BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*)

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,021	2,124	68.2	65.5-70.8	897	31.8	29.2-34.5
Henderson/ Transylvania	217	151	64.0	53.4-73.5	66	36.0	26.5-46.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	211	154	69.8	61.8-76.7	57	30.2	23.3-38.2
Forsyth	213	154	69.8	61.9-76.6	59	30.2	23.4-38.1
Guilford	181	131	70.2	61.5-77.6	50	29.8	22.4-38.5
Mecklenburg	186	120	60.2	50.3-69.3	66	39.8	30.7-49.7
Orange	186	129	65.2	56.4-73.1	57	34.8	26.9-43.6
Pitt	169	117	61.5	49.8-72.1	52	38.5	27.9-50.2
Randolph	197	135	64.5	55.8-72.4	62	35.5	27.6-44.2
Robeson	211	143	61.7	52.7-70.0	68	38.3	30.0-47.3
Wake	165	108	65.2	56.2-73.2	57	34.8	26.8-43.8
Western NC	336	236	68.3	62.3-73.8	100	31.7	26.2-37.7
Piedmont NC	404	296	70.6	64.5-76.1	108	29.4	23.9-35.5
Eastern NC	345	250	69.4	63.1-75.1	95	30.6	24.9-36.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Henderson/Transylvania Counties. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* This question was asked of respondents who reported having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint.

#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

	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,021	2,124	68.2	65.5-70.8	897	31.8	29.2-34.5
Henderson/ Transylvania	217	151	64.0	53.4-73.5	66	36.0	26.5-46.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	211	154	69.8	61.8-76.7	57	30.2	23.3-38.2
Forsyth	213	154	69.8	61.9-76.6	59	30.2	23.4-38.1
Guilford	181	131	70.2	61.5-77.6	50	29.8	22.4-38.5
Mecklenburg	186	120	60.2	50.3-69.3	66	39.8	30.7-49.7
Orange	186	129	65.2	56.4-73.1	57	34.8	26.9-43.6
Pitt	169	117	61.5	49.8-72.1	52	38.5	27.9-50.2
Randolph	197	135	64.5	55.8-72.4	62	35.5	27.6-44.2
Robeson	211	143	61.7	52.7-70.0	68	38.3	30.0-47.3
Wake	165	108	65.2	56.2-73.2	57	34.8	26.8-43.8
Western NC	336	236	68.3	62.3-73.8	100	31.7	26.2-37.7
Piedmont NC	404	296	70.6	64.5-76.1	108	29.4	23.9-35.5
Eastern NC	345	250	69.4	63.1-75.1	95	30.6	24.9-36.9

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Arthritis

Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*