BRFSS 2021 - 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: 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)
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	580	59	9.9	7.5-13.1	157	26.9	22.7-31.5	195	34.7	30.1-39.7	169	28.4	23.9-33.4
Female	921	56	6.3	4.5- 8.8	224	22.9	19.7-26.5	300	32.4	28.5-36.6	341	38.4	34.3-42.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	1,011	85	8.3	6.5-10.7	306	27.1	24.0-30.5	352	35.7	32.0-39.6	268	28.8	25.3-32.5
Non-Hispanic Black	315	22	7.0	4.3-11.4	47	15.9	11.4-21.8	81	25.8	20.1-32.5	165	51.3	44.3-58.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	77	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	11	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	39	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	53	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	108	***	***	***	28	21.9	14.8-31.2	42	36.8	27.0-47.8	***	***	***
45-54	206	11	5.7	3.0-10.7	45	23.7	17.1-32.0	70	33.0	25.6-41.3	80	37.6	30.0-45.7
55-64	351	26	7.4	4.8-11.0	79	23.0	18.0-28.8	106	29.8	23.7-36.6	140	39.9	33.4-46.8
65-74	460	38	10.0	6.6-14.8	130	28.3	23.3-33.8	145	33.9	28.2-40.1	147	27.9	23.0-33.4
75+	300	29	9.3	5.9-14.3	78	21.6	16.7-27.5	103	36.2	29.4-43.6	90	33.0	26.3-40.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	***	***	***	12	8.0	4.4-14.4	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	364	25	5.9	3.7- 9.2	73	22.0	17.1-27.7	121	34.3	28.4-40.8	145	37.9	31.6-44.5
Some Post-H.S.	466	33	7.8	5.1-11.6	97	23.4	18.9-28.6	164	33.7	28.9-39.0	172	35.1	30.1-40.5
College Graduate	523	48	10.8	7.9-14.6	198	38.7	33.9-43.8	170	30.8	26.3-35.6	107	19.7	16.0-24.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	800	29	3.3	2.2- 5.1	116	13.3	10.8-16.3	264	34.1	30.0-38.3	391	49.3	44.9-53.7
No	671	82	12.3	9.6-15.5	257	38.4	33.8-43.2	221	32.4	27.8-37.4	111	17.0	13.7-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	18	8.0	4.7-13.2	49	23.4	17.1-31.1	83	39.1	31.7-47.1	69	29.6	23.1-36.9
Non-Veteran	1,278	96	7.4	5.9- 9.4	331	24.9	22.1-28.0	410	32.3	29.0-35.8	441	35.3	31.9-38.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	498	47	9.8	7.1-13.3	170	35.0	30.1-40.3	173	33.6	28.8-38.7	108	21.6	17.5-26.4
Unemployed	71	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	670	56	8.3	6.1-11.3	182	25.2	21.4-29.5	235	37.2	32.4-42.2	197	29.3	25.0-34.0
Unable to Work	216	***	***	***	***	***	***	50	22.2	16.1-29.8	155	73.5	65.5-80.2
Other not in Labor Force	36	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	***	***	***	***	***	***	30	22.6	14.9-32.9	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	181	***	***	***	17	8.7	5.0-14.6	66	39.4	30.7-48.9	88	48.2	39.1-57.4
$25,000- 34,999	173	13	6.3	3.4-11.4	37	19.7	13.6-27.7	56	36.6	27.8-46.3	67	37.4	28.7-46.9
$35,000- 49,999	157	14	9.3	4.9-17.2	43	24.2	17.1-33.0	52	31.3	23.2-40.7	48	35.2	26.4-45.1
$50,000-74,999	169	***	***	***	53	30.7	23.0-39.8	73	42.7	33.9-52.0	34	20.7	13.9-29.7
$75,000-100,000	140	12	9.7	5.0-17.9	49	31.5	22.7-41.9	***	***	***	28	20.3	13.4-29.7
$100,000-150,000	130	15	10.5	5.9-17.9	***	***	***	38	26.6	18.8-36.3	22	15.2	9.5-23.4
$150,000+	78	14	17.9	10.2-29.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	354	21	7.6	4.5-12.7	93	23.3	18.4-29.1	107	31.0	24.4-38.4	133	38.1	31.5-45.1
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	30	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	150	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	133	***	***	***	19	13.8	8.2-22.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	144	***	***	***	30	20.9	13.9-30.2	52	39.5	30.3-49.6	52	35.6	26.6-45.8
More than 200%	682	67	10.5	8.0-13.6	226	33.5	29.2-38.0	235	33.6	29.4-38.1	154	22.5	18.9-26.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	354	21	7.6	4.5-12.7	93	23.3	18.4-29.1	107	31.0	24.4-38.4	133	38.1	31.5-45.1
HOUSING
Own	1,110	95	8.5	6.7-10.8	323	27.8	24.7-31.2	368	33.2	29.7-36.9	324	30.5	27.0-34.1
Rent	304	18	6.5	3.8-10.8	45	12.1	8.8-16.4	100	31.3	25.4-37.9	141	50.1	43.3-57.0
Other arrangement	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	370	35	9.4	6.5-13.5	118	29.7	24.5-35.5	107	26.4	21.4-32.1	110	34.5	28.7-40.7
Regional City or Suburban County	403	29	7.4	4.7-11.4	114	27.3	22.3-32.9	134	33.4	28.0-39.4	126	32.0	26.6-37.8
Rural	728	51	7.1	5.1- 9.8	149	19.2	15.9-22.9	254	37.9	33.1-42.9	274	35.8	31.2-40.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	497	34	6.7	4.4-10.0	88	18.4	14.3-23.4	162	36.3	30.2-43.0	213	38.6	32.5-45.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	627	48	9.0	6.4-12.5	170	23.7	20.1-27.6	227	36.8	32.3-41.6	182	30.5	26.3-35.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	377	33	7.4	5.1-10.8	123	31.1	25.8-36.9	106	26.6	21.8-32.1	115	34.9	29.3-40.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	405	37	8.8	6.1-12.6	137	31.9	26.6-37.7	135	31.7	26.4-37.6	96	27.6	22.1-33.8
2nd Quartile	366	33	9.0	6.0-13.3	83	20.3	16.0-25.3	122	34.0	28.4-40.2	128	36.7	30.9-42.9
3rd Quartile	440	22	5.3	3.3- 8.3	116	25.2	20.7-30.4	154	35.6	29.8-41.9	148	33.9	28.6-39.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	290	23	8.1	4.7-13.6	45	16.5	11.4-23.4	84	30.2	23.6-37.8	138	45.2	37.4-53.1

