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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--FEMALE 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 4,053 1,926 46.2 43.9-48.5 2,127 53.8 51.5-56.1
RACE
White 3,097 1,506 47.8 45.1-50.4 1,591 52.2 49.6-54.9
African American 664 303 43.9 38.2-49.7 361 56.1 50.3-61.8
Asian 40 15 47.4 28.0-67.7 25 52.6 32.3-72.0
Native American 110 61 45.3 31.5-59.8 49 54.7 40.2-68.5
Other Minorities 116 28 27.7 16.8-42.0 88 72.3 58.0-83.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 133 32 25.5 15.7-38.8 101 74.5 61.2-84.3
-English Speaking 66 18 30.6 15.5-51.5 48 69.4 48.5-84.5
-Spanish Speaking 67 14 22.4 11.1-40.1 53 77.6 59.9-88.9
Non-Hispanic 3,914 1,891 47.2 44.8-49.6 2,023 52.8 50.4-55.2
AGE
18-24 289 82 27.2 20.1-35.8 207 72.8 64.2-79.9
25-34 680 175 27.0 22.5-31.9 505 73.0 68.1-77.5
35-44 747 284 41.0 35.8-46.3 463 59.0 53.7-64.2
45-54 786 424 56.1 50.9-61.0 362 43.9 39.0-49.1
55-64 590 357 62.0 56.3-67.4 233 38.0 32.6-43.7
65-74 500 302 60.6 54.0-66.9 198 39.4 33.1-46.0
75+ 428 287 68.1 61.5-74.0 141 31.9 26.0-38.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 623 384 61.8 55.3-67.9 239 38.2 32.1-44.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,179 565 47.0 42.8-51.2 614 53.0 48.8-57.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,022 477 42.8 38.4-47.3 545 57.2 52.7-61.6
College Graduate 1,218 495 38.3 34.4-42.3 723 61.7 57.7-65.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 461 295 63.4 56.1-70.1 166 36.6 29.9-43.9
$15,000- 24,999 683 333 48.2 42.1-54.4 350 51.8 45.6-57.9
$25,000- 34,999 482 217 41.1 34.8-47.8 265 58.9 52.2-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 494 210 38.6 32.8-44.7 284 61.4 55.3-67.2
$50,000-74,999 450 195 47.2 40.6-53.9 255 52.8 46.1-59.4
$75,000+ 443 166 35.0 29.2-41.2 277 65.0 58.8-70.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 254 135 51.2 43.9-58.4 119 48.8 41.6-56.1
Forsyth 284 144 49.2 42.5-55.9 140 50.8 44.1-57.5
Guilford 263 124 44.8 37.6-52.3 139 55.2 47.7-62.4
Henderson/Transylvania 280 131 47.5 39.0-56.2 149 52.5 43.8-61.0
Mecklenburg 281 127 41.8 35.4-48.5 154 58.2 51.5-64.6
Orange 256 112 40.1 30.4-50.6 144 59.9 49.4-69.6
Pitt 254 110 44.9 36.1-54.0 144 55.1 46.0-63.9
Randolph 251 123 45.0 37.1-53.2 128 55.0 46.8-62.9
Robeson 259 128 44.4 37.6-51.4 131 55.6 48.6-62.4
Wake 241 97 39.5 32.6-46.9 144 60.5 53.1-67.4
Western NC 373 206 55.2 49.4-60.9 167 44.8 39.1-50.6
Piedmont NC 555 257 48.0 42.9-53.1 298 52.0 46.9-57.1
Eastern NC 502 232 44.3 39.2-49.5 270 55.7 50.5-60.8

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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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