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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
Western NC 648 336 49.6 45.0-54.1 312 50.4 45.9-55.0
GENDER
Male 275 130 44.7 38.0-51.6 145 55.3 48.4-62.0
Female 373 206 55.2 49.4-60.9 167 44.8 39.1-50.6
RACE
White 603 315 50.4 45.7-55.2 288 49.6 44.8-54.3
Other 43 20 40.2 25.0-57.5 23 59.8 42.5-75.0
AGE
18-44 239 83 33.9 27.3-41.2 156 66.1 58.8-72.7
45+ 404 252 62.7 57.3-67.8 152 37.3 32.2-42.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 368 190 50.6 44.6-56.7 178 49.4 43.3-55.4
Some College + 279 145 48.0 41.2-54.9 134 52.0 45.1-58.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 395 207 48.9 43.1-54.8 188 51.1 45.2-56.9
$50,000+ 108 50 47.4 37.1-58.0 58 52.6 42.0-62.9
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
Orange 437 187 39.4 33.1-46.1 250 60.6 53.9-66.9
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
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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