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
-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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 126 *** *** *** 31 23.7 16.2-33.1 43 34.9 25.9-45.0 42 34.3 25.7-44.2
55-64 230 18 8.0 4.9-12.9 60 25.6 19.3-33.0 74 30.9 23.4-39.6 78 35.5 27.6-44.2
65-74 332 30 10.8 6.9-16.5 113 30.2 24.6-36.6 111 35.7 29.1-42.8 78 23.3 18.1-29.4
75+ 211 20 7.8 4.5-13.1 64 25.7 19.5-33.1 81 40.9 32.8-49.6 46 25.6 18.4-34.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 *** *** *** 56 22.4 16.9-29.0 90 38.4 31.1-46.3 80 34.0 26.7-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 306 24 9.0 5.5-14.3 72 24.6 19.3-30.8 119 38.0 31.9-44.5 91 28.4 22.9-34.6
College Graduate 392 41 12.2 8.8-16.7 169 43.7 38.0-49.4 122 28.9 24.0-34.4 60 15.2 11.5-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** 14 13.0 7.1-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 110 *** *** *** 23 16.0 10.1-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** 38 27.7 19.2-38.1 37 29.5 20.8-39.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 *** *** *** 45 33.1 24.2-43.5 59 45.1 35.1-55.6 15 15.9 9.1-26.2
$75,000+ 273 33 12.6 8.7-17.9 108 38.5 32.0-45.5 84 31.6 25.3-38.6 48 17.3 12.6-23.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 510 24 3.6 2.3- 5.6 98 16.5 13.1-20.5 186 36.7 31.7-42.0 202 43.3 37.9-48.8
No 483 57 12.3 9.2-16.2 201 39.3 34.1-44.8 159 34.6 29.1-40.6 66 13.8 10.5-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** 37 25.0 17.7-34.1 55 46.4 36.7-56.3 31 20.6 14.2-28.9
Non-Veteran 873 71 7.9 6.1-10.2 269 27.7 24.3-31.4 296 34.1 30.2-38.4 237 30.3 26.4-34.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 244 25 10.9 7.2-16.3 92 33.6 27.1-40.9 70 27.9 21.7-35.1 57 27.5 21.0-35.2
Regional City or Suburban County 282 26 9.1 5.6-14.5 96 29.8 24.0-36.3 94 35.7 29.2-42.9 66 25.3 19.7-32.0
Rural 485 34 6.3 4.2- 9.4 118 21.6 17.5-26.3 188 40.1 34.3-46.1 145 32.0 26.6-38.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 344 36 10.9 7.6-15.3 136 38.3 32.6-44.4 116 33.3 27.8-39.3 56 17.5 13.1-22.9
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 41 7.8 5.4-11.2 152 27.4 22.9-32.4 181 40.2 34.6-46.1 114 24.5 19.9-29.7
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 25.5 17.4-35.8 79 71.7 61.3-80.2
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** 22 17.1 10.7-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 519 52 10.5 7.7-14.1 193 35.2 30.5-40.2 178 34.7 29.9-39.8 96 19.6 15.8-24.1
HOUSING
Own 808 74 9.0 6.9-11.8 266 29.7 26.1-33.6 279 35.2 31.1-39.6 189 26.1 22.3-30.2
Rent 158 *** *** *** 31 14.5 9.8-20.9 58 35.2 26.8-44.6 59 44.1 34.7-54.0
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 254 19 5.3 3.0- 9.2 57 21.7 16.0-28.7 97 39.6 31.2-48.6 81 33.5 25.6-42.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 42 10.4 7.3-14.7 150 25.1 21.1-29.6 180 38.6 33.4-44.1 123 25.9 21.5-30.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 262 24 7.9 5.0-12.0 99 34.7 28.4-41.6 75 28.3 22.5-34.9 64 29.1 22.9-36.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 333 31 8.9 6.0-12.9 120 32.5 26.8-38.9 116 33.9 27.9-40.4 66 24.7 18.7-31.9
2nd Quartile 277 27 10.4 6.6-16.1 72 22.0 17.2-27.9 95 37.5 30.8-44.8 83 30.0 23.9-36.9
3rd Quartile 270 15 5.8 3.3- 9.8 88 29.1 23.1-35.9 96 37.0 29.5-45.3 71 28.1 22.0-35.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 131 *** *** *** 26 20.1 12.5-30.8 45 32.3 23.2-43.0 *** *** ***

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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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