9	12.9-19.4	187	32.6	28.1-37.3
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2	78	***	***	***	13	14.7	8.1-25.1	***	***	***	16	17.4	10.3-27.8	***	***	***
Region 3	51	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Region 4	105	***	***	***	12	11.7	6.3-20.6	***	***	***	21	16.9	10.6-26.0	***	***	***
Region 5	95	12	12.8	6.8-22.8	***	***	***	21	21.1	13.2-32.1	***	***	***	***	***	***
Region 6	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Region 7	83	***	***	***	21	22.0	14.3-32.2	***	***	***	17	18.1	11.2-28.1	***	***	***
Region 8	90	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	18.1	11.0-28.4	17	17.4	10.2-28.3	***	***	***
Region 9 & 10	63	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	212	21	8.7	5.3-13.9	37	18.0	12.5-25.1	44	21.0	15.4-27.8	36	17.0	11.7-24.0	74	35.4	28.3-43.2
Piedmont	309	31	10.5	6.9-15.6	59	18.5	14.0-24.0	80	25.8	20.5-32.0	56	15.9	12.0-20.9	83	29.3	23.4-36.0
Western NC	99	12	8.6	4.7-15.2	16	13.4	7.8-22.1	***	***	***	17	14.2	8.5-22.7	***	***	***
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	65	***	***	***	11	13.4	6.9-24.5	***	***	***	12	16.9	9.3-28.7	***	***	***
Northwest	93	19	15.7	8.7-26.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	15.9	9.1-26.3	***	***	***
Charlotte	77	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	19.1	11.3-30.4	***	***	***
Greensboro	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Southern Regional	75	***	***	***	13	15.7	8.5-27.4	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Southeast	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Wake	102	***	***	***	25	22.8	15.5-32.3	24	25.5	17.1-36.3	18	17.1	10.7-26.2	25	23.5	15.8-33.5
Area L & Eastern	92	***	***	***	14	13.4	7.7-22.2	15	15.4	8.9-25.4	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1	87	***	***	***	15	16.0	9.3-26.1	***	***	***	18	16.1	9.8-25.5	***	***	***
Region 2	76	14	13.6	6.7-25.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	15.7	8.5-27.0	***	***	***
Region 3	71	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	18.3	10.3-30.3	***	***	***
Region 4	82	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Region 5	74	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Region 6	68	***	***	***	18	20.0	12.3-30.8	***	***	***	14	18.5	10.7-30.1	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

No pain(0)

Mild pain(1-3)

Moderate pain(4-6)

Severe pain(7-9)

Extreme pain(10)

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

620

9.8

7.3-13.0

112

17.6

14.4-21.4

148

24.2

20.3-28.5

109

15.9

12.9-19.4

187

32.6

28.1-37.3

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Region 1 & 2

***

14.7

8.1-25.1

***

17.4

10.3-27.8

***

Region 3

***

Region 4

105

***

11.7

6.3-20.6

***

16.9

10.6-26.0

***

Region 5

12.8

6.8-22.8

***

21.1

13.2-32.1

***

Region 6

***

Region 7

***

22.0

14.3-32.2

***

18.1

11.2-28.1

***

Region 8

***

18.1

11.0-28.4

17.4

10.2-28.3

***

Region 9 & 10

***

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

212

8.7

5.3-13.9

18.0

12.5-25.1

21.0

15.4-27.8

17.0

11.7-24.0

35.4

28.3-43.2

Piedmont

309

10.5

6.9-15.6

18.5

14.0-24.0

25.8

20.5-32.0

15.9

12.0-20.9

29.3

23.4-36.0

Western NC

8.6

4.7-15.2

13.4

7.8-22.1

***

14.2

8.5-22.7

***

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

***

13.4

6.9-24.5

***

16.9

9.3-28.7

***

Northwest

15.7

8.7-26.7

***

15.9

9.1-26.3

***

Charlotte

***

19.1

11.3-30.4

***

Greensboro

***

Southern Regional

***

15.7

8.5-27.4

***

Southeast

***

Wake

102

***

22.8

15.5-32.3

25.5

17.1-36.3

17.1

10.7-26.2

23.5

15.8-33.5

Area L & Eastern

***

13.4

7.7-22.2

15.4

8.9-25.4

***

NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS

Region 1

***

16.0

9.3-26.1

***

16.1

9.8-25.5

***

Region 2

13.6

6.7-25.5

***

15.7

8.5-27.0

***

Region 3

***

18.3

10.3-30.3

***

Region 4

***

Region 5

***

Region 6

***

20.0

12.3-30.8

***

18.5

10.7-30.1

***

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See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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.

^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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