BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (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 Buncombe County

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
-Buncombe County	453	229	46.9	41.5-52.4	224	53.1	47.6-58.5
GENDER
Male	179	83	42.8	34.6-51.5	96	57.2	48.5-65.4
Female	274	146	51.2	44.4-57.9	128	48.8	42.1-55.6
RACE
White	401	207	49.3	43.5-55.1	194	50.7	44.9-56.5
Other	51	21	30.5	18.6-45.9	30	69.5	54.1-81.4
AGE
18-44	153	53	33.3	24.8-43.1	100	66.7	56.9-75.2
45+	295	172	57.7	51.3-63.8	123	42.3	36.2-48.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	185	101	48.5	40.1-56.9	84	51.5	43.1-59.9
Some College +	267	128	46.1	38.9-53.4	139	53.9	46.6-61.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	136	48.1	41.0-55.3	121	51.9	44.7-59.0
$50,000+	94	42	48.3	36.2-60.6	52	51.7	39.4-63.8
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
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	227	43.7	37.5-50.1	229	56.3	49.9-62.5
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

-Buncombe County

453

229

46.9

41.5-52.4

224

53.1

47.6-58.5

GENDER

Male

179

42.8

34.6-51.5

57.2

48.5-65.4

Female

274

146

51.2

44.4-57.9

128

48.8

42.1-55.6

RACE

White

401

207

49.3

43.5-55.1

194

50.7

44.9-56.5

Other

30.5

18.6-45.9

69.5

54.1-81.4

AGE

18-44

153

33.3

24.8-43.1

100

66.7

56.9-75.2

45+

295

172

57.7

51.3-63.8

123

42.3

36.2-48.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

185

101

48.5

40.1-56.9

51.5

43.1-59.9

Some College +

267

128

46.1

38.9-53.4

139

53.9

46.6-61.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

136

48.1

41.0-55.3

121

51.9

44.7-59.0

$50,000+

48.3

36.2-60.6

51.7

39.4-63.8

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

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

227

43.7

37.5-50.1

229

56.3

49.9-62.5

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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