BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Are you currently being treated by a doctor for arthritis?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,536	811	51.5	47.6-55.3	725	48.5	44.7-52.4
GENDER
Male	444	198	41.9	35.4-48.7	246	58.1	51.3-64.6
Female	1,092	613	56.8	52.2-61.4	479	43.2	38.6-47.8
RACE
White	1,193	611	49.2	44.8-53.6	582	50.8	46.4-55.2
African American	273	161	62.2	53.2-70.4	112	37.8	29.6-46.8
Other Minorities	51	25	41.2	24.9-59.7	26	58.8	40.3-75.1
HISPANIC
Yes	24	12	32.6	14.4-58.1	12	67.4	41.9-85.6
No	1,508	796	51.7	47.8-55.6	712	48.3	44.4-52.2
AGE
18-24	18	3	11.0	3.0-33.2	15	89.0	66.8-97.0
25-34	64	25	33.1	19.1-51.0	39	66.9	49.0-80.9
35-44	181	67	35.1	24.9-46.8	114	64.9	53.2-75.1
45-54	303	157	51.5	42.6-60.3	146	48.5	39.7-57.4
55-64	341	197	58.5	50.5-66.0	144	41.5	34.0-49.5
65+	614	354	59.1	53.5-64.5	260	40.9	35.5-46.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	375	223	59.0	51.1-66.4	152	41.0	33.6-48.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	493	249	48.1	41.4-54.8	244	51.9	45.2-58.6
Some Post-H.S.	365	188	52.2	44.2-60.0	177	47.8	40.0-55.8
College Graduate	291	146	46.9	38.6-55.4	145	53.1	44.6-61.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	231	134	50.2	39.7-60.7	97	49.8	39.3-60.3
$15,000- 24,999	312	193	58.0	49.6-65.9	119	42.0	34.1-50.4
$25,000- 34,999	198	95	61.0	51.1-70.1	103	39.0	29.9-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	175	83	38.2	28.5-48.8	92	61.8	51.2-71.5
$50,000+	267	117	43.1	34.7-51.9	150	56.9	48.1-65.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	120	60	46.8	37.2-56.7	60	53.2	43.3-62.8
Cumberland	102	63	60.2	49.2-70.3	39	39.8	29.7-50.8
Durham	79	39	45.7	33.3-58.7	40	54.3	41.3-66.7
Forsyth	115	59	48.4	38.1-58.8	56	51.6	41.2-61.9
Gaston	143	69	48.7	39.7-57.8	74	51.3	42.2-60.3
Guilford	90	53	54.5	42.9-65.7	37	45.5	34.3-57.1
Mecklenburg	70	30	46.5	34.2-59.3	40	53.5	40.7-65.8
New Hanover	99	60	60.0	48.7-70.3	39	40.0	29.7-51.3
Onslow	98	51	49.3	38.1-60.6	47	50.7	39.4-61.9
Wake	56	31	57.4	42.9-70.7	25	42.6	29.3-57.1
Western NC	203	102	50.7	43.0-58.3	101	49.3	41.7-57.0
Piedmont NC	184	95	50.5	42.1-58.9	89	49.5	41.1-57.9
Eastern NC	177	99	52.6	43.6-61.4	78	47.4	38.6-56.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,536

811

51.5

47.6-55.3

725

48.5

44.7-52.4

GENDER

Male

444

198

41.9

35.4-48.7

246

58.1

51.3-64.6

Female

1,092

613

56.8

52.2-61.4

479

43.2

38.6-47.8

RACE

White

1,193

611

49.2

44.8-53.6

582

50.8

46.4-55.2

African American

273

161

62.2

53.2-70.4

112

37.8

29.6-46.8

Other Minorities

41.2

24.9-59.7

58.8

40.3-75.1

HISPANIC

Yes

32.6

14.4-58.1

67.4

41.9-85.6

1,508

796

51.7

47.8-55.6

712

48.3

44.4-52.2

AGE

18-24

11.0

3.0-33.2

89.0

66.8-97.0

25-34

33.1

19.1-51.0

66.9

49.0-80.9

35-44

181

35.1

24.9-46.8

114

64.9

53.2-75.1

45-54

303

157

51.5

42.6-60.3

146

48.5

39.7-57.4

55-64

341

197

58.5

50.5-66.0

144

41.5

34.0-49.5

65+

614

354

59.1

53.5-64.5

260

40.9

35.5-46.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

375

223

59.0

51.1-66.4

152

41.0

33.6-48.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

493

249

48.1

41.4-54.8

244

51.9

45.2-58.6

Some Post-H.S.

365

188

52.2

44.2-60.0

177

47.8

40.0-55.8

College Graduate

291

146

46.9

38.6-55.4

145

53.1

44.6-61.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

231

134

50.2

39.7-60.7

49.8

39.3-60.3

$15,000- 24,999

312

193

58.0

49.6-65.9

119

42.0

34.1-50.4

$25,000- 34,999

198

61.0

51.1-70.1

103

39.0

29.9-48.9

$35,000- 49,999

175

38.2

28.5-48.8

61.8

51.2-71.5

$50,000+

267

117

43.1

34.7-51.9

150

56.9

48.1-65.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

120

46.8

37.2-56.7

53.2

43.3-62.8

Cumberland

102

60.2

49.2-70.3

39.8

29.7-50.8

Durham

45.7

33.3-58.7

54.3

41.3-66.7

Forsyth

115

48.4

38.1-58.8

51.6

41.2-61.9

Gaston

143

48.7

39.7-57.8

51.3

42.2-60.3

Guilford

54.5

42.9-65.7

45.5

34.3-57.1

Mecklenburg

46.5

34.2-59.3

53.5

40.7-65.8

New Hanover

60.0

48.7-70.3

40.0

29.7-51.3

Onslow

49.3

38.1-60.6

50.7

39.4-61.9

Wake

57.4

42.9-70.7

42.6

29.3-57.1

Western NC

203

102

50.7

43.0-58.3

101

49.3

41.7-57.0

Piedmont NC

184

50.5

42.1-58.9

49.5

41.1-57.9

Eastern NC

177

52.6

43.6-61.4

47.4

38.6-56.4

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* This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that s/he had arthritis.

#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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