BRFSS 2021 - Eastern North Carolina: (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 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?)

2021 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 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)
North Carolina	1,501	115	7.8	6.3- 9.7	381	24.6	22.0-27.4	495	33.4	30.3-36.6	510	34.3	31.2-37.4
-Eastern NC	631	50	8.2	5.9-11.3	131	21.2	17.6-25.3	204	32.5	28.0-37.2	246	38.2	33.5-43.1
GENDER
Male	223	25	10.2	6.5-15.7	53	25.3	19.1-32.8	70	33.8	26.4-42.1	75	30.6	23.8-38.4
Female	408	25	6.9	4.3-10.9	78	18.5	14.4-23.6	134	31.6	26.2-37.5	171	43.0	37.0-49.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	350	32	8.2	5.5-12.1	94	26.1	21.1-31.8	121	33.0	27.5-39.1	103	32.7	27.0-38.9
Non-Hispanic Black	178	14	9.8	5.4-17.3	23	13.3	8.4-20.6	46	29.2	20.9-39.1	95	47.7	38.5-57.0
Other	96	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	20	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	42	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	136	15	12.4	7.2-20.5	24	20.5	13.5-30.0	42	29.9	21.2-40.4	55	37.2	27.9-47.6
65-74	210	***	***	***	46	23.7	17.5-31.3	67	34.8	26.9-43.6	82	34.5	26.8-43.1
75+	123	***	***	***	29	24.4	15.8-35.8	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	160	14	9.1	5.0-16.0	25	18.8	12.4-27.5	42	25.6	18.6-34.1	79	46.5	37.5-55.7
Some Post-H.S.	198	***	***	***	39	19.7	13.9-27.1	74	37.8	30.2-46.1	72	37.4	29.5-46.1
College Graduate	206	19	12.6	7.4-20.7	63	32.9	25.5-41.3	71	30.7	23.6-38.8	53	23.8	17.4-31.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	355	***	***	***	43	11.2	7.7-16.1	104	32.1	26.2-38.6	194	53.3	46.6-59.8
No	265	35	14.6	10.0-20.9	86	34.4	27.8-41.6	96	33.4	26.7-40.8	48	17.6	12.8-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	104	***	***	***	23	21.4	13.7-31.8	32	29.5	20.5-40.4	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	526	40	7.8	5.4-11.1	108	21.2	17.2-25.9	171	33.0	28.0-38.4	207	38.1	32.8-43.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	198	21	10.4	6.2-17.0	56	28.7	21.8-36.7	71	35.8	28.0-44.4	50	25.1	18.5-33.2
Unemployed	38	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	287	24	9.1	5.6-14.4	64	23.4	17.8-30.3	100	34.7	28.0-42.1	99	32.7	25.9-40.4
Unable to Work	94	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	14.7	8.2-24.9	73	80.5	69.8-88.1
Other not in Labor Force	12	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	50	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	88	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	65	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	131	18	15.4	9.1-24.9	32	23.2	15.7-33.0	***	***	***	28	21.8	14.3-31.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	151	***	***	***	37	25.3	17.7-34.8	37	18.0	12.1-25.9	68	49.3	39.3-59.2
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	19	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	56	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	64	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	277	28	11.6	7.6-17.4	76	28.4	22.4-35.4	104	36.6	29.9-43.8	69	23.4	17.7-30.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	151	***	***	***	37	25.3	17.7-34.8	37	18.0	12.1-25.9	68	49.3	39.3-59.2
HOUSING
Own	472	41	8.5	5.9-12.1	114	23.9	19.5-28.9	152	32.1	26.9-37.7	165	35.5	30.2-41.1
Rent	121	***	***	***	13	10.5	5.8-18.1	42	34.1	25.2-44.3	***	***	***
Other arrangement	31	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	151	***	***	***	32	20.9	14.5-29.2	55	35.6	27.1-45.2	55	37.9	29.2-47.4
Rural	425	36	9.1	6.1-13.4	80	19.3	15.0-24.5	133	32.2	26.7-38.3	176	39.4	33.4-45.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	348	27	8.7	5.4-13.9	55	16.0	11.6-21.6	106	32.7	26.2-39.8	160	42.6	35.7-49.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	235	20	8.6	5.4-13.6	61	25.7	19.9-32.4	85	32.5	26.3-39.4	69	33.2	26.5-40.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	118	***	***	***	38	32.3	23.4-42.8	42	33.0	24.3-43.0	27	23.9	16.0-34.0
2nd Quartile	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	193	13	7.4	4.0-13.1	46	22.6	16.7-29.9	66	33.5	26.0-42.1	68	36.5	28.8-44.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	258	21	8.5	4.7-14.8	37	15.1	10.0-22.1	72	28.4	21.5-36.5	128	48.0	39.5-56.6

