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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--WHITE Respondents Only

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,041 2,381 45.9 43.8-48.1 2,660 54.1 51.9-56.2
GENDER
Male 1,944 875 44.0 40.6-47.4 1,069 56.0 52.6-59.4
Female 3,097 1,506 47.8 45.1-50.4 1,591 52.2 49.6-54.9
AGE
18-24 320 95 32.7 24.5-42.3 225 67.3 57.7-75.5
25-34 793 228 30.7 26.2-35.4 565 69.3 64.6-73.8
35-44 937 368 41.1 36.6-45.8 569 58.9 54.2-63.4
45-54 1,002 531 53.9 49.2-58.6 471 46.1 41.4-50.8
55-64 767 437 55.0 49.9-60.1 330 45.0 39.9-50.1
65-74 667 382 57.7 52.1-63.1 285 42.3 36.9-47.9
75+ 521 326 64.7 58.1-70.8 195 35.3 29.2-41.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 663 401 62.1 56.0-67.9 262 37.9 32.1-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,464 704 45.2 41.4-49.0 760 54.8 51.0-58.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,174 567 46.0 41.5-50.6 607 54.0 49.4-58.5
College Graduate 1,729 703 38.9 35.4-42.4 1,026 61.1 57.6-64.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 433 267 57.8 49.8-65.4 166 42.2 34.6-50.2
$15,000- 24,999 691 351 51.8 46.0-57.6 340 48.2 42.4-54.0
$25,000- 34,999 584 276 43.0 37.0-49.2 308 57.0 50.8-63.0
$35,000- 49,999 719 310 40.2 34.9-45.7 409 59.8 54.3-65.1
$50,000-74,999 647 284 50.1 44.0-56.1 363 49.9 43.9-56.0
$75,000+ 767 322 42.2 37.3-47.3 445 57.8 52.7-62.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 365 185 48.4 42.4-54.5 180 51.6 45.5-57.6
Forsyth 344 167 46.0 39.8-52.3 177 54.0 47.7-60.2
Guilford 276 135 48.2 41.3-55.1 141 51.8 44.9-58.7
Henderson/Transylvania 428 206 46.6 41.0-52.3 222 53.4 47.7-59.0
Mecklenburg 265 117 41.2 33.4-49.4 148 58.8 50.6-66.6
Orange 355 162 41.8 34.3-49.8 193 58.2 50.2-65.7
Pitt 288 122 41.8 34.2-49.8 166 58.2 50.2-65.8
Randolph 381 189 47.0 40.7-53.4 192 53.0 46.6-59.3
Robeson 175 80 44.5 35.6-53.8 95 55.5 46.2-64.4
Wake 307 124 37.6 31.6-43.9 183 62.4 56.1-68.4
Western NC 603 315 50.4 45.7-55.2 288 49.6 44.8-54.3
Piedmont NC 713 342 50.3 45.6-55.0 371 49.7 45.0-54.4
Eastern NC 541 237 42.1 37.3-47.1 304 57.9 52.9-62.7

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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.

** 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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