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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

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 6,628 3,023 43.2 41.3-45.1 3,605 56.8 54.9-58.7
GENDER
Male 2,575 1,097 40.0 37.1-43.0 1,478 60.0 57.0-62.9
Female 4,053 1,926 46.2 43.9-48.5 2,127 53.8 51.5-56.1
RACE
White 5,041 2,381 45.9 43.8-48.1 2,660 54.1 51.9-56.2
African American 1,030 448 40.8 36.5-45.3 582 59.2 54.7-63.5
Asian 72 22 35.1 21.5-51.6 50 64.9 48.4-78.5
Native American 181 97 40.0 28.7-52.4 84 60.0 47.6-71.3
Other Minorities 261 58 19.7 13.8-27.5 203 80.3 72.5-86.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 287 60 18.5 12.9-25.8 227 81.5 74.2-87.1
-English Speaking 121 33 28.3 17.4-42.4 88 71.7 57.6-82.6
-Spanish Speaking 166 27 14.6 8.8-23.1 139 85.4 76.9-91.2
Non-Hispanic 6,330 2,959 45.0 43.1-46.9 3,371 55.0 53.1-56.9
AGE
18-24 475 133 26.7 20.7-33.8 342 73.3 66.2-79.3
25-34 1,120 318 29.3 25.7-33.3 802 70.7 66.7-74.3
35-44 1,301 498 39.9 36.0-43.9 803 60.1 56.1-64.0
45-54 1,309 672 51.0 47.0-55.1 637 49.0 44.9-53.0
55-64 961 542 54.3 49.7-58.9 419 45.7 41.1-50.3
65-74 793 456 59.4 54.3-64.3 337 40.6 35.7-45.7
75+ 613 381 63.0 57.0-68.7 232 37.0 31.3-43.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,062 576 50.3 45.3-55.2 486 49.7 44.8-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,939 890 42.9 39.6-46.3 1,049 57.1 53.7-60.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,549 721 43.6 39.7-47.6 828 56.4 52.4-60.3
College Graduate 2,060 828 38.4 35.3-41.6 1,232 61.6 58.4-64.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 665 402 56.0 49.5-62.3 263 44.0 37.7-50.5
$15,000- 24,999 1,083 494 43.0 38.2-47.8 589 57.0 52.2-61.8
$25,000- 34,999 801 360 40.4 35.4-45.7 441 59.6 54.3-64.6
$35,000- 49,999 889 369 38.0 33.4-42.9 520 62.0 57.1-66.6
$50,000-74,999 742 321 47.9 42.2-53.6 421 52.1 46.4-57.8
$75,000+ 875 359 40.4 35.9-45.1 516 59.6 54.9-64.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 413 211 48.6 42.9-54.2 202 51.4 45.8-57.1
Forsyth 462 213 42.9 37.7-48.3 249 57.1 51.7-62.3
Guilford 414 181 41.1 35.5-47.0 233 58.9 53.0-64.5
Henderson/Transylvania 468 217 44.6 38.7-50.7 251 55.4 49.3-61.3
Mecklenburg 440 186 37.1 31.4-43.1 254 62.9 56.9-68.6
Orange 437 187 39.4 33.1-46.1 250 60.6 53.9-66.9
Pitt 411 169 41.6 35.5-47.9 242 58.4 52.1-64.5
Randolph 421 198 44.4 38.5-50.4 223 55.6 49.6-61.5
Robeson 434 211 44.5 38.6-50.5 223 55.5 49.5-61.4
Wake 422 165 36.1 31.0-41.6 257 63.9 58.4-69.0
Western NC 648 336 49.6 45.0-54.1 312 50.4 45.9-55.0
Piedmont NC 873 404 46.8 42.6-51.1 469 53.2 48.9-57.4
Eastern NC 785 345 41.2 37.1-45.4 440 58.8 54.6-62.9

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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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