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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Orange County

Arthritis

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%)
North Carolina 6,628 3,023 43.2 41.3-45.1 3,605 56.8 54.9-58.7
Orange County 437 187 39.4 33.1-46.1 250 60.6 53.9-66.9
GENDER
Male 181 75 38.7 31.3-46.7 106 61.3 53.3-68.7
Female 256 112 40.1 30.4-50.6 144 59.9 49.4-69.6
RACE
White 355 162 41.8 34.3-49.8 193 58.2 50.2-65.7
Other 79 24 28.8 18.5-41.8 55 71.2 58.2-81.5
AGE
18-44 220 76 32.9 24.9-42.1 144 67.1 57.9-75.1
45+ 215 109 48.4 40.2-56.7 106 51.6 43.3-59.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 84 36 32.0 18.6-49.2 48 68.0 50.8-81.4
Some College + 352 150 41.7 35.7-47.9 202 58.3 52.1-64.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 181 87 46.9 38.1-56.0 94 53.1 44.0-61.9
$50,000+ 160 59 34.5 27.0-42.8 101 65.5 57.2-73.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 413 211 48.6 42.9-54.2 202 51.4 45.8-57.1
Forsyth 462 213 42.9 37.7-48.3 249 57.1 51.7-62.3
Guilford 414 181 41.1 35.5-47.0 233 58.9 53.0-64.5
Henderson/Transylvania 468 217 44.6 38.7-50.7 251 55.4 49.3-61.3
Mecklenburg 440 186 37.1 31.4-43.1 254 62.9 56.9-68.6
Pitt 411 169 41.6 35.5-47.9 242 58.4 52.1-64.5
Randolph 421 198 44.4 38.5-50.4 223 55.6 49.6-61.5
Robeson 434 211 44.5 38.6-50.5 223 55.5 49.5-61.4
Wake 422 165 36.1 31.0-41.6 257 63.9 58.4-69.0
Western NC 648 336 49.6 45.0-54.1 312 50.4 45.9-55.0
Piedmont NC 873 404 46.8 42.6-51.1 469 53.2 48.9-57.4
Eastern NC 785 345 41.2 37.1-45.4 440 58.8 54.6-62.9

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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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