BRFSS 2021 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	654	53	8.1	5.9-10.9	194	26.8	23.0-31.0	211	32.5	28.2-37.1	196	32.6	28.4-37.2
GENDER
Male	281	28	10.2	6.9-14.9	80	27.7	21.9-34.3	102	36.7	30.3-43.6	71	25.4	19.8-31.8
Female	373	25	6.5	3.9-10.5	114	26.1	21.2-31.7	109	29.4	23.8-35.7	125	38.0	32.1-44.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	470	42	9.4	6.7-13.1	160	29.0	24.5-33.9	159	36.1	30.9-41.8	109	25.4	20.9-30.6
Non-Hispanic Black	128	***	***	***	22	17.5	10.8-27.1	32	22.6	15.3-32.1	66	55.0	44.7-64.9
Other	45	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	29	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	157	***	***	***	39	23.2	16.4-31.7	43	28.3	19.9-38.4	66	42.4	33.6-51.8
65-74	182	16	10.8	5.9-18.8	66	32.9	25.4-41.4	53	30.2	22.6-39.2	47	26.1	19.3-34.3
75+	131	***	***	***	37	20.9	14.4-29.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	150	***	***	***	36	23.7	16.6-32.7	56	36.6	28.1-46.1	50	35.2	26.8-44.6
Some Post-H.S.	191	15	9.0	5.1-15.3	43	26.2	19.5-34.3	64	30.7	23.9-38.5	69	34.0	26.9-41.9
College Graduate	256	25	10.4	6.8-15.5	108	40.8	34.3-47.7	75	29.0	23.2-35.6	48	19.8	14.8-26.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	327	***	***	***	56	14.7	11.0-19.4	113	33.3	27.6-39.4	145	48.5	42.2-54.9
No	313	37	11.2	7.8-15.8	133	39.9	33.4-46.8	95	32.4	25.8-39.7	48	16.5	12.0-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	93	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	25	25.4	16.8-36.3
Non-Veteran	558	46	7.9	5.8-10.8	172	27.2	23.1-31.7	169	30.7	26.1-35.7	171	34.1	29.5-39.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	237	23	10.5	6.9-15.8	93	37.7	30.8-45.1	83	33.9	27.3-41.1	38	17.9	12.7-24.6
Unemployed	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	281	24	7.7	4.8-12.2	90	28.0	22.3-34.6	92	35.0	28.3-42.2	75	29.3	23.2-36.2
Unable to Work	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	17	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	69	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	77	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	75	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	180	19	10.5	6.4-16.6	82	45.5	37.0-54.2	44	25.4	18.6-33.6	35	18.7	13.1-25.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	145	***	***	***	39	22.4	15.6-31.1	51	34.6	25.0-45.7	47	35.2	26.0-45.8
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	11	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	66	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	51	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	65	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	310	35	11.3	7.8-15.9	119	36.9	30.7-43.5	94	30.5	24.8-36.8	62	21.4	16.5-27.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	145	***	***	***	39	22.4	15.6-31.1	51	34.6	25.0-45.7	47	35.2	26.0-45.8
HOUSING
Own	474	43	8.8	6.2-12.3	159	30.3	25.6-35.4	158	33.5	28.4-39.0	114	27.4	22.7-32.6
Rent	142	***	***	***	28	14.2	9.5-20.7	41	26.4	18.9-35.5	64	52.8	43.3-62.2
Other arrangement	33	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	315	30	9.4	6.3-13.7	99	28.8	23.3-35.0	91	26.6	21.2-32.8	95	35.3	29.1-42.0
Regional City or Suburban County	195	16	8.0	4.4-14.0	59	28.8	21.9-36.8	62	32.9	25.6-41.2	58	30.3	23.3-38.4
Rural	144	***	***	***	36	18.8	12.8-26.8	***	***	***	43	30.8	22.4-40.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	83	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	288	20	9.1	5.4-15.0	80	23.5	18.4-29.4	103	37.5	30.8-44.6	85	30.0	24.0-36.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	283	27	8.0	5.2-12.0	92	30.5	24.6-37.2	76	25.4	20.1-31.6	88	36.1	29.7-43.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	189	20	9.8	6.0-15.6	64	32.8	25.4-41.2	59	30.8	23.7-39.0	46	26.5	19.8-34.6
2nd Quartile	250	23	9.1	5.6-14.5	64	21.6	16.4-27.8	79	31.2	24.9-38.3	84	38.1	31.1-45.6
3rd Quartile	183	***	***	***	58	28.6	21.2-37.3	61	35.8	26.4-46.3	56	31.1	23.5-40.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

