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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3,008	2,544	82.6	80.3-84.6	464	17.4	15.4-19.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,641	2,244	83.8	81.6-85.9	397	16.2	14.1-18.4
No	363	296	74.5	65.9-81.5	67	25.5	18.5-34.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	48	40	87.0	69.6-95.1	8	13.0	4.9-30.4
Recommended Range	990	838	81.3	76.7-85.1	152	18.7	14.9-23.3
Overweight	994	827	82.2	78.3-85.5	167	17.8	14.5-21.7
Obese	806	704	86.1	82.4-89.1	102	13.9	10.9-17.6
Current Smoker
No	2,270	1,936	83.3	80.8-85.6	334	16.7	14.4-19.2
Yes	727	599	80.6	75.6-84.8	128	19.4	15.2-24.4
Binge Drinker
No	2,742	2,336	83.2	80.9-85.2	406	16.8	14.8-19.1
Yes	234	180	77.0	66.7-84.8	54	23.0	15.2-33.3
Heavy Drinker
No	2,870	2,431	83.0	80.8-85.1	439	17.0	14.9-19.2
Yes	107	88	74.1	54.6-87.2	19	25.9	12.8-45.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	968	786	79.0	74.6-82.7	182	21.0	17.3-25.4
Some Physical Activity	1,223	1,033	82.1	78.5-85.3	190	17.9	14.7-21.5
Physically Inactive	680	603	87.5	83.1-90.8	77	12.5	9.2-16.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	929	846	90.5	87.3-92.9	83	9.5	7.1-12.7
No	2,069	1,688	78.7	75.8-81.4	381	21.3	18.6-24.2
Disability Status
Yes	1,146	1,055	91.1	88.1-93.4	91	8.9	6.6-11.9
No	1,789	1,424	77.5	74.3-80.4	365	22.5	19.6-25.7
Current Asthma
Yes	268	247	93.4	88.2-96.4	21	6.6	3.6-11.8
No	2,726	2,283	81.3	78.9-83.5	443	18.7	16.5-21.1
Diabetes
Yes	333	306	90.3	84.7-94.0	27	9.7	6.0-15.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	19	16	82.6	47.2-96.2	3	17.4	3.8-52.8
No	2,654	2,220	81.6	79.2-83.9	434	18.4	16.1-20.8
Arthritis
Yes	1,668	1,539	92.0	89.9-93.7	129	8.0	6.3-10.1
No	1,310	979	72.3	68.3-76.0	331	27.7	24.0-31.7

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.