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
-Non-Hispanic White 871 69 7.9 6.0-10.3 260 27.4 24.1-31.0 299 35.8 32.0-39.8 243 28.9 25.5-32.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 513 34 6.0 4.1- 8.6 148 26.0 21.9-30.6 180 37.8 32.7-43.1 151 30.2 25.7-35.1
AGE
18-34 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 *** *** *** 27 20.6 13.9-29.5 *** *** *** 43 39.8 30.0-50.4
55-64 188 *** *** *** 49 25.4 18.8-33.3 65 33.7 26.5-41.7 61 34.7 27.2-43.0
65-74 254 24 10.0 6.1-16.1 73 26.4 20.8-32.7 92 38.1 31.3-45.5 65 25.5 19.9-32.0
75+ 207 17 8.8 5.2-14.6 73 32.8 25.2-41.3 70 37.4 29.0-46.5 47 21.1 15.2-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 17 9.0 5.1-15.4 45 20.0 14.9-26.4 83 37.3 30.1-45.2 74 33.7 27.0-41.0
Some Post-H.S. 282 16 4.9 2.9- 8.1 70 25.5 19.9-32.0 107 39.3 32.7-46.3 89 30.4 24.6-36.9
College Graduate 310 32 11.8 8.3-16.5 134 41.8 35.8-47.9 91 30.0 24.7-36.0 53 16.4 12.1-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** 19 15.7 9.5-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** 35 23.0 16.0-32.0 *** *** *** 29 24.8 16.7-35.3
$50,000- 74,999 106 13 13.6 7.6-23.2 40 33.3 24.0-44.0 *** *** *** 17 14.1 8.3-22.9
$75,000+ 197 15 6.7 3.9-11.3 78 39.3 31.9-47.2 71 36.8 29.5-44.7 33 17.3 12.0-24.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 457 26 6.2 3.8- 9.8 78 13.3 10.2-17.2 159 37.0 31.8-42.6 194 43.5 38.1-49.0
No 393 41 10.1 7.3-13.8 172 43.9 38.2-49.7 135 34.7 29.1-40.6 45 11.4 8.3-15.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 167 *** *** *** 44 24.7 17.8-33.1 61 37.3 29.0-46.4 47 25.6 18.8-33.8
Non-Veteran 700 53 6.9 5.2- 9.2 215 28.0 24.3-32.0 236 35.4 31.1-39.8 196 29.7 25.9-33.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 196 19 7.9 4.9-12.5 78 38.0 30.2-46.5 61 38.0 29.7-47.2 38 16.1 11.1-22.6
Regional City or Suburban County 238 18 7.6 4.6-12.5 65 24.1 18.7-30.5 89 37.6 30.9-44.9 66 30.6 24.2-37.9
Rural 437 32 8.0 5.3-11.9 117 24.3 20.0-29.3 149 33.8 28.5-39.4 139 33.9 28.8-39.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 280 25 9.0 5.9-13.7 108 34.5 28.5-41.1 99 38.5 31.8-45.7 48 17.9 13.3-23.8
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 410 39 9.7 7.0-13.4 125 29.3 24.4-34.7 151 38.4 32.8-44.2 95 22.6 18.3-27.7
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 26.2 18.3-36.1 82 62.9 52.9-72.0
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** 23 22.4 14.2-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 412 32 8.1 5.6-11.6 153 35.3 30.3-40.6 149 37.6 32.3-43.2 78 19.1 15.0-23.8
HOUSING
Own 688 59 8.9 6.7-11.8 214 27.7 24.1-31.7 237 37.0 32.7-41.5 178 26.3 22.7-30.3
Rent 137 *** *** *** 36 27.2 18.7-37.8 51 36.2 27.1-46.4 44 34.1 25.0-44.6
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 15 7.8 4.4-13.6 44 21.7 15.7-29.1 63 31.4 24.3-39.5 68 39.1 31.2-47.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 355 26 7.3 4.6-11.5 99 24.0 19.2-29.6 122 37.2 31.0-43.9 108 31.4 26.0-37.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 28 8.7 5.8-12.7 117 34.9 29.2-40.9 114 36.4 30.8-42.5 67 20.1 15.5-25.6

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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 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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