Total
Respond.^

No pain(0)

Mild pain(1-3)

Moderate pain(4-6)

Severe pain(7-10)

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,501

115

7.8

6.3- 9.7

381

24.6

22.0-27.4

495

33.4

30.3-36.6

510

34.3

31.2-37.4

-Eastern NC

631

8.2

5.9-11.3

131

21.2

17.6-25.3

204

32.5

28.0-37.2

246

38.2

33.5-43.1

GENDER

Male

223

10.2

6.5-15.7

25.3

19.1-32.8

33.8

26.4-42.1

30.6

23.8-38.4

Female

408

6.9

4.3-10.9

18.5

14.4-23.6

134

31.6

26.2-37.5

171

43.0

37.0-49.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

350

8.2

5.5-12.1

26.1

21.1-31.8

121

33.0

27.5-39.1

103

32.7

27.0-38.9

Non-Hispanic Black

178

9.8

5.4-17.3

13.3

8.4-20.6

29.2

20.9-39.1

47.7

38.5-57.0

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

136

12.4

7.2-20.5

20.5

13.5-30.0

29.9

21.2-40.4

37.2

27.9-47.6

65-74

210

***

23.7

17.5-31.3

34.8

26.9-43.6

34.5

26.8-43.1

75+

123

***

24.4

15.8-35.8

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

160

9.1

5.0-16.0

18.8

12.4-27.5

25.6

18.6-34.1

46.5

37.5-55.7

Some Post-H.S.

198

***

19.7

13.9-27.1

37.8

30.2-46.1

37.4

29.5-46.1

College Graduate

206

12.6

7.4-20.7

32.9

25.5-41.3

30.7

23.6-38.8

23.8

17.4-31.7

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

355

***

11.2

7.7-16.1

104

32.1

26.2-38.6

194

53.3

46.6-59.8

265

14.6

10.0-20.9

34.4

27.8-41.6

33.4

26.7-40.8

17.6

12.8-23.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

104

***

21.4

13.7-31.8

29.5

20.5-40.4

***

Non-Veteran

526

7.8

5.4-11.1

108

21.2

17.2-25.9

171

33.0

28.0-38.4

207

38.1

32.8-43.6

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

198

10.4

6.2-17.0

28.7

21.8-36.7

35.8

28.0-44.4

25.1

18.5-33.2

Unemployed

***

Retired

287

9.1

5.6-14.4

23.4

17.8-30.3

100

34.7

28.0-42.1

32.7

25.9-40.4

Unable to Work

***

14.7

8.2-24.9

80.5

69.8-88.1

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

131

15.4

9.1-24.9

23.2

15.7-33.0

***

21.8

14.3-31.8

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

151

***

25.3

17.7-34.8

18.0

12.1-25.9

49.3

39.3-59.2

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

277

11.6

7.6-17.4

28.4

22.4-35.4

104

36.6

29.9-43.8

23.4

17.7-30.3

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

151

***

25.3

17.7-34.8

18.0

12.1-25.9

49.3

39.3-59.2

HOUSING

Own

472

8.5

5.9-12.1

114

23.9

19.5-28.9

152

32.1

26.9-37.7

165

35.5

30.2-41.1

Rent

121

***

10.5

5.8-18.1

34.1

25.2-44.3

***

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

151

***

20.9

14.5-29.2

35.6

27.1-45.2

37.9

29.2-47.4

Rural

425

9.1

6.1-13.4

19.3

15.0-24.5

133

32.2

26.7-38.3

176

39.4

33.4-45.7

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

348

8.7

5.4-13.9

16.0

11.6-21.6

106

32.7

26.2-39.8

160

42.6

35.7-49.8

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

235

8.6

5.4-13.6

25.7

19.9-32.4

32.5

26.3-39.4

33.2

26.5-40.7

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

***

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

118

***

32.3

23.4-42.8

33.0

24.3-43.0

23.9

16.0-34.0

2nd Quartile

***

3rd Quartile

193

7.4

4.0-13.1

22.6

16.7-29.9

33.5

26.0-42.1

36.5

28.8-44.9

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

258

8.5

4.7-14.8

15.1

10.0-22.1

28.4

21.5-36.5

128

48.0

39.5-56.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

¹Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

²Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

³NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

⁴Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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2021 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 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?

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 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?