Total
Respond.^

No pain(0)

Mild pain(1-3)

Moderate pain(4-6)

Severe pain(7-10)

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

580

9.9

7.5-13.1

157

26.9

22.7-31.5

195

34.7

30.1-39.7

169

28.4

23.9-33.4

Female

921

6.3

4.5- 8.8

224

22.9

19.7-26.5

300

32.4

28.5-36.6

341

38.4

34.3-42.6

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

1,011

8.3

6.5-10.7

306

27.1

24.0-30.5

352

35.7

32.0-39.6

268

28.8

25.3-32.5

Non-Hispanic Black

315

7.0

4.3-11.4

15.9

11.4-21.8

25.8

20.1-32.5

165

51.3

44.3-58.2

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

***

Non-Hispanic Multiracial

***

Non-Hispanic Other

***

Hispanic

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

108

***

21.9

14.8-31.2

36.8

27.0-47.8

***

45-54

206

5.7

3.0-10.7

23.7

17.1-32.0

33.0

25.6-41.3

37.6

30.0-45.7

55-64

351

7.4

4.8-11.0

23.0

18.0-28.8

106

29.8

23.7-36.6

140

39.9

33.4-46.8

65-74

460

10.0

6.6-14.8

130

28.3

23.3-33.8

145

33.9

28.2-40.1

147

27.9

23.0-33.4

75+

300

9.3

5.9-14.3

21.6

16.7-27.5

103

36.2

29.4-43.6

33.0

26.3-40.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

***

8.0

4.4-14.4

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

364

5.9

3.7- 9.2

22.0

17.1-27.7

121

34.3

28.4-40.8

145

37.9

31.6-44.5

Some Post-H.S.

