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)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 609 40 6.6 4.4- 9.7 178 25.7 21.8-30.1 213 35.7 30.8-40.9 178 32.0 27.4-37.0
Non-Hispanic Black 198 12 6.8 3.4-13.2 29 14.3 9.5-20.9 49 22.7 16.5-30.4 108 56.2 47.5-64.4
Other 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 *** *** *** 27 22.4 14.3-33.2 37 26.9 18.5-37.5 *** *** ***
55-64 212 14 6.3 3.5-11.0 44 20.5 14.7-27.9 65 28.7 20.9-38.0 89 44.5 36.0-53.4
65-74 280 19 9.1 4.9-16.3 76 27.5 21.1-34.8 91 34.2 26.6-42.7 94 29.2 22.6-36.8
75+ 203 16 7.2 3.7-13.5 47 17.7 12.6-24.4 67 35.4 27.3-44.6 73 39.6 31.1-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 216 11 3.7 1.9- 7.1 37 15.4 10.7-21.6 65 30.9 23.5-39.3 103 50.0 41.6-58.5
Some Post-H.S. 289 17 7.4 4.1-13.2 59 23.9 18.1-30.8 101 32.6 26.5-39.3 112 36.1 29.8-43.0
College Graduate 325 24 7.9 4.9-12.4 122 38.7 32.5-45.2 108 31.6 25.9-38.0 71 21.8 16.8-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 22.3 14.0-33.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** 12 9.8 5.1-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 116 *** *** *** 26 19.1 12.3-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 178 21 11.7 7.2-18.5 63 38.4 29.9-47.7 56 28.2 21.3-36.5 38 21.7 15.5-29.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 17 3.3 1.9- 5.8 60 9.8 7.2-13.2 160 31.5 26.5-36.9 268 55.4 49.8-60.8
No 401 37 8.6 5.8-12.5 161 40.0 33.9-46.5 135 33.7 27.5-40.6 68 17.7 13.4-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 889 53 5.8 4.2- 8.0 218 23.3 20.0-26.9 290 32.6 28.6-36.9 328 38.3 34.2-42.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 207 14 6.7 3.7-12.1 65 29.9 23.0-37.9 61 24.0 18.1-31.1 67 39.4 31.5-47.8
Regional City or Suburban County 258 19 8.2 4.5-14.2 72 25.4 19.5-32.3 80 30.8 24.1-38.5 87 35.6 28.6-43.3
Rural 456 23 4.6 2.7- 7.6 87 16.8 13.0-21.4 159 38.7 32.4-45.3 187 40.0 34.0-46.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 22 8.8 5.4-13.9 94 35.1 28.5-42.3 96 30.5 24.6-37.2 67 25.5 19.8-32.3
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 427 28 5.8 3.6- 9.2 112 23.9 19.3-29.3 153 37.2 31.2-43.7 134 33.0 27.3-39.3
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 19.9 12.7-29.8 103 77.3 67.3-84.9
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.3-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** 19 18.8 11.2-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 375 30 8.1 5.3-12.1 119 32.9 27.1-39.3 130 32.7 27.1-38.7 96 26.3 21.1-32.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 330 17 4.6 2.5- 8.5 54 15.0 10.5-20.9 108 38.3 30.3-47.0 151 42.1 34.5-50.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 361 22 7.3 4.2-12.5 96 23.1 18.6-28.4 131 35.3 29.4-41.6 112 34.3 28.5-40.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 230 17 6.8 3.9-11.5 74 30.2 23.6-37.7 61 23.6 18.0-30.3 78 39.5 32.1-47.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 236 16 7.7 4.4-13.2 78 31.4 24.6-39.2 79 29.6 23.2-36.8 63 31.3 24.3-39.3
2nd Quartile 217 18 8.0 4.4-14.3 48 19.3 14.0-25.9 70 32.8 25.5-41.1 81 39.8 32.1-48.1
3rd Quartile 267 11 3.1 1.6- 6.0 67 22.6 17.1-29.2 91 35.7 27.8-44.4 98 38.6 31.3-46.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 201 11 6.3 2.7-14.2 31 14.7 9.0-23.1 60 30.2 22.2-39.6 99 48.8 39.0-58.6

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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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