BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6,628	3,023	43.2	41.3-45.1	3,605	56.8	54.9-58.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,677	2,655	44.8	42.8-46.8	3,022	55.2	53.2-57.2
No	933	364	35.7	31.0-40.7	569	64.3	59.3-69.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	48	30.4	19.2-44.5	84	69.6	55.5-80.8
Recommended Range	2,537	997	36.1	33.3-39.1	1,540	63.9	60.9-66.7
Overweight	2,192	1,001	43.4	40.3-46.6	1,191	56.6	53.4-59.7
Obese	1,352	805	59.9	55.8-63.7	547	40.1	36.3-44.2
Current Smoker
No	5,093	2,280	42.2	40.1-44.3	2,813	57.8	55.7-59.9
Yes	1,509	731	46.0	42.1-49.9	778	54.0	50.1-57.9
Binge Drinker
No	5,979	2,753	43.4	41.5-45.4	3,226	56.6	54.6-58.5
Yes	565	237	42.3	36.1-48.7	328	57.7	51.3-63.9
Heavy Drinker
No	6,333	2,884	42.9	41.0-44.8	3,449	57.1	55.2-59.0
Yes	221	107	53.0	41.9-63.8	114	47.0	36.2-58.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,430	971	39.7	36.6-42.8	1,459	60.3	57.2-63.4
Some Physical Activity	2,654	1,229	41.4	38.6-44.3	1,425	58.6	55.7-61.4
Physically Inactive	1,272	682	50.8	46.6-55.0	590	49.2	45.0-53.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,375	932	66.8	62.8-70.6	443	33.2	29.4-37.2
No	5,234	2,080	37.0	35.0-39.0	3,154	63.0	61.0-65.0
Disability Status
Yes	1,604	1,148	71.2	67.7-74.6	456	28.8	25.4-32.3
No	4,856	1,800	35.4	33.4-37.5	3,056	64.6	62.5-66.6
Current Asthma
Yes	422	268	61.2	53.2-68.7	154	38.8	31.3-46.8
No	6,183	2,741	41.8	39.9-43.7	3,442	58.2	56.3-60.1
Diabetes
Yes	517	333	62.5	56.3-68.3	184	37.5	31.7-43.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	21	41.8	26.2-59.3	34	58.2	40.7-73.8
No	6,048	2,667	41.7	39.8-43.7	3,381	58.3	56.3-60.2
Arthritis
Yes	2,146	1,673	77.7	74.9-80.3	473	22.3	19.7-25.1
No	4,442	1,319	28.9	26.9-31.1	3,123	71.1	68.9-73.1

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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.

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