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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms? *

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,481 1,072 28.9 26.7-31.2 2,409 71.1 68.8-73.3
Henderson/ Transylvania 253 88 31.7 24.9-39.3 165 68.3 60.7-75.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 237 76 30.3 24.0-37.4 161 69.7 62.6-76.0
Forsyth 244 68 22.4 17.3-28.3 176 77.6 71.7-82.7
Guilford 207 60 26.1 19.7-33.7 147 73.9 66.3-80.3
Mecklenburg 220 55 21.1 15.6-27.7 165 78.9 72.3-84.4
Orange 209 54 22.9 17.1-30.0 155 77.1 70.0-82.9
Pitt 195 63 26.6 19.8-34.6 132 73.4 65.4-80.2
Randolph 233 66 27.9 21.4-35.4 167 72.1 64.6-78.6
Robeson 252 83 28.1 22.3-34.8 169 71.9 65.2-77.7
Wake 186 39 22.5 16.0-30.7 147 77.5 69.3-84.0
Western NC 379 125 29.7 24.9-35.0 254 70.3 65.0-75.1
Piedmont NC 457 142 28.9 24.2-34.2 315 71.1 65.8-75.8
Eastern NC 409 153 34.1 29.0-39.7 256 65.9 60.3-71.0

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

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