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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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%)
TOTAL 1,030 448 40.8 36.5-45.3 582 59.2 54.7-63.5
GENDER
Male 366 145 36.7 30.1-43.9 221 63.3 56.1-69.9
Female 664 303 43.9 38.2-49.7 361 56.1 50.3-61.8
AGE
18-24 89 26 19.5 10.7-32.8 63 80.5 67.2-89.3
25-34 190 63 30.6 22.1-40.6 127 69.4 59.4-77.9
35-44 231 97 44.9 35.8-54.3 134 55.1 45.7-64.2
45-54 217 93 42.2 33.3-51.7 124 57.8 48.3-66.7
55-64 125 67 53.9 41.5-65.8 58 46.1 34.2-58.5
65-74 94 55 66.4 52.8-77.8 39 33.6 22.2-47.2
75+ 68 40 58.2 41.9-72.8 28 41.8 27.2-58.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 108 52.5 41.4-63.5 89 47.5 36.5-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 345 134 36.3 29.2-44.0 211 63.7 56.0-70.8
Some Post-H.S. 278 121 39.0 30.9-47.7 157 61.0 52.3-69.1
College Graduate 203 83 40.8 32.0-50.4 120 59.2 49.6-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 91 68.5 55.8-78.9 55 31.5 21.1-44.2
$15,000- 24,999 234 95 37.3 28.0-47.6 139 62.7 52.4-72.0
$25,000- 34,999 159 62 36.0 25.9-47.6 97 64.0 52.4-74.1
$35,000- 49,999 123 43 29.0 19.4-40.9 80 71.0 59.1-80.6
$50,000-74,999 62 31 40.4 24.8-58.2 31 59.6 41.8-75.2
$75,000+ 59 20 21.7 12.2-35.5 39 78.3 64.5-87.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 27 17 50.9 30.3-71.1 10 49.1 28.9-69.7
Forsyth 94 42 42.1 31.1-53.9 52 57.9 46.1-68.9
Guilford 114 42 33.7 23.7-45.3 72 66.3 54.7-76.3
Henderson/Transylvania 13 6 76.3 41.2-93.7 7 23.7 6.3-58.8
Mecklenburg 132 62 44.7 35.4-54.5 70 55.3 45.5-64.6
Orange 41 16 41.7 24.9-60.6 25 58.3 39.4-75.1
Pitt 107 41 41.8 31.7-52.6 66 58.2 47.4-68.3
Randolph 17 5 21.7 8.0-47.0 12 78.3 53.0-92.0
Robeson 90 40 34.6 23.3-48.0 50 65.4 52.0-76.7
Wake 72 30 39.0 25.6-54.3 42 61.0 45.7-74.4
Western NC 22 14 61.2 37.6-80.6 8 38.8 19.4-62.4
Piedmont NC 113 48 36.9 27.0-48.1 65 63.1 51.9-73.0
Eastern NC 188 85 42.2 33.9-50.9 103 57.8 49.1-66.1

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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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