BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis

In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,430	1,060	28.5	26.2-31.0	2,370	71.5	69.0-73.8
-Eastern NC	1,230	431	31.8	27.6-36.3	799	68.2	63.7-72.4
GENDER
Male	422	137	29.6	23.1-37.0	285	70.4	63.0-76.9
Female	808	294	33.9	28.8-39.4	514	66.1	60.6-71.2
RACE
White	741	232	28.8	23.7-34.6	509	71.2	65.4-76.3
African American	386	153	37.5	30.1-45.6	233	62.5	54.4-69.9
Other Minorities	96	44	45.4	30.9-60.8	52	54.6	39.2-69.1
AGE
18-24	48	11	9.2	4.2-19.2	37	90.8	80.8-95.8
25-34	164	34	16.6	9.4-27.4	130	83.4	72.6-90.6
35-44	249	97	36.0	27.4-45.5	152	64.0	54.5-72.6
45-54	384	142	38.1	29.9-47.0	242	61.9	53.0-70.1
55-64	377	145	39.6	31.8-47.8	232	60.4	52.2-68.2
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	210	112	53.5	42.5-64.1	98	46.5	35.9-57.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	430	152	35.0	28.3-42.5	278	65.0	57.5-71.7
Some Post-H.S.	333	100	25.6	18.9-33.7	233	74.4	66.3-81.1
College Graduate	255	66	21.6	13.6-32.6	189	78.4	67.4-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	191	111	64.0	52.7-73.9	80	36.0	26.1-47.3
$15,000- 24,999	269	101	33.8	25.4-43.3	168	66.2	56.7-74.6
$25,000- 34,999	140	41	37.5	25.4-51.4	99	62.5	48.6-74.6
$35,000- 49,999	156	42	26.1	17.5-37.1	114	73.9	62.9-82.5
$50,000-74,999	142	32	21.4	12.6-34.1	110	78.6	65.9-87.4
$75,000+	122	18	18.6	8.0-37.3	104	81.4	62.7-92.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	153	53	34.9	26.8-44.0	100	65.1	56.0-73.2
Guilford	153	33	20.4	13.9-28.9	120	79.6	71.1-86.1
Mecklenburg	155	28	15.9	10.6-23.2	127	84.1	76.8-89.4
Orange	154	29	17.2	11.4-24.9	125	82.8	75.1-88.6
Wake	145	33	29.1	20.1-40.0	112	70.9	60.0-79.9
Chatham/Lee	138	33	20.1	13.5-28.9	105	79.9	71.1-86.5
Nash/Wilson	142	47	28.0	20.6-36.8	95	72.0	63.2-79.4
Craven/Pamlico	170	46	24.4	18.0-32.3	124	75.6	67.7-82.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	169	51	27.7	20.4-36.3	118	72.3	63.7-79.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	173	57	29.4	22.3-37.6	116	70.6	62.4-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	186	66	29.8	22.4-38.3	120	70.2	61.7-77.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	54	24.3	15.1-36.6	107	75.7	63.4-84.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	189	82	43.8	35.9-52.0	107	56.2	48.0-64.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	160	61	33.9	26.3-42.5	99	66.1	57.5-73.7
Northeast NC I	173	59	37.0	29.0-45.8	114	63.0	54.2-71.0
Northeast NC II	186	74	38.1	30.5-46.4	112	61.9	53.6-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	359	133	37.7	32.0-43.8	226	62.3	56.2-68.0
Mountain AHEC	471	159	33.3	27.6-39.4	312	66.7	60.6-72.4
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,424	365	24.9	21.8-28.3	1,059	75.1	71.7-78.2
Western NC	776	264	35.2	30.2-40.6	512	64.8	59.4-69.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,430

1,060

28.5

26.2-31.0

2,370

71.5

69.0-73.8

-Eastern NC

1,230

431

31.8

27.6-36.3

799

68.2

63.7-72.4

GENDER

Male

422

137

29.6

23.1-37.0

285

70.4

63.0-76.9

Female

808

294

33.9

28.8-39.4

514

66.1

60.6-71.2

RACE

White

741

232

28.8

23.7-34.6

509

71.2

65.4-76.3

African American

386

153

37.5

30.1-45.6

233

62.5

54.4-69.9

Other Minorities

45.4

30.9-60.8

54.6

39.2-69.1

AGE

18-24

9.2

4.2-19.2

90.8

80.8-95.8

25-34

164

16.6

9.4-27.4

130

83.4

72.6-90.6

35-44

249

36.0

27.4-45.5

152

64.0

54.5-72.6

45-54

384

142

38.1

29.9-47.0

242

61.9

53.0-70.1

55-64

377

145

39.6

31.8-47.8

232

60.4

52.2-68.2

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

210

112

53.5

42.5-64.1

46.5

35.9-57.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

430

152

35.0

28.3-42.5

278

65.0

57.5-71.7

Some Post-H.S.

333

100

25.6

18.9-33.7

233

74.4

66.3-81.1

College Graduate

255

21.6

13.6-32.6

189

78.4

67.4-86.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

191

111

64.0

52.7-73.9

36.0

26.1-47.3

$15,000- 24,999

269

101

33.8

25.4-43.3

168

66.2

56.7-74.6

$25,000- 34,999

140

37.5

25.4-51.4

62.5

48.6-74.6

$35,000- 49,999

156

26.1

17.5-37.1

114

73.9

62.9-82.5

$50,000-74,999

142

21.4

12.6-34.1

110

78.6

65.9-87.4

$75,000+

122

18.6

8.0-37.3

104

81.4

62.7-92.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

153

34.9

26.8-44.0

100

65.1

56.0-73.2

Guilford

153

20.4

13.9-28.9

120

79.6

71.1-86.1

Mecklenburg

155

15.9

10.6-23.2

127

84.1

76.8-89.4

Orange

154

17.2

11.4-24.9

125

82.8

75.1-88.6

Wake

145

29.1

20.1-40.0

112

70.9

60.0-79.9

Chatham/Lee

138

20.1

13.5-28.9

105

79.9

71.1-86.5

Nash/Wilson

142

28.0

20.6-36.8

72.0

63.2-79.4

Craven/Pamlico

170

24.4

18.0-32.3

124

75.6

67.7-82.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

169

27.7

20.4-36.3

118

72.3

63.7-79.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

173

29.4

22.3-37.6

116

70.6

62.4-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

186

29.8

22.4-38.3

120

70.2

61.7-77.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

24.3

15.1-36.6

107

75.7

63.4-84.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

189

43.8

35.9-52.0

107

56.2

48.0-64.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

160

33.9

26.3-42.5

66.1

57.5-73.7

Northeast NC I

173

37.0

29.0-45.8

114

63.0

54.2-71.0

Northeast NC II

186

38.1

30.5-46.4

112

61.9

53.6-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

359

133

37.7

32.0-43.8

226

62.3

56.2-68.0

Mountain AHEC

471

159

33.3

27.6-39.4

312

66.7

60.6-72.4

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,424

365

24.9

21.8-28.3

1,059

75.1

71.7-78.2

Western NC

776

264

35.2

30.2-40.6

512

64.8

59.4-69.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents (18-64 yrs.) 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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