BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

Arthritis

The next questions refer to your joints. 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
North Carolina	9,425	4,632	43.8	42.2-45.4	4,793	56.2	54.6-57.8
-Appalachian/Wilkes	456	227	43.7	37.5-50.1	229	56.3	49.9-62.5
GENDER
Male	169	78	41.7	32.4-51.5	91	58.3	48.5-67.6
Female	287	149	45.3	37.1-53.7	138	54.7	46.3-62.9
RACE
White	435	216	43.6	37.3-50.2	219	56.4	49.8-62.7
Other	21	11	44.7	23.2-68.3	10	55.3	31.7-76.8
AGE
18-44	184	69	33.9	25.7-43.3	115	66.1	56.7-74.3
45+	268	157	53.3	44.4-62.0	111	46.7	38.0-55.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	228	123	46.6	38.0-55.5	105	53.4	44.5-62.0
Some College +	226	102	39.3	31.0-48.3	124	60.7	51.7-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	132	41.1	32.9-49.7	143	58.9	50.3-67.1
$50,000+	89	41	40.1	29.2-52.1	48	59.9	47.9-70.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	229	46.9	41.5-52.4	224	53.1	47.6-58.5
Guilford	445	216	45.5	40.1-51.1	229	54.5	48.9-59.9
Mecklenburg	449	207	41.4	35.8-47.2	242	58.6	52.8-64.2
Orange	451	197	36.8	30.6-43.4	254	63.2	56.6-69.4
Wake	453	174	35.2	30.3-40.4	279	64.8	59.6-69.7
Chatham/Lee	400	189	44.4	38.2-50.8	211	55.6	49.2-61.8
Nash/Wilson	379	191	46.7	40.7-52.7	188	53.3	47.3-59.3
Craven/Pamlico	454	247	50.3	44.7-55.8	207	49.7	44.2-55.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	226	49.6	43.7-55.5	211	50.4	44.5-56.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	233	44.8	37.2-52.8	243	55.2	47.2-62.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	215	48.9	38.2-59.7	210	51.1	40.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	244	46.4	41.3-51.6	227	53.6	48.4-58.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	227	49.5	43.3-55.7	190	50.5	44.3-56.7
Northeast NC I	461	237	50.1	43.8-56.4	224	49.9	43.6-56.2
Northeast NC II	511	262	47.9	42.7-53.2	249	52.1	46.8-57.3
Northeastern Partnership	972	499	48.7	44.6-52.8	473	51.3	47.2-55.4
Mountain AHEC	1,306	681	49.9	45.6-54.2	625	50.1	45.8-54.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,305	1,696	45.7	42.8-48.6	1,609	54.3	51.4-57.2
Piedmont	4,044	1,866	42.0	39.8-44.2	2,178	58.0	55.8-60.2
Western NC	2,076	1,070	47.4	43.9-50.9	1,006	52.6	49.1-56.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,425

4,632

43.8

42.2-45.4

4,793

56.2

54.6-57.8

-Appalachian/Wilkes

456

227

43.7

37.5-50.1

229

56.3

49.9-62.5

GENDER

Male

169

41.7

32.4-51.5

58.3

48.5-67.6

Female

287

149

45.3

37.1-53.7

138

54.7

46.3-62.9

RACE

White

435

216

43.6

37.3-50.2

219

56.4

49.8-62.7

Other

44.7

23.2-68.3

55.3

31.7-76.8

AGE

18-44

184

33.9

25.7-43.3

115

66.1

56.7-74.3

45+

268

157

53.3

44.4-62.0

111

46.7

38.0-55.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

228

123

46.6

38.0-55.5

105

53.4

44.5-62.0

Some College +

226

102

39.3

31.0-48.3

124

60.7

51.7-69.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

132

41.1

32.9-49.7

143

58.9

50.3-67.1

$50,000+

40.1

29.2-52.1

59.9

47.9-70.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

229

46.9

41.5-52.4

224

53.1

47.6-58.5

Guilford

445

216

45.5

40.1-51.1

229

54.5

48.9-59.9

Mecklenburg

449

207

41.4

35.8-47.2

242

58.6

52.8-64.2

Orange

451

197

36.8

30.6-43.4

254

63.2

56.6-69.4

Wake

453

174

35.2

30.3-40.4

279

64.8

59.6-69.7

Chatham/Lee

400

189

44.4

38.2-50.8

211

55.6

49.2-61.8

Nash/Wilson

379

191

46.7

40.7-52.7

188

53.3

47.3-59.3

Craven/Pamlico

454

247

50.3

44.7-55.8

207

49.7

44.2-55.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

226

49.6

43.7-55.5

211

50.4

44.5-56.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

233

44.8

37.2-52.8

243

55.2

47.2-62.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

215

48.9

38.2-59.7

210

51.1

40.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

244

46.4

41.3-51.6

227

53.6

48.4-58.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

227

49.5

43.3-55.7

190

50.5

44.3-56.7

Northeast NC I

461

237

50.1

43.8-56.4

224

49.9

43.6-56.2

Northeast NC II

511

262

47.9

42.7-53.2

249

52.1

46.8-57.3

Northeastern Partnership

972

499

48.7

44.6-52.8

473

51.3

47.2-55.4

Mountain AHEC

1,306

681

49.9

45.6-54.2

625

50.1

45.8-54.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,305

1,696

45.7

42.8-48.6

1,609

54.3

51.4-57.2

Piedmont

4,044

1,866

42.0

39.8-44.2

2,178

58.0

55.8-60.2

Western NC

2,076

1,070

47.4

43.9-50.9

1,006

52.6

49.1-56.1

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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