2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 608 55 8.7 6.5-11.5 170 28.4 24.4-32.9 183 31.1 26.9-35.8 200 31.7 27.6-36.2
GENDER
Male 240 26 10.2 6.6-15.3 71 30.2 23.7-37.5 69 28.4 22.1-35.8 74 31.2 24.8-38.5
Female 368 29 7.7 5.1-11.2 99 27.3 22.3-33.0 114 33.0 27.4-39.1 126 32.1 26.9-37.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 431 39 8.4 6.0-11.7 137 31.2 26.4-36.5 148 35.3 30.1-40.9 107 25.1 20.7-30.1
Non-Hispanic Black 132 *** *** *** 23 19.5 12.6-28.9 22 19.8 12.7-29.5 75 50.8 41.1-60.5
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** 19 20.8 12.9-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 *** *** *** 37 25.9 18.4-35.2 39 23.5 16.8-31.8 70 45.7 36.8-54.8
65-74 163 22 12.7 8.0-19.7 42 26.5 19.7-34.7 53 35.7 27.9-44.2 46 25.1 18.7-32.8
75+ 127 12 12.5 6.9-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 25.5 17.6-35.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 16 9.8 5.8-16.2 26 19.1 12.8-27.5 46 34.0 25.3-43.9 63 37.1 29.0-46.0
Some Post-H.S. 180 *** *** *** 47 31.5 23.9-40.3 61 33.7 26.2-42.1 63 30.4 23.4-38.6
College Graduate 223 26 12.9 8.8-18.6 92 41.5 34.6-48.7 64 29.3 23.1-36.4 41 16.3 11.9-22.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 20 7.2 4.3-11.6 50 15.0 10.8-20.3 87 28.7 23.0-35.0 155 49.2 42.7-55.7
No 277 34 10.7 7.5-15.0 113 43.3 36.5-50.3 91 33.9 27.4-41.0 39 12.1 8.5-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 509 46 8.2 6.0-11.2 142 28.2 23.8-33.1 153 31.3 26.6-36.5 168 32.2 27.7-37.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 210 19 8.0 4.9-12.9 74 36.1 29.0-43.9 65 32.0 24.7-40.2 52 23.9 18.0-31.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 268 31 12.7 8.6-18.2 79 28.8 22.8-35.6 87 33.9 27.5-40.9 71 24.7 19.3-30.9
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.0 12.3-30.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 *** *** *** 59 42.2 33.3-51.7 46 33.5 25.2-42.9 23 18.5 11.7-27.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 23 8.0 5.2-12.1 103 37.7 31.3-44.7 87 32.9 26.5-40.0 57 21.4 16.1-27.8
HOUSING
Own 438 45 10.1 7.3-13.6 137 30.7 25.9-35.9 142 34.1 29.0-39.6 114 25.2 20.8-30.1
Rent 131 *** *** *** 24 18.4 12.0-27.2 32 20.1 13.7-28.5 68 57.5 47.9-66.7
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 275 29 9.6 6.4-14.1 89 31.9 25.7-38.7 84 34.6 27.8-42.0 73 24.0 18.8-30.1
Regional City or Suburban County 168 14 7.6 4.2-13.3 39 21.8 15.4-29.8 58 35.8 27.9-44.6 57 34.8 27.0-43.4
Rural 165 *** *** *** 42 30.0 22.3-39.1 41 19.7 14.1-26.8 70 42.1 33.6-51.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.7 9.7-29.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 20 7.7 4.7-12.4 67 25.5 19.5-32.7 73 32.3 25.2-40.2 92 34.5 27.9-41.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 303 32 10.2 7.0-14.5 93 30.8 25.2-36.9 98 32.8 27.2-39.0 80 26.3 21.1-32.2

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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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