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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Buncombe County

Arthritis

During the past 12 months, have you had pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,197 2,570 40.2 38.3-42.2 3,627 59.8 57.8-61.7
Buncombe County 424 193 42.9 37.7-48.3 231 57.1 51.7-62.3
GENDER
Male 166 56 32.4 25.2-40.5 110 67.6 59.5-74.8
Female 258 137 53.5 46.6-60.3 121 46.5 39.7-53.4
RACE
White 378 174 43.3 37.8-48.9 204 56.7 51.1-62.2
Other 42 18 43.1 27.3-60.3 24 56.9 39.7-72.7
AGE
18-44 181 61 32.1 24.8-40.3 120 67.9 59.7-75.2
45+ 241 131 52.9 45.9-59.8 110 47.1 40.2-54.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 175 92 48.2 39.7-56.9 83 51.8 43.1-60.3
Some College + 247 101 39.3 32.8-46.2 146 60.7 53.8-67.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 253 112 41.4 34.7-48.4 141 58.6 51.6-65.3
$50,000+ 94 45 46.0 35.3-57.0 49 54.0 43.0-64.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Cumberland 429 173 34.8 28.6-41.7 256 65.2 58.3-71.4
Durham 400 144 34.7 28.7-41.3 256 65.3 58.7-71.3
Forsyth 455 186 40.1 34.9-45.5 269 59.9 54.5-65.1
Gaston 465 203 40.1 35.3-45.2 262 59.9 54.8-64.7
Guilford 418 154 33.4 28.5-38.6 264 66.6 61.4-71.5
Mecklenburg 431 147 31.6 27.0-36.6 284 68.4 63.4-73.0
New Hanover 405 172 40.1 34.2-46.4 233 59.9 53.6-65.8
Onslow 435 179 37.2 31.3-43.5 256 62.8 56.5-68.7
Wake 426 157 35.5 30.5-40.9 269 64.5 59.1-69.5
Western NC 619 301 46.5 42.1-50.9 318 53.5 49.1-57.9
Piedmont NC 670 293 43.2 38.4-48.1 377 56.8 51.9-61.6
Eastern NC 620 268 41.1 36.5-45.8 352 58.9 54.2-63.5

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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