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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

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

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,021 2,124 68.2 65.5-70.8 897 31.8 29.2-34.5
GENDER
Male 1,097 733 64.4 59.7-68.7 364 35.6 31.3-40.3
Female 1,924 1,391 71.4 68.2-74.4 533 28.6 25.6-31.8
RACE
White 2,379 1,688 68.6 65.5-71.5 691 31.4 28.5-34.5
African American 448 306 67.3 60.7-73.3 142 32.7 26.7-39.3
Asian 22 12 61.5 35.6-82.2 10 38.5 17.8-64.4
Native American 97 68 66.7 46.4-82.2 29 33.3 17.8-53.6
Other Minorities 58 36 64.0 45.2-79.4 22 36.0 20.6-54.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 60 33 53.9 35.8-71.0 27 46.1 29.0-64.2
-English Speaking 33 23 84.5 67.5-93.5 10 15.5 6.5-32.5
-Spanish Speaking 27 10 30.2 13.3-55.2 17 69.8 44.8-86.7
Non-Hispanic 2,957 2,088 68.7 65.9-71.3 869 31.3 28.7-34.1
AGE
18-24 133 69 48.5 34.4-62.8 64 51.5 37.2-65.6
25-34 318 172 53.0 45.3-60.5 146 47.0 39.5-54.7
35-44 498 304 59.5 53.1-65.7 194 40.5 34.3-46.9
45-54 671 445 71.1 65.9-75.7 226 28.9 24.3-34.1
55-64 542 424 81.1 75.8-85.4 118 18.9 14.6-24.2
65-74 456 371 78.9 72.7-83.9 85 21.1 16.1-27.3
75+ 380 322 81.2 70.3-88.8 58 18.8 11.2-29.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 575 437 73.4 67.6-78.5 138 26.6 21.5-32.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 890 634 69.9 65.0-74.4 256 30.1 25.6-35.0
Some Post-H.S. 721 498 67.5 61.5-73.0 223 32.5 27.0-38.5
College Graduate 827 550 61.9 56.5-67.0 277 38.1 33.0-43.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 402 310 68.0 58.6-76.1 92 32.0 23.9-41.4
$15,000- 24,999 493 342 66.5 59.4-72.9 151 33.5 27.1-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 360 245 71.4 64.4-77.6 115 28.6 22.4-35.6
$35,000- 49,999 369 253 67.5 59.4-74.6 116 32.5 25.4-40.6
$50,000-74,999 321 216 65.4 56.7-73.2 105 34.6 26.8-43.3
$75,000+ 359 242 66.4 59.1-73.0 117 33.6 27.0-40.9
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
Henderson/Transylvania 217 151 64.0 53.4-73.5 66 36.0 26.5-46.6
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

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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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