BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*)

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	448	306	67.3	60.7-73.3	142	32.7	26.7-39.3
GENDER
Male	145	97	71.0	60.5-79.6	48	29.0	20.4-39.5
Female	303	209	65.0	56.4-72.8	94	35.0	27.2-43.6

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

* 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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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

	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	448	306	67.3	60.7-73.3	142	32.7	26.7-39.3
GENDER
Male	145	97	71.0	60.5-79.6	48	29.0	20.4-39.5
Female	303	209	65.0	56.4-72.8	94	35.0	27.2-43.6