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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Guilford County

Arthritis

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,628 3,023 43.2 41.3-45.1 3,605 56.8 54.9-58.7
Guilford County 414 181 41.1 35.5-47.0 233 58.9 53.0-64.5
GENDER
Male 151 57 37.2 28.7-46.6 94 62.8 53.4-71.3
Female 263 124 44.8 37.6-52.3 139 55.2 47.7-62.4
RACE
White 276 135 48.2 41.3-55.1 141 51.8 44.9-58.7
Other 134 45 29.9 21.1-40.4 89 70.1 59.6-78.9
AGE
18-44 177 51 32.1 24.1-41.4 126 67.9 58.6-75.9
45+ 232 128 51.4 43.9-58.8 104 48.6 41.2-56.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 170 81 41.5 32.8-50.9 89 58.5 49.1-67.2
Some College + 244 100 40.8 33.6-48.4 144 59.2 51.6-66.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 200 87 41.1 33.0-49.7 113 58.9 50.3-67.0
$50,000+ 124 50 40.7 30.7-51.5 74 59.3 48.5-69.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 413 211 48.6 42.9-54.2 202 51.4 45.8-57.1
Forsyth 462 213 42.9 37.7-48.3 249 57.1 51.7-62.3
Henderson/Transylvania 468 217 44.6 38.7-50.7 251 55.4 49.3-61.3
Mecklenburg 440 186 37.1 31.4-43.1 254 62.9 56.9-68.6
Orange 437 187 39.4 33.1-46.1 250 60.6 53.9-66.9
Pitt 411 169 41.6 35.5-47.9 242 58.4 52.1-64.5
Randolph 421 198 44.4 38.5-50.4 223 55.6 49.6-61.5
Robeson 434 211 44.5 38.6-50.5 223 55.5 49.5-61.4
Wake 422 165 36.1 31.0-41.6 257 63.9 58.4-69.0
Western NC 648 336 49.6 45.0-54.1 312 50.4 45.9-55.0
Piedmont NC 873 404 46.8 42.6-51.1 469 53.2 48.9-57.4
Eastern NC 785 345 41.2 37.1-45.4 440 58.8 54.6-62.9

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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