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)
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
-MALES	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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	402	45	10.8	7.8-14.8	128	29.2	24.3-34.7	139	35.7	30.2-41.7	90	24.2	19.0-30.3
Non-Hispanic Black	117	***	***	***	18	18.2	10.4-30.0	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	49	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	23	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	52	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	139	12	8.7	4.8-15.5	35	26.1	18.3-35.9	41	31.1	22.2-41.6	***	***	***
65-74	180	19	11.2	6.6-18.6	54	29.5	22.1-38.1	54	33.3	25.2-42.6	53	26.0	19.0-34.3
75+	97	13	13.0	7.0-23.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	148	14	8.2	4.4-14.7	36	29.2	21.0-39.2	56	38.2	29.0-48.3	42	24.4	16.1-35.0
Some Post-H.S.	177	16	8.3	4.8-14.1	38	22.6	16.1-30.8	63	35.6	27.8-44.2	60	33.5	25.6-42.4
College Graduate	198	24	15.1	10.0-22.3	76	38.8	31.4-46.7	62	29.5	22.8-37.2	36	16.6	11.6-23.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	64	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	57	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	78	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	170	20	11.9	7.3-18.7	66	38.5	30.1-47.7	55	33.3	25.0-42.7	29	16.3	10.7-24.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	295	12	3.4	1.7- 6.4	56	18.6	13.9-24.6	104	38.0	31.4-45.1	123	40.0	33.0-47.4
No	270	45	17.1	12.5-23.0	96	36.2	29.5-43.4	86	30.6	24.2-37.8	43	16.1	11.4-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	190	16	8.4	4.8-14.3	44	24.4	17.5-32.9	74	40.4	32.4-49.1	56	26.7	20.2-34.5
Non-Veteran	389	43	10.7	7.7-14.7	113	28.2	23.2-33.9	120	31.7	26.1-37.8	113	29.4	23.7-35.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	163	21	12.5	7.9-19.4	53	29.5	21.9-38.4	46	29.1	21.3-38.4	43	28.9	21.0-38.3
Regional City or Suburban County	145	***	***	***	42	30.6	22.3-40.3	54	38.0	29.2-47.7	39	25.5	18.3-34.3
Rural	272	28	10.7	6.9-16.1	62	22.6	17.2-29.1	95	36.8	29.6-44.6	87	30.0	22.8-38.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	219	25	10.8	7.0-16.3	76	34.9	27.9-42.7	77	36.9	29.6-44.9	41	17.4	12.0-24.4
Unemployed	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	243	28	12.2	8.0-18.2	70	27.3	21.0-34.6	82	37.0	29.5-45.3	63	23.5	17.7-30.6
Unable to Work	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	3	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	8	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	61	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	307	37	13.1	9.2-18.3	107	34.0	28.0-40.6	105	34.7	28.5-41.4	58	18.2	13.7-23.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	167	17	10.0	5.7-17.0	34	24.1	16.8-33.4	54	33.0	24.4-43.0	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	266	26	11.1	7.2-16.5	74	24.4	19.0-30.7	96	38.8	31.8-46.3	70	25.8	20.0-32.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	147	16	8.4	4.9-14.1	49	32.3	24.1-41.8	45	30.9	22.9-40.2	37	28.3	20.5-37.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	169	21	10.3	6.4-16.2	59	32.5	24.4-41.7	56	34.4	25.8-44.2	33	22.8	14.6-33.8
2nd Quartile	149	15	10.3	5.9-17.3	35	21.6	15.0-30.0	52	35.7	27.2-45.1	47	32.5	24.2-42.1
3rd Quartile	173	11	8.5	4.6-15.1	49	29.2	21.8-37.8	63	35.5	27.5-44.4	50	26.8	20.1-34.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	89	12	11.8	6.1-21.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

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

-MALES

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

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

402

10.8

7.8-14.8

128

29.2

24.3-34.7

139

35.7

30.2-41.7

24.2

19.0-30.3

Non-Hispanic Black

117

***

18.2

10.4-30.0

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

139

8.7

4.8-15.5

26.1

18.3-35.9

31.1

22.2-41.6

***

65-74

180

11.2

6.6-18.6

29.5

22.1-38.1

33.3

25.2-42.6

26.0

19.0-34.3

75+

13.0

7.0-23.0

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

148

8.2

4.4-14.7

29.2

21.0-39.2

38.2

29.0-48.3

24.4

16.1-35.0

Some Post-H.S.

177

8.3

4.8-14.1

22.6

16.1-30.8

35.6

27.8-44.2

33.5

25.6-42.4

College Graduate

198

15.1

10.0-22.3

38.8

31.4-46.7

29.5

22.8-37.2

16.6

11.6-23.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

170

11.9

7.3-18.7

38.5

30.1-47.7

33.3

25.0-42.7

16.3

10.7-24.1

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

295

3.4

1.7- 6.4

18.6

13.9-24.6

104

38.0

31.4-45.1

123

40.0

33.0-47.4

270

17.1

12.5-23.0

36.2

29.5-43.4

30.6

24.2-37.8

16.1

11.4-22.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

190

8.4

4.8-14.3

24.4

17.5-32.9

40.4

32.4-49.1

26.7

20.2-34.5

Non-Veteran

389

10.7

7.7-14.7

113

28.2

23.2-33.9

120

31.7

26.1-37.8

113

29.4

23.7-35.9

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

163

12.5

7.9-19.4

29.5

21.9-38.4

29.1

21.3-38.4

28.9

21.0-38.3

Regional City or Suburban County

145

***

30.6

22.3-40.3

38.0

29.2-47.7

25.5

18.3-34.3

Rural

272

10.7

6.9-16.1

22.6

17.2-29.1

36.8

29.6-44.6

30.0

22.8-38.3

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

219

10.8

7.0-16.3

34.9

27.9-42.7

36.9

29.6-44.9

17.4

12.0-24.4

Unemployed

***

Retired

243

12.2

8.0-18.2

27.3

21.0-34.6

37.0

29.5-45.3

23.5

17.7-30.6

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

307

13.1

9.2-18.3

107

34.0

28.0-40.6

105

34.7

28.5-41.4

18.2

13.7-23.9

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

167

10.0

5.7-17.0

24.1

16.8-33.4

33.0

24.4-43.0

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

266

11.1

7.2-16.5

24.4

19.0-30.7

38.8

31.8-46.3

25.8

20.0-32.5

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

147

8.4

4.9-14.1

32.3

24.1-41.8

30.9

22.9-40.2

28.3

20.5-37.7

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

169

10.3

6.4-16.2

32.5

24.4-41.7

34.4

25.8-44.2

22.8

14.6-33.8

2nd Quartile

149

10.3

5.9-17.3

21.6

15.0-30.0

35.7

27.2-45.1

32.5

24.2-42.1

3rd Quartile

173

8.5

4.6-15.1

29.2

21.8-37.8

35.5

27.5-44.4

26.8

20.1-34.9

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

11.8

6.1-21.6

***

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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: 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?