BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms? *)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--MALE Respondents Only

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms? *

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,273	346	23.9	20.8-27.4	927	76.1	72.6-79.2
RACE
White	1,013	271	22.6	19.2-26.3	742	77.4	73.7-80.8
African American	167	52	34.8	25.3-45.6	115	65.2	54.4-74.7
Asian	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
Native American	47	15	21.6	10.5-39.3	32	78.4	60.7-89.5
Other Minorities	35	5	10.9	3.3-30.5	30	89.1	69.5-96.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	8	17.1	6.1-39.7	27	82.9	60.3-93.9
-English Speaking	22	6	18.7	5.6-47.4	16	81.3	52.6-94.4
-Spanish Speaking	13	2	15.7	2.7-55.6	11	84.3	44.4-97.3
Non-Hispanic	1,236	337	24.1	20.9-27.7	899	75.9	72.3-79.1
AGE
18-24	52	6	3.9	1.3-11.2	46	96.1	88.8-98.7
25-34	149	29	18.5	11.2-28.9	120	81.5	71.1-88.8
35-44	236	53	19.4	13.4-27.2	183	80.6	72.8-86.6
45-54	288	80	25.0	18.6-32.7	208	75.0	67.3-81.4
55-64	226	72	31.3	23.4-40.5	154	68.7	59.5-76.6
65-74	190	69	42.0	32.2-52.4	121	58.0	47.6-67.8
75+	121	36	24.7	15.6-36.9	85	75.3	63.1-84.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	232	90	34.2	26.4-42.9	142	65.8	57.1-73.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	371	94	22.5	17.1-29.1	277	77.5	70.9-82.9
Some Post-H.S.	281	76	25.0	18.3-33.0	205	75.0	67.0-81.7
College Graduate	387	85	17.0	12.4-22.8	302	83.0	77.2-87.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	57	41.7	27.5-57.4	64	58.3	42.6-72.5
$15,000- 24,999	188	60	33.4	24.3-43.9	128	66.6	56.1-75.7
$25,000- 34,999	159	31	14.1	8.6-22.2	128	85.9	77.8-91.4
$35,000- 49,999	185	46	23.7	16.1-33.3	139	76.3	66.7-83.9
$50,000-74,999	138	35	20.3	12.5-31.1	103	79.7	68.9-87.5
$75,000+	218	37	14.2	8.9-21.8	181	85.8	78.2-91.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	88	27	31.5	21.7-43.3	61	68.5	56.7-78.3
Forsyth	80	18	19.5	12.0-30.1	62	80.5	69.9-88.0
Guilford	64	14	18.8	10.8-30.7	50	81.2	69.3-89.2
Henderson/Transylvania	101	31	30.5	21.2-41.8	70	69.5	58.2-78.8
Mecklenburg	72	17	21.3	12.4-34.0	55	78.7	66.0-87.6
Orange	85	21	23.6	15.2-34.8	64	76.4	65.2-84.8
Pitt	69	21	29.0	18.8-41.8	48	71.0	58.2-81.2
Randolph	88	24	28.7	19.0-40.9	64	71.3	59.1-81.0
Robeson	103	27	24.0	16.0-34.3	76	76.0	65.7-84.0
Wake	76	10	16.6	8.7-29.5	66	83.4	70.5-91.3
Western NC	149	45	26.7	19.8-34.9	104	73.3	65.1-80.2
Piedmont NC	166	49	21.5	15.4-29.1	117	78.5	70.9-84.6
Eastern NC	132	42	27.9	20.3-37.0	90	72.1	63.0-79.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,273

346

23.9

20.8-27.4

927

76.1

72.6-79.2

RACE

White

1,013

271

22.6

19.2-26.3

742

77.4

73.7-80.8

African American

167

34.8

25.3-45.6

115

65.2

54.4-74.7

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

21.6

10.5-39.3

78.4

60.7-89.5

Other Minorities

10.9

3.3-30.5

89.1

69.5-96.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.1

6.1-39.7

82.9

60.3-93.9

-English Speaking

18.7

5.6-47.4

81.3

52.6-94.4

-Spanish Speaking

15.7

2.7-55.6

84.3

44.4-97.3

Non-Hispanic

1,236

337

24.1

20.9-27.7

899

75.9

72.3-79.1

AGE

18-24

3.9

1.3-11.2

96.1

88.8-98.7

25-34

149

18.5

11.2-28.9

120

81.5

71.1-88.8

35-44

236

19.4

13.4-27.2

183

80.6

72.8-86.6

45-54

288

25.0

18.6-32.7

208

75.0

67.3-81.4

55-64

226

31.3

23.4-40.5

154

68.7

59.5-76.6

65-74

190

42.0

32.2-52.4

121

58.0

47.6-67.8

75+

121

24.7

15.6-36.9

75.3

63.1-84.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

232

34.2

26.4-42.9

142

65.8

57.1-73.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

371

22.5

17.1-29.1

277

77.5

70.9-82.9

Some Post-H.S.

281

25.0

18.3-33.0

205

75.0

67.0-81.7

College Graduate

387

17.0

12.4-22.8

302

83.0

77.2-87.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

41.7

27.5-57.4

58.3

42.6-72.5

$15,000- 24,999

188

33.4

24.3-43.9

128

66.6

56.1-75.7

$25,000- 34,999

159

14.1

8.6-22.2

128

85.9

77.8-91.4

$35,000- 49,999

185

23.7

16.1-33.3

139

76.3

66.7-83.9

$50,000-74,999

138

20.3

12.5-31.1

103

79.7

68.9-87.5

$75,000+

218

14.2

8.9-21.8

181

85.8

78.2-91.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

31.5

21.7-43.3

68.5

56.7-78.3

Forsyth

19.5

12.0-30.1

80.5

69.9-88.0

Guilford

18.8

10.8-30.7

81.2

69.3-89.2

Henderson/Transylvania

101

30.5

21.2-41.8

69.5

58.2-78.8

Mecklenburg

21.3

12.4-34.0

78.7

66.0-87.6

Orange

23.6

15.2-34.8

76.4

65.2-84.8

Pitt

29.0

18.8-41.8

71.0

58.2-81.2

Randolph

28.7

19.0-40.9

71.3

59.1-81.0

Robeson

103

24.0

16.0-34.3

76.0

65.7-84.0

Wake

16.6

8.7-29.5

83.4

70.5-91.3

Western NC

149

26.7

19.8-34.9

104

73.3

65.1-80.2

Piedmont NC

166

21.5

15.4-29.1

117

78.5

70.9-84.6

Eastern NC

132

27.9

20.3-37.0

72.1

63.0-79.7

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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