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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--MALE Respondents Only

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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,091	906	82.6	78.9-85.8	185	17.4	14.2-21.1
RACE
White	870	728	83.2	79.0-86.8	142	16.8	13.2-21.0
African American	144	116	79.9	69.8-87.2	28	20.1	12.8-30.2
Asian	7	5	77.0	30.8-96.2	2	23.0	3.8-69.2
Native American	36	30	88.3	70.1-96.0	6	11.7	4.0-29.9
Other Minorities	30	24	78.6	54.4-91.8	6	21.4	8.2-45.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	28	22	79.8	55.5-92.6	6	20.2	7.4-44.5
-English Speaking	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	13	7	65.6	33.6-87.8	6	34.4	12.2-66.4
Non-Hispanic	1,062	883	82.7	78.9-85.9	179	17.3	14.1-21.1
AGE
18-24	50	33	67.4	43.8-84.5	17	32.6	15.5-56.2
25-34	142	105	78.1	68.3-85.5	37	21.9	14.5-31.7
35-44	213	167	79.1	70.7-85.6	46	20.9	14.4-29.3
45-54	247	206	83.3	76.1-88.8	41	16.7	11.2-23.9
55-64	184	163	90.7	82.5-95.2	21	9.3	4.8-17.5
65-74	154	141	92.5	84.4-96.5	13	7.5	3.5-15.6
75+	94	88	90.9	77.2-96.7	6	9.1	3.3-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	192	165	86.0	78.4-91.2	27	14.0	8.8-21.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	323	277	85.4	78.3-90.5	46	14.6	9.5-21.7
Some Post-H.S.	242	201	82.8	73.5-89.4	41	17.2	10.6-26.5
College Graduate	331	261	76.4	68.9-82.6	70	23.6	17.4-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	94	91.9	83.7-96.2	12	8.1	3.8-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	160	141	90.2	82.8-94.6	19	9.8	5.4-17.2
$25,000- 34,999	142	112	77.9	65.1-86.9	30	22.1	13.1-34.9
$35,000- 49,999	159	136	81.4	67.6-90.2	23	18.6	9.8-32.4
$50,000-74,999	125	104	83.9	72.6-91.1	21	16.1	8.9-27.4
$75,000+	191	150	76.2	66.9-83.6	41	23.8	16.4-33.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	75	65	85.5	73.2-92.7	10	14.5	7.3-26.8
Forsyth	69	58	82.5	70.2-90.4	11	17.5	9.6-29.8
Guilford	57	50	87.6	73.6-94.7	7	12.4	5.3-26.4
Henderson/Transylvania	86	73	85.0	74.5-91.6	13	15.0	8.4-25.5
Mecklenburg	59	43	65.2	45.3-80.9	16	34.8	19.1-54.7
Orange	75	57	74.3	61.4-84.0	18	25.7	16.0-38.6
Pitt	58	51	89.5	78.3-95.2	7	10.5	4.8-21.7
Randolph	75	59	72.9	59.0-83.4	16	27.1	16.6-41.0
Robeson	83	67	75.7	61.4-85.9	16	24.3	14.1-38.6
Wake	67	48	71.8	58.6-82.1	19	28.2	17.9-41.4
Western NC	129	116	88.6	80.7-93.5	13	11.4	6.5-19.3
Piedmont NC	145	126	87.4	79.5-92.5	19	12.6	7.5-20.5
Eastern NC	113	93	82.3	73.0-88.9	20	17.7	11.1-27.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,091

906

82.6

78.9-85.8

185

17.4

14.2-21.1

RACE

White

870

728

83.2

79.0-86.8

142

16.8

13.2-21.0

African American

144

116

79.9

69.8-87.2

20.1

12.8-30.2

Asian

77.0

30.8-96.2

23.0

3.8-69.2

Native American

88.3

70.1-96.0

11.7

4.0-29.9

Other Minorities

78.6

54.4-91.8

21.4

8.2-45.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

79.8

55.5-92.6

20.2

7.4-44.5

-English Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

65.6

33.6-87.8

34.4

12.2-66.4

Non-Hispanic

1,062

883

82.7

78.9-85.9

179

17.3

14.1-21.1

AGE

18-24

67.4

43.8-84.5

32.6

15.5-56.2

25-34

142

105

78.1

68.3-85.5

21.9

14.5-31.7

35-44

213

167

79.1

70.7-85.6

20.9

14.4-29.3

45-54

247

206

83.3

76.1-88.8

16.7

11.2-23.9

55-64

184

163

90.7

82.5-95.2

9.3

4.8-17.5

65-74

154

141

92.5

84.4-96.5

7.5

3.5-15.6

75+

90.9

77.2-96.7

9.1

3.3-22.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

192

165

86.0

78.4-91.2

14.0

8.8-21.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

323

277

85.4

78.3-90.5

14.6

9.5-21.7

Some Post-H.S.

242

201

82.8

73.5-89.4

17.2

10.6-26.5

College Graduate

331

261

76.4

68.9-82.6

23.6

17.4-31.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

91.9

83.7-96.2

8.1

3.8-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

160

141

90.2

82.8-94.6

9.8

5.4-17.2

$25,000- 34,999

142

112

77.9

65.1-86.9

22.1

13.1-34.9

$35,000- 49,999

159

136

81.4

67.6-90.2

18.6

9.8-32.4

$50,000-74,999

125

104

83.9

72.6-91.1

16.1

8.9-27.4

$75,000+

191

150

76.2

66.9-83.6

23.8

16.4-33.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

85.5

73.2-92.7

14.5

7.3-26.8

Forsyth

82.5

70.2-90.4

17.5

9.6-29.8

Guilford

87.6

73.6-94.7

12.4

5.3-26.4

Henderson/Transylvania

85.0

74.5-91.6

15.0

8.4-25.5

Mecklenburg

65.2

45.3-80.9

34.8

19.1-54.7

Orange

74.3

61.4-84.0

25.7

16.0-38.6

Pitt

89.5

78.3-95.2

10.5

4.8-21.7

Randolph

72.9

59.0-83.4

27.1

16.6-41.0

Robeson

75.7

61.4-85.9

24.3

14.1-38.6

Wake

71.8

58.6-82.1

28.2

17.9-41.4

Western NC

129

116

88.6

80.7-93.5

11.4

6.5-19.3

Piedmont NC

145

126

87.4

79.5-92.5

12.6

7.5-20.5

Eastern NC

113

82.3

73.0-88.9

17.7

11.1-27.0

Back to Arthritis.

* 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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