BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--FEMALE Respondents Only

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,917	1,638	82.6	79.7-85.1	279	17.4	14.9-20.3
RACE
White	1,501	1,289	84.2	81.3-86.8	212	15.8	13.2-18.7
African American	302	253	77.1	68.3-84.0	49	22.9	16.0-31.7
Asian	14	9	63.9	32.0-86.9	5	36.1	13.1-68.0
Native American	60	53	92.2	81.9-96.9	7	7.8	3.1-18.1
Other Minorities	27	22	73.9	42.3-91.7	5	26.1	8.3-57.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	22	61.1	34.0-82.7	10	38.9	17.3-66.0
-English Speaking	18	14	83.5	53.4-95.7	4	16.5	4.3-46.6
-Spanish Speaking	14	8	42.0	14.5-75.6	6	58.0	24.4-85.5
Non-Hispanic	1,882	1,613	83.1	80.2-85.6	269	16.9	14.4-19.8
AGE
18-24	82	57	61.9	44.6-76.6	25	38.1	23.4-55.4
25-34	175	126	66.3	55.8-75.5	49	33.7	24.5-44.2
35-44	282	236	82.4	74.5-88.3	46	17.6	11.7-25.5
45-54	422	357	81.7	75.4-86.7	65	18.3	13.3-24.6
55-64	357	320	91.5	86.6-94.7	37	8.5	5.3-13.4
65-74	300	274	91.5	86.3-94.9	26	8.5	5.1-13.7
75+	284	259	90.2	84.0-94.2	25	9.8	5.8-16.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	382	341	90.4	85.5-93.7	41	9.6	6.3-14.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	563	485	81.6	75.9-86.3	78	18.4	13.7-24.1
Some Post-H.S.	475	391	78.2	71.5-83.7	84	21.8	16.3-28.5
College Graduate	492	416	80.7	74.9-85.5	76	19.3	14.5-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	294	265	85.8	77.5-91.5	29	14.2	8.5-22.5
$15,000- 24,999	331	278	80.6	71.1-87.5	53	19.4	12.5-28.9
$25,000- 34,999	217	185	85.1	77.7-90.3	32	14.9	9.7-22.3
$35,000- 49,999	209	172	77.5	68.6-84.4	37	22.5	15.6-31.4
$50,000-74,999	195	157	77.3	66.9-85.1	38	22.7	14.9-33.1
$75,000+	164	135	79.1	69.2-86.5	29	20.9	13.5-30.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	135	120	85.8	73.9-92.8	15	14.2	7.2-26.1
Forsyth	144	120	75.8	64.9-84.1	24	24.2	15.9-35.1
Guilford	124	107	84.6	74.9-91.0	17	15.4	9.0-25.1
Henderson/Transylvania	131	115	91.3	85.1-95.1	16	8.7	4.9-14.9
Mecklenburg	126	105	81.9	73.1-88.2	21	18.1	11.8-26.9
Orange	111	92	83.0	72.8-89.9	19	17.0	10.1-27.2
Pitt	109	91	85.1	75.2-91.5	18	14.9	8.5-24.8
Randolph	121	108	88.3	79.9-93.5	13	11.7	6.5-20.1
Robeson	127	111	87.2	78.9-92.5	16	12.8	7.5-21.1
Wake	97	80	81.8	71.2-89.1	17	18.2	10.9-28.8
Western NC	204	176	81.4	73.8-87.1	28	18.6	12.9-26.2
Piedmont NC	256	215	82.5	76.1-87.4	41	17.5	12.6-23.9
Eastern NC	232	198	82.4	75.1-88.0	34	17.6	12.0-24.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,917

1,638

82.6

79.7-85.1

279

17.4

14.9-20.3

RACE

White

1,501

1,289

84.2

81.3-86.8

212

15.8

13.2-18.7

African American

302

253

77.1

68.3-84.0

22.9

16.0-31.7

Asian

63.9

32.0-86.9

36.1

13.1-68.0

Native American

92.2

81.9-96.9

7.8

3.1-18.1

Other Minorities

73.9

42.3-91.7

26.1

8.3-57.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.1

34.0-82.7

38.9

17.3-66.0

-English Speaking

83.5

53.4-95.7

16.5

4.3-46.6

-Spanish Speaking

42.0

14.5-75.6

58.0

24.4-85.5

Non-Hispanic

1,882

1,613

83.1

80.2-85.6

269

16.9

14.4-19.8

AGE

18-24

61.9

44.6-76.6

38.1

23.4-55.4

25-34

175

126

66.3

55.8-75.5

33.7

24.5-44.2

35-44

282

236

82.4

74.5-88.3

17.6

11.7-25.5

45-54

422

357

81.7

75.4-86.7

18.3

13.3-24.6

55-64

357

320

91.5

86.6-94.7

8.5

5.3-13.4

65-74

300

274

91.5

86.3-94.9

8.5

5.1-13.7

75+

284

259

90.2

84.0-94.2

9.8

5.8-16.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

382

341

90.4

85.5-93.7

9.6

6.3-14.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

563

485

81.6

75.9-86.3

18.4

13.7-24.1

Some Post-H.S.

475

391

78.2

71.5-83.7

21.8

16.3-28.5

College Graduate

492

416

80.7

74.9-85.5

19.3

14.5-25.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

294

265

85.8

77.5-91.5

14.2

8.5-22.5

$15,000- 24,999

331

278

80.6

71.1-87.5

19.4

12.5-28.9

$25,000- 34,999

217

185

85.1

77.7-90.3

14.9

9.7-22.3

$35,000- 49,999

209

172

77.5

68.6-84.4

22.5

15.6-31.4

$50,000-74,999

195

157

77.3

66.9-85.1

22.7

14.9-33.1

$75,000+

164

135

79.1

69.2-86.5

20.9

13.5-30.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

135

120

85.8

73.9-92.8

14.2

7.2-26.1

Forsyth

144

120

75.8

64.9-84.1

24.2

15.9-35.1

Guilford

124

107

84.6

74.9-91.0

15.4

9.0-25.1

Henderson/Transylvania

131

115

91.3

85.1-95.1

8.7

4.9-14.9

Mecklenburg

126

105

81.9

73.1-88.2

18.1

11.8-26.9

Orange

111

83.0

72.8-89.9

17.0

10.1-27.2

Pitt

109

85.1

75.2-91.5

14.9

8.5-24.8

Randolph

121

108

88.3

79.9-93.5

11.7

6.5-20.1

Robeson

127

111

87.2

78.9-92.5

12.8

7.5-21.1

Wake

81.8

71.2-89.1

18.2

10.9-28.8

Western NC

204

176

81.4

73.8-87.1

18.6

12.9-26.2

Piedmont NC

256

215

82.5

76.1-87.4

17.5

12.6-23.9

Eastern NC

232

198

82.4

75.1-88.0

17.6

12.0-24.9

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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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