466

7.8

5.1-11.6

23.4

18.9-28.6

164

33.7

28.9-39.0

172

35.1

30.1-40.5

College Graduate

523

10.8

7.9-14.6

198

38.7

33.9-43.8

170

30.8

26.3-35.6

107

19.7

16.0-24.1

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

800

3.3

2.2- 5.1

116

13.3

10.8-16.3

264

34.1

30.0-38.3

391

49.3

44.9-53.7

671

12.3

9.6-15.5

257

38.4

33.8-43.2

221

32.4

27.8-37.4

111

17.0

13.7-20.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

219

8.0

4.7-13.2

23.4

17.1-31.1

39.1

31.7-47.1

29.6

23.1-36.9

Non-Veteran

1,278

7.4

5.9- 9.4

331

24.9

22.1-28.0

410

32.3

29.0-35.8

441

35.3

31.9-38.9

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

498

9.8

7.1-13.3

170

35.0

30.1-40.3

173

33.6

28.8-38.7

108

21.6

17.5-26.4

Unemployed

***

Retired

670

8.3

6.1-11.3

182

25.2

21.4-29.5

235

37.2

32.4-42.2

197

29.3

25.0-34.0

Unable to Work

216

***

22.2

16.1-29.8

155

73.5

65.5-80.2

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

***

22.6

14.9-32.9

***

$15,000- 24,999

181

***

8.7

5.0-14.6

39.4

30.7-48.9

48.2

39.1-57.4

$25,000- 34,999

173

6.3

3.4-11.4

19.7

13.6-27.7

36.6

27.8-46.3

37.4

28.7-46.9

$35,000- 49,999

157

9.3

4.9-17.2

24.2

17.1-33.0

31.3

23.2-40.7

35.2

26.4-45.1

$50,000-74,999

169

***

30.7

23.0-39.8

42.7

33.9-52.0

20.7

13.9-29.7

$75,000-100,000

140

9.7

5.0-17.9

31.5

22.7-41.9

***

20.3

13.4-29.7

$100,000-150,000

130

10.5

5.9-17.9

***

26.6

18.8-36.3

15.2

9.5-23.4

$150,000+

17.9

10.2-29.5

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

354

7.6

4.5-12.7

23.3

18.4-29.1

107

31.0

24.4-38.4

133

38.1

31.5-45.1

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

150

***

101% to 150%

133

***

13.8

8.2-22.2

***

151% to 200%

144

***

20.9

13.9-30.2

39.5

30.3-49.6

35.6

26.6-45.8

More than 200%

682

10.5

8.0-13.6

226

33.5

29.2-38.0

235

33.6

29.4-38.1

154

22.5

18.9-26.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

354

7.6

4.5-12.7

23.3

18.4-29.1

107

31.0

24.4-38.4

133

38.1

31.5-45.1

HOUSING

Own

1,110

8.5

6.7-10.8

323

27.8

24.7-31.2

368

33.2

29.7-36.9

324

30.5

27.0-34.1

Rent

304

6.5

3.8-10.8

12.1

8.8-16.4

100

31.3

25.4-37.9

141

50.1

43.3-57.0

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

370

9.4

6.5-13.5

118

29.7

24.5-35.5

107

26.4

21.4-32.1

110

34.5

28.7-40.7

Regional City or Suburban County

403

7.4

4.7-11.4

114

27.3

22.3-32.9

134

33.4

28.0-39.4

126

32.0

26.6-37.8

Rural

728

7.1

5.1- 9.8

149

19.2

15.9-22.9

254

37.9

33.1-42.9

274

35.8

31.2-40.8

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

497

6.7

4.4-10.0

18.4

14.3-23.4

162

36.3

30.2-43.0

213

38.6

32.5-45.0

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

627

9.0

6.4-12.5

170

23.7

20.1-27.6

227

36.8

32.3-41.6

182

30.5

26.3-35.1

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

377

7.4

5.1-10.8

123

31.1

25.8-36.9

106

26.6

21.8-32.1

115

34.9

29.3-40.9

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

405

8.8

6.1-12.6

137

31.9

26.6-37.7

135

31.7

26.4-37.6

27.6

22.1-33.8

2nd Quartile

366

9.0

6.0-13.3

20.3

16.0-25.3

122

34.0

28.4-40.2

128

36.7

30.9-42.9

3rd Quartile

440

5.3

3.3- 8.3

116

25.2

20.7-30.4

154

35.6

29.8-41.9

148

33.9

28.6-39.5

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

290

8.1

4.7-13.6

16.5

11.4-23.4

30.2

23.6-37.8

138

45.2

37.4-53.1

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

²Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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: 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?