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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Gaston 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
Gaston County 465 203 40.1 35.3-45.2 262 59.9 54.8-64.7
GENDER
Male 176 67 36.4 29.2-44.4 109 63.6 55.6-70.8
Female 289 136 43.6 37.4-50.0 153 56.4 50.0-62.6
RACE
White 391 176 41.8 36.6-47.2 215 58.2 52.8-63.4
Other 72 26 33.6 22.6-46.8 46 66.4 53.2-77.4
AGE
18-44 217 64 25.4 19.7-32.0 153 74.6 68.0-80.3
45+ 244 136 54.9 47.9-61.6 108 45.1 38.4-52.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 247 121 44.2 37.3-51.3 126 55.8 48.7-62.7
Some College + 218 82 36.0 29.4-43.2 136 64.0 56.8-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 265 121 39.6 33.3-46.3 144 60.4 53.7-66.7
$50,000+ 103 36 34.6 25.5-44.9 67 65.4 55.1-74.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 424 193 42.9 37.7-48.3 231 57.1 51.7-62.3
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
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.

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