BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Buncombe County

Arthritis

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
North Carolina	4,951	1,723	32.9	30.8-35.0	3,228	67.1	65.0-69.2
-Buncombe County	242	81	32.1	25.8-39.0	161	67.9	61.0-74.2
GENDER
Male	87	34	33.1	23.4-44.6	53	66.9	55.4-76.6
Female	155	47	31.1	23.5-40.0	108	68.9	60.0-76.5
RACE
White	217	71	30.0	23.7-37.2	146	70.0	62.8-76.3
Other	24	9	48.6	27.4-70.3	15	51.4	29.7-72.6
AGE
18-44	53	15	25.4	14.5-40.7	38	74.6	59.3-85.5
45+	185	65	34.9	27.8-42.8	120	65.1	57.2-72.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	111	40	34.6	25.5-45.1	71	65.4	54.9-74.5
Some College +	131	41	29.8	21.7-39.4	90	70.2	60.6-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	143	53	37.8	29.3-47.2	90	62.2	52.8-70.7
$50,000+	41	10	21.3	10.7-37.8	31	78.7	62.2-89.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	242	81	32.1	25.8-39.0	161	67.9	61.0-74.2
Guilford	223	64	29.4	22.8-36.9	159	70.6	63.1-77.2
Mecklenburg	209	65	28.1	21.9-35.1	144	71.9	64.9-78.1
Orange	200	49	20.6	15.0-27.6	151	79.4	72.4-85.0
Wake	181	51	30.5	22.6-39.8	130	69.5	60.2-77.4
Chatham/Lee	202	62	23.5	17.6-30.6	140	76.5	69.4-82.4
Nash/Wilson	207	73	27.8	21.7-34.8	134	72.2	65.2-78.3
Craven/Pamlico	261	99	33.8	27.6-40.7	162	66.2	59.3-72.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	234	87	38.1	29.6-47.4	147	61.9	52.6-70.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	245	79	28.1	22.2-34.8	166	71.9	65.2-77.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	254	91	28.9	22.3-36.5	163	71.1	63.5-77.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	239	96	31.9	21.9-43.9	143	68.1	56.1-78.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	254	101	39.8	33.2-46.9	153	60.2	53.1-66.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	239	94	36.5	29.9-43.7	145	63.5	56.3-70.1
Northeast NC I	260	88	34.5	28.0-41.7	172	65.5	58.3-72.0
Northeast NC II	288	110	38.6	32.4-45.3	178	61.4	54.7-67.6
Northeastern Partnership	548	198	37.1	32.4-42.1	350	62.9	57.9-67.6
Mountain AHEC	733	270	33.3	28.9-38.1	463	66.7	61.9-71.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,808	662	33.8	30.3-37.5	1,146	66.2	62.5-69.7
Piedmont	1,989	635	31.6	28.7-34.7	1,354	68.4	65.3-71.3
Western NC	1,154	426	35.4	31.4-39.7	728	64.6	60.3-68.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,951

1,723

32.9

30.8-35.0

3,228

67.1

65.0-69.2

-Buncombe County

242

32.1

25.8-39.0

161

67.9

61.0-74.2

GENDER

Male

33.1

23.4-44.6

66.9

55.4-76.6

Female

155

31.1

23.5-40.0

108

68.9

60.0-76.5

RACE

White

217

30.0

23.7-37.2

146

70.0

62.8-76.3

Other

48.6

27.4-70.3

51.4

29.7-72.6

AGE

18-44

25.4

14.5-40.7

74.6

59.3-85.5

45+

185

34.9

27.8-42.8

120

65.1

57.2-72.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

111

34.6

25.5-45.1

65.4

54.9-74.5

Some College +

131

29.8

21.7-39.4

70.2

60.6-78.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

143

37.8

29.3-47.2

62.2

52.8-70.7

$50,000+

21.3

10.7-37.8

78.7

62.2-89.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

242

32.1

25.8-39.0

161

67.9

61.0-74.2

Guilford

223

29.4

22.8-36.9

159

70.6

63.1-77.2

Mecklenburg

209

28.1

21.9-35.1

144

71.9

64.9-78.1

Orange

200

20.6

15.0-27.6

151

79.4

72.4-85.0

Wake

181

30.5

22.6-39.8

130

69.5

60.2-77.4

Chatham/Lee

202

23.5

17.6-30.6

140

76.5

69.4-82.4

Nash/Wilson

207

27.8

21.7-34.8

134

72.2

65.2-78.3

Craven/Pamlico

261

33.8

27.6-40.7

162

66.2

59.3-72.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

234

38.1

29.6-47.4

147

61.9

52.6-70.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

245

28.1

22.2-34.8

166

71.9

65.2-77.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

254

28.9

22.3-36.5

163

71.1

63.5-77.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

239

31.9

21.9-43.9

143

68.1

56.1-78.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

254

101

39.8

33.2-46.9

153

60.2

53.1-66.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

239

36.5

29.9-43.7

145

63.5

56.3-70.1

Northeast NC I

260

34.5

28.0-41.7

172

65.5

58.3-72.0

Northeast NC II

288

110

38.6

32.4-45.3

178

61.4

54.7-67.6

Northeastern Partnership

548

198

37.1

32.4-42.1

350

62.9

57.9-67.6

Mountain AHEC

733

270

33.3

28.9-38.1

463

66.7

61.9-71.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,808

662

33.8

30.3-37.5

1,146

66.2

62.5-69.7

Piedmont

1,989

635

31.6

28.7-34.7

1,354

68.4

65.3-71.3

Western NC

1,154

426

35.4

31.4-39.7

728

64.6

60.3-68.6

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents who reported joint symptoms beginning 3 months ago, or being told by a doctor that they have arthritis

^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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