BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have arthritis?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,193	1,543	23.3	21.8-24.9	4,650	76.7	75.1-78.2
GENDER
Male	2,380	445	17.4	15.3-19.7	1,935	82.6	80.3-84.7
Female	3,813	1,098	28.7	26.6-30.9	2,715	71.3	69.1-73.4
RACE
White	4,689	1,197	24.3	22.5-26.1	3,492	75.7	73.9-77.5
African American	1,141	275	22.1	18.7-25.8	866	77.9	74.2-81.3
Other Minorities	264	51	15.5	10.6-22.2	213	84.5	77.8-89.4
HISPANIC
Yes	173	24	8.2	4.6-14.3	149	91.8	85.7-95.4
No	6,005	1,515	23.8	22.3-25.5	4,490	76.2	74.5-77.7
AGE
18-24	547	18	5.1	2.5-10.0	529	94.9	90.0-97.5
25-34	1,157	64	6.3	4.5- 8.8	1,093	93.7	91.2-95.5
35-44	1,287	181	15.0	12.1-18.4	1,106	85.0	81.6-87.9
45-54	1,131	303	25.1	21.4-29.3	828	74.9	70.7-78.6
55-64	823	342	40.6	35.8-45.5	481	59.4	54.5-64.2
65+	1,186	620	51.0	46.9-55.1	566	49.0	44.9-53.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	830	380	38.2	33.4-43.3	450	61.8	56.7-66.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,855	495	24.4	21.6-27.5	1,360	75.6	72.5-78.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,586	365	21.4	18.5-24.6	1,221	78.6	75.4-81.5
College Graduate	1,890	291	14.2	12.0-16.6	1,599	85.8	83.4-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	588	234	35.6	29.9-41.8	354	64.4	58.2-70.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,010	312	28.7	24.7-33.0	698	71.3	67.0-75.3
$25,000- 34,999	882	198	22.0	18.2-26.4	684	78.0	73.6-81.8
$35,000- 49,999	967	175	18.1	14.8-22.0	792	81.9	78.0-85.2
$50,000+	1,590	267	16.5	13.9-19.3	1,323	83.5	80.7-86.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	424	122	25.2	21.0-29.8	302	74.8	70.2-79.0
Cumberland	429	102	18.7	14.8-23.4	327	81.3	76.6-85.2
Durham	398	79	15.1	11.7-19.4	319	84.9	80.6-88.3
Forsyth	456	115	21.2	17.4-25.6	341	78.8	74.4-82.6
Gaston	467	144	28.0	23.8-32.6	323	72.0	67.4-76.2
Guilford	417	91	18.5	14.9-22.7	326	81.5	77.3-85.1
Mecklenburg	430	70	14.2	11.1-17.9	360	85.8	82.1-88.9
New Hanover	404	99	21.1	16.9-26.0	305	78.9	74.0-83.1
Onslow	435	98	18.4	14.5-22.9	337	81.6	77.1-85.5
Wake	428	56	11.5	8.7-15.0	372	88.5	85.0-91.3
Western NC	616	203	30.3	26.5-34.4	413	69.7	65.6-73.5
Piedmont NC	668	184	26.2	22.5-30.2	484	73.8	69.8-77.5
Eastern NC	621	180	26.6	22.7-30.9	441	73.4	69.1-77.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,193

1,543

23.3

21.8-24.9

4,650

76.7

75.1-78.2

GENDER

Male

2,380

445

17.4

15.3-19.7

1,935

82.6

80.3-84.7

Female

3,813

1,098

28.7

26.6-30.9

2,715

71.3

69.1-73.4

RACE

White

4,689

1,197

24.3

22.5-26.1

3,492

75.7

73.9-77.5

African American

1,141

275

22.1

18.7-25.8

866

77.9

74.2-81.3

Other Minorities

264

15.5

10.6-22.2

213

84.5

77.8-89.4

HISPANIC

Yes

173

8.2

4.6-14.3

149

91.8

85.7-95.4

6,005

1,515

23.8

22.3-25.5

4,490

76.2

74.5-77.7

AGE

18-24

547

5.1

2.5-10.0

529

94.9

90.0-97.5

25-34

1,157

6.3

4.5- 8.8

1,093

93.7

91.2-95.5

35-44

1,287

181

15.0

12.1-18.4

1,106

85.0

81.6-87.9

45-54

1,131

303

25.1

21.4-29.3

828

74.9

70.7-78.6

55-64

823

342

40.6

35.8-45.5

481

59.4

54.5-64.2

65+

1,186

620

51.0

46.9-55.1

566

49.0

44.9-53.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

830

380

38.2

33.4-43.3

450

61.8

56.7-66.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,855

495

24.4

21.6-27.5

1,360

75.6

72.5-78.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,586

365

21.4

18.5-24.6

1,221

78.6

75.4-81.5

College Graduate

1,890

291

14.2

12.0-16.6

1,599

85.8

83.4-88.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

588

234

35.6

29.9-41.8

354

64.4

58.2-70.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,010

312

28.7

24.7-33.0

698

71.3

67.0-75.3

$25,000- 34,999

882

198

22.0

18.2-26.4

684

78.0

73.6-81.8

$35,000- 49,999

967

175

18.1

14.8-22.0

792

81.9

78.0-85.2

$50,000+

1,590

267

16.5

13.9-19.3

1,323

83.5

80.7-86.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

424

122

25.2

21.0-29.8

302

74.8

70.2-79.0

Cumberland

429

102

18.7

14.8-23.4

327

81.3

76.6-85.2

Durham

398

15.1

11.7-19.4

319

84.9

80.6-88.3

Forsyth

456

115

21.2

17.4-25.6

341

78.8

74.4-82.6

Gaston

467

144

28.0

23.8-32.6

323

72.0

67.4-76.2

Guilford

417

18.5

14.9-22.7

326

81.5

77.3-85.1

Mecklenburg

430

14.2

11.1-17.9

360

85.8

82.1-88.9

New Hanover

404

21.1

16.9-26.0

305

78.9

74.0-83.1

Onslow

435

18.4

14.5-22.9

337

81.6

77.1-85.5

Wake

428

11.5

8.7-15.0

372

88.5

85.0-91.3

Western NC

616

203

30.3

26.5-34.4

413

69.7

65.6-73.5

Piedmont NC

668

184

26.2

22.5-30.2

484

73.8

69.8-77.5

Eastern NC

621

180

26.6

22.7-30.9

441

73.4

69.1-77.3

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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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