BRFSS 2003 - Chatham/Lee Counties: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Chatham/Lee Counties

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,863	2,938	72.3	69.9-74.6	925	27.7	25.4-30.1
-Chatham/Lee	156	121	74.8	65.2-82.4	35	25.2	17.6-34.8
GENDER
Male	50	36	73.0	54.6-85.9	14	27.0	14.1-45.4
Female	106	85	76.0	65.3-84.2	21	24.0	15.8-34.7
RACE
White	122	98	77.1	67.3-84.6	24	22.9	15.4-32.7
Other	32	21	68.7	44.3-85.8	11	31.3	14.2-55.7
AGE
18-44	37	25	58.0	38.8-75.0	12	42.0	25.0-61.2
45+	119	96	80.3	70.2-87.6	23	19.7	12.4-29.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	80	65	81.0	67.2-89.9	15	19.0	10.1-32.8
Some College +	76	56	67.2	54.2-78.1	20	32.8	21.9-45.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	84	67	76.8	62.7-86.7	17	23.2	13.3-37.3
$50,000+	39	28	67.9	49.9-81.9	11	32.1	18.1-50.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	203	160	77.8	69.6-84.3	43	22.2	15.7-30.4
Guilford	179	136	74.9	66.5-81.7	43	25.1	18.3-33.5
Mecklenburg	159	123	74.9	66.2-82.0	36	25.1	18.0-33.8
Orange	150	106	70.6	61.0-78.7	44	29.4	21.3-39.0
Wake	134	96	69.3	59.6-77.6	38	30.7	22.4-40.4
Nash/Wilson	172	134	77.8	69.7-84.2	38	22.2	15.8-30.3
Craven/Pamlico	204	170	80.4	71.9-86.9	34	19.6	13.1-28.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	185	145	78.2	69.9-84.7	40	21.8	15.3-30.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	199	149	75.7	68.2-81.9	50	24.3	18.1-31.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	190	139	61.9	50.0-72.6	51	38.1	27.4-50.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	184	141	55.8	34.7-74.9	43	44.2	25.1-65.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	199	142	69.3	60.8-76.6	57	30.7	23.4-39.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	186	152	79.0	71.1-85.1	34	21.0	14.9-28.9
Northeast NC I	189	139	74.2	66.1-80.9	50	25.8	19.1-33.9
Northeast NC II	217	177	77.3	69.3-83.7	40	22.7	16.3-30.7
Northeastern Partnership	406	316	76.2	70.4-81.1	90	23.8	18.9-29.6
Mountain AHEC	593	462	75.2	69.3-80.2	131	24.8	19.8-30.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,412	1,088	73.7	69.5-77.5	324	26.3	22.5-30.5
Piedmont	1,517	1,130	70.7	67.1-74.1	387	29.3	25.9-32.9
Western NC	934	720	75.1	70.5-79.2	214	24.9	20.8-29.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,863

2,938

72.3

69.9-74.6

925

27.7

25.4-30.1

-Chatham/Lee

156

121

74.8

65.2-82.4

25.2

17.6-34.8

GENDER

Male

73.0

54.6-85.9

27.0

14.1-45.4

Female

106

76.0

65.3-84.2

24.0

15.8-34.7

RACE

White

122

77.1

67.3-84.6

22.9

15.4-32.7

Other

68.7

44.3-85.8

31.3

14.2-55.7

AGE

18-44

58.0

38.8-75.0

42.0

25.0-61.2

45+

119

80.3

70.2-87.6

19.7

12.4-29.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

81.0

67.2-89.9

19.0

10.1-32.8

Some College +

67.2

54.2-78.1

32.8

21.9-45.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

76.8

62.7-86.7

23.2

13.3-37.3

$50,000+

67.9

49.9-81.9

32.1

18.1-50.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

203

160

77.8

69.6-84.3

22.2

15.7-30.4

Guilford

179

136

74.9

66.5-81.7

25.1

18.3-33.5

Mecklenburg

159

123

74.9

66.2-82.0

25.1

18.0-33.8

Orange

150

106

70.6

61.0-78.7

29.4

21.3-39.0

Wake

134

69.3

59.6-77.6

30.7

22.4-40.4

Nash/Wilson

172

134

77.8

69.7-84.2

22.2

15.8-30.3

Craven/Pamlico

204

170

80.4

71.9-86.9

19.6

13.1-28.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

185

145

78.2

69.9-84.7

21.8

15.3-30.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

199

149

75.7

68.2-81.9

24.3

18.1-31.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

190

139

61.9

50.0-72.6

38.1

27.4-50.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

184

141

55.8

34.7-74.9

44.2

25.1-65.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

199

142

69.3

60.8-76.6

30.7

23.4-39.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

186

152

79.0

71.1-85.1

21.0

14.9-28.9

Northeast NC I

189

139

74.2

66.1-80.9

25.8

19.1-33.9

Northeast NC II

217

177

77.3

69.3-83.7

22.7

16.3-30.7

Northeastern Partnership

406

316

76.2

70.4-81.1

23.8

18.9-29.6

Mountain AHEC

593

462

75.2

69.3-80.2

131

24.8

19.8-30.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,412

1,088

73.7

69.5-77.5

324

26.3

22.5-30.5

Piedmont

1,517

1,130

70.7

67.1-74.1

387

29.3

25.9-32.9

Western NC

934

720

75.1

70.5-79.2

214

24.9

20.8-29.5

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents who reported having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint.

^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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