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

-Piedmont NC

654

8.1

5.9-10.9

194

26.8

23.0-31.0

211

32.5

28.2-37.1

196

32.6

28.4-37.2

GENDER

Male

281

10.2

6.9-14.9

27.7

21.9-34.3

102

36.7

30.3-43.6

25.4

19.8-31.8

Female

373

6.5

3.9-10.5

114

26.1

21.2-31.7

109

29.4

23.8-35.7

125

38.0

32.1-44.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

470

9.4

6.7-13.1

160

29.0

24.5-33.9

159

36.1

30.9-41.8

109

25.4

20.9-30.6

Non-Hispanic Black

128

***

17.5

10.8-27.1

22.6

15.3-32.1

55.0

44.7-64.9

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

157

***

23.2

16.4-31.7

28.3

19.9-38.4

42.4

33.6-51.8

65-74

182

10.8

5.9-18.8

32.9

25.4-41.4

30.2

22.6-39.2

26.1

19.3-34.3

75+

131

***

20.9

14.4-29.2

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

150

***

23.7

16.6-32.7

36.6

28.1-46.1

35.2

26.8-44.6

Some Post-H.S.

191

9.0

5.1-15.3

26.2

19.5-34.3

30.7

23.9-38.5

34.0

26.9-41.9

College Graduate

256

10.4

6.8-15.5

108

40.8

34.3-47.7

29.0

23.2-35.6

19.8

14.8-26.1

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

327

***

14.7

11.0-19.4

113

33.3

27.6-39.4

145

48.5

42.2-54.9

313

11.2

7.8-15.8

133

39.9

33.4-46.8

32.4

25.8-39.7

16.5

12.0-22.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

25.4

16.8-36.3

Non-Veteran

558

7.9

5.8-10.8

172

27.2

23.1-31.7

169

30.7

26.1-35.7

171

34.1

29.5-39.2

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

237

10.5

6.9-15.8

37.7

30.8-45.1

33.9

27.3-41.1

17.9

12.7-24.6

Unemployed

***

Retired

281

7.7

4.8-12.2

28.0

22.3-34.6

35.0

28.3-42.2

29.3

23.2-36.2

Unable to Work

***

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+

180

10.5

6.4-16.6

45.5

37.0-54.2

25.4

18.6-33.6

18.7

13.1-25.9

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

145

***

22.4

15.6-31.1

34.6

25.0-45.7

35.2

26.0-45.8

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

310

11.3

7.8-15.9

119

36.9

30.7-43.5

30.5

24.8-36.8

21.4

16.5-27.3

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

145

***

22.4

15.6-31.1

34.6

25.0-45.7

35.2

26.0-45.8

HOUSING

Own

474

8.8

6.2-12.3

159

30.3

25.6-35.4

158

33.5

28.4-39.0

114

27.4

22.7-32.6

Rent

142

***

14.2

9.5-20.7

26.4

18.9-35.5

52.8

43.3-62.2

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

315

9.4

6.3-13.7

28.8

23.3-35.0

26.6

21.2-32.8

35.3

29.1-42.0

Regional City or Suburban County

195

8.0

4.4-14.0

28.8

21.9-36.8

32.9

25.6-41.2

30.3

23.3-38.4

Rural

144

***

18.8

12.8-26.8

***

30.8

22.4-40.7

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

288

9.1

5.4-15.0

23.5

18.4-29.4

103

37.5

30.8-44.6

30.0

24.0-36.8

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

283

8.0

5.2-12.0

30.5

24.6-37.2

25.4

20.1-31.6

36.1

29.7-43.0

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

189

9.8

6.0-15.6

32.8

25.4-41.2

30.8

23.7-39.0

26.5

19.8-34.6

2nd Quartile

250

9.1

5.6-14.5

21.6

16.4-27.8

31.2

24.9-38.3

38.1

31.1-45.6

3rd Quartile

183

***

28.6

21.2-37.3

35.8

26.4-46.3

31.1

23.5-40.0

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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: Piedmont 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?