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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--WHITE 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,735 835 28.5 26.0-31.1 1,900 71.5 68.9-74.0
GENDER
Male 1,013 271 22.6 19.2-26.3 742 77.4 73.7-80.8
Female 1,722 564 33.6 30.2-37.1 1,158 66.4 62.9-69.8
AGE
18-24 99 18 14.6 6.7-28.9 81 85.4 71.1-93.3
25-34 250 52 19.2 13.3-26.8 198 80.8 73.2-86.7
35-44 411 109 25.4 19.8-32.0 302 74.6 68.0-80.2
45-54 595 171 26.9 21.8-32.7 424 73.1 67.3-78.2
55-64 519 171 32.5 26.9-38.7 348 67.5 61.3-73.1
65-74 448 172 42.1 35.7-48.8 276 57.9 51.2-64.3
75+ 394 139 33.1 26.3-40.6 255 66.9 59.4-73.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 455 197 39.7 33.1-46.8 258 60.3 53.2-66.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 823 253 28.2 24.1-32.8 570 71.8 67.2-75.9
Some Post-H.S. 643 178 27.8 22.8-33.5 465 72.2 66.5-77.2
College Graduate 807 206 20.7 17.0-25.1 601 79.3 74.9-83.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 307 152 44.3 35.4-53.6 155 55.7 46.4-64.6
$15,000- 24,999 399 135 39.9 32.4-47.8 264 60.1 52.2-67.6
$25,000- 34,999 311 88 26.2 19.7-33.8 223 73.8 66.2-80.3
$35,000- 49,999 365 96 24.8 18.9-31.9 269 75.2 68.1-81.1
$50,000-74,999 319 78 23.1 17.1-30.5 241 76.9 69.5-82.9
$75,000+ 360 63 14.7 10.3-20.5 297 85.3 79.5-89.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 208 65 29.6 23.0-37.2 143 70.4 62.8-77.0
Forsyth 193 52 21.4 16.0-28.0 141 78.6 72.0-84.0
Guilford 151 39 21.5 15.2-29.5 112 78.5 70.5-84.8
Henderson/Transylvania 241 83 32.9 26.4-40.3 158 67.1 59.7-73.6
Mecklenburg 140 34 21.2 14.3-30.2 106 78.8 69.8-85.7
Orange 182 49 24.8 18.2-32.7 133 75.2 67.3-81.8
Pitt 140 49 29.7 21.0-40.1 91 70.3 59.9-79.0
Randolph 221 63 28.2 21.5-36.0 158 71.8 64.0-78.5
Robeson 98 34 32.4 22.7-44.0 64 67.6 56.0-77.3
Wake 139 30 22.3 15.2-31.5 109 77.7 68.5-84.8
Western NC 357 115 28.8 23.9-34.2 242 71.2 65.8-76.1
Piedmont NC 385 120 29.1 23.9-34.9 265 70.9 65.1-76.1
Eastern NC 280 102 32.8 26.9-39.3 178 67.2 60.7-73.1

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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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