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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--WHITE Respondents Only

Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,379 1,688 68.6 65.5-71.5 691 31.4 28.5-34.5
GENDER
Male 875 585 63.4 58.1-68.4 290 36.6 31.6-41.9
Female 1,504 1,103 73.1 69.6-76.3 401 26.9 23.7-30.4
AGE
18-24 95 50 49.2 32.3-66.3 45 50.8 33.7-67.7
25-34 228 129 54.0 45.0-62.7 99 46.0 37.3-55.0
35-44 368 227 59.1 51.6-66.2 141 40.9 33.8-48.4
45-54 530 346 70.1 64.2-75.4 184 29.9 24.6-35.8
55-64 437 336 80.7 74.9-85.5 101 19.3 14.5-25.1
65-74 382 314 80.2 73.8-85.4 68 19.8 14.6-26.2
75+ 325 275 79.9 67.5-88.4 50 20.1 11.6-32.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 316 76.3 69.4-82.0 84 23.7 18.0-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 704 503 68.8 63.1-74.0 201 31.2 26.0-36.9
Some Post-H.S. 567 390 68.0 61.2-74.1 177 32.0 25.9-38.8
College Graduate 702 476 62.9 57.0-68.5 226 37.1 31.5-43.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 267 210 67.7 55.1-78.2 57 32.3 21.8-44.9
$15,000- 24,999 350 253 72.4 64.7-78.9 97 27.6 21.1-35.3
$25,000- 34,999 276 187 69.9 61.5-77.2 89 30.1 22.8-38.5
$35,000- 49,999 310 215 66.7 57.7-74.7 95 33.3 25.3-42.3
$50,000-74,999 284 194 66.2 56.9-74.4 90 33.8 25.6-43.1
$75,000+ 322 217 66.5 58.6-73.5 105 33.5 26.5-41.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 185 133 68.1 59.5-75.7 52 31.9 24.3-40.5
Forsyth 167 120 70.4 61.5-77.9 47 29.6 22.1-38.5
Guilford 135 99 70.7 60.5-79.1 36 29.3 20.9-39.5
Henderson/Transylvania 206 144 67.7 59.8-74.8 62 32.3 25.2-40.2
Mecklenburg 117 81 63.5 49.2-75.7 36 36.5 24.3-50.8
Orange 161 113 66.4 56.9-74.7 48 33.6 25.3-43.1
Pitt 122 85 62.4 47.0-75.7 37 37.6 24.3-53.0
Randolph 188 131 65.7 56.7-73.7 57 34.3 26.3-43.3
Robeson 80 56 66.3 51.2-78.6 24 33.7 21.4-48.8
Wake 124 83 66.0 55.9-74.8 41 34.0 25.2-44.1
Western NC 315 221 67.7 61.4-73.4 94 32.3 26.6-38.6
Piedmont NC 342 256 72.0 65.2-77.8 86 28.0 22.2-34.8
Eastern NC 237 166 66.7 59.1-73.6 71 33.3 26.4-40.9

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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.

** 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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