BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,607	3,866	82.9	81.1-84.6	741	17.1	15.4-18.9
-Eastern NC	1,686	1,413	83.8	80.8-86.4	273	16.2	13.6-19.2
GENDER
Male	546	451	82.7	77.2-87.0	95	17.3	13.0-22.8
Female	1,140	962	84.7	81.4-87.6	178	15.3	12.4-18.6
RACE
White	1,072	910	85.2	81.6-88.2	162	14.8	11.8-18.4
African American	490	405	81.4	74.5-86.8	85	18.6	13.2-25.5
Other Minorities	117	95	78.1	65.7-86.8	22	21.9	13.2-34.3
AGE
18-24	50	38	85.9	71.4-93.7	12	14.1	6.3-28.6
25-34	174	122	66.6	54.0-77.2	52	33.4	22.8-46.0
35-44	246	189	80.5	72.5-86.6	57	19.5	13.4-27.5
45-54	363	303	85.5	79.7-89.9	60	14.5	10.1-20.3
55-64	346	302	89.0	83.6-92.7	44	11.0	7.3-16.4
65-74	284	264	91.0	83.7-95.2	20	9.0	4.8-16.3
75+	214	187	88.2	80.5-93.1	27	11.8	6.9-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	387	340	91.0	87.4-93.6	47	9.0	6.4-12.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	555	470	84.0	78.9-88.0	85	16.0	12.0-21.1
Some Post-H.S.	424	350	84.7	77.9-89.7	74	15.3	10.3-22.1
College Graduate	318	251	76.0	67.5-82.8	67	24.0	17.2-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	293	265	94.3	91.3-96.4	28	5.7	3.6- 8.7
$15,000- 24,999	349	292	83.4	77.2-88.1	57	16.6	11.9-22.8
$25,000- 34,999	179	147	82.6	73.1-89.2	32	17.4	10.8-26.9
$35,000- 49,999	196	161	77.6	67.5-85.3	35	22.4	14.7-32.5
$50,000-74,999	152	125	78.2	64.3-87.7	27	21.8	12.3-35.7
$75,000+	133	104	84.8	75.1-91.1	29	15.2	8.9-24.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	227	204	84.3	76.0-90.0	23	15.7	10.0-24.0
Guilford	215	179	84.1	77.2-89.2	36	15.9	10.8-22.8
Mecklenburg	205	159	70.6	61.2-78.5	46	29.4	21.5-38.8
Orange	196	150	72.1	62.7-79.9	46	27.9	20.1-37.3
Wake	173	134	75.5	66.8-82.5	39	24.5	17.5-33.2
Chatham/Lee	189	156	75.9	66.5-83.3	33	24.1	16.7-33.5
Nash/Wilson	189	172	89.4	82.7-93.7	17	10.6	6.3-17.3
Craven/Pamlico	246	204	78.7	70.6-85.1	42	21.3	14.9-29.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	224	185	85.2	79.5-89.6	39	14.8	10.4-20.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	227	199	85.9	78.8-90.9	28	14.1	9.1-21.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	190	79.3	71.3-85.5	43	20.7	14.5-28.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	215	184	88.7	82.1-93.1	31	11.3	6.9-17.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	244	199	78.2	71.2-83.9	45	21.8	16.1-28.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	224	187	81.1	73.9-86.8	37	18.9	13.2-26.1
Northeast NC I	235	189	78.3	70.8-84.3	46	21.7	15.7-29.2
Northeast NC II	261	217	80.8	73.9-86.3	44	19.2	13.7-26.1
Northeastern Partnership	496	406	79.9	74.8-84.1	90	20.1	15.9-25.2
Mountain AHEC	678	594	85.3	80.8-88.9	84	14.7	11.1-19.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,856	1,518	81.2	78.4-83.7	338	18.8	16.3-21.6
Western NC	1,065	935	87.1	83.8-89.8	130	12.9	10.2-16.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,607

3,866

82.9

81.1-84.6

741

17.1

15.4-18.9

-Eastern NC

1,686

1,413

83.8

80.8-86.4

273

16.2

13.6-19.2

GENDER

Male

546

451

82.7

77.2-87.0

17.3

13.0-22.8

Female

1,140

962

84.7

81.4-87.6

178

15.3

12.4-18.6

RACE

White

1,072

910

85.2

81.6-88.2

162

14.8

11.8-18.4

African American

490

405

81.4

74.5-86.8

18.6

13.2-25.5

Other Minorities

117

78.1

65.7-86.8

21.9

13.2-34.3

AGE

18-24

85.9

71.4-93.7

14.1

6.3-28.6

25-34

174

122

66.6

54.0-77.2

33.4

22.8-46.0

35-44

246

189

80.5

72.5-86.6

19.5

13.4-27.5

45-54

363

303

85.5

79.7-89.9

14.5

10.1-20.3

55-64

346

302

89.0

83.6-92.7

11.0

7.3-16.4

65-74

284

264

91.0

83.7-95.2

9.0

4.8-16.3

75+

214

187

88.2

80.5-93.1

11.8

6.9-19.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

387

340

91.0

87.4-93.6

9.0

6.4-12.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

555

470

84.0

78.9-88.0

16.0

12.0-21.1

Some Post-H.S.

424

350

84.7

77.9-89.7

15.3

10.3-22.1

College Graduate

318

251

76.0

67.5-82.8

24.0

17.2-32.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

293

265

94.3

91.3-96.4

5.7

3.6- 8.7

$15,000- 24,999

349

292

83.4

77.2-88.1

16.6

11.9-22.8

$25,000- 34,999

179

147

82.6

73.1-89.2

17.4

10.8-26.9

$35,000- 49,999

196

161

77.6

67.5-85.3

22.4

14.7-32.5

$50,000-74,999

152

125

78.2

64.3-87.7

21.8

12.3-35.7

$75,000+

133

104

84.8

75.1-91.1

15.2

8.9-24.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

227

204

84.3

76.0-90.0

15.7

10.0-24.0

Guilford

215

179

84.1

77.2-89.2

15.9

10.8-22.8

Mecklenburg

205

159

70.6

61.2-78.5

29.4

21.5-38.8

Orange

196

150

72.1

62.7-79.9

27.9

20.1-37.3

Wake

173

134

75.5

66.8-82.5

24.5

17.5-33.2

Chatham/Lee

189

156

75.9

66.5-83.3

24.1

16.7-33.5

Nash/Wilson

189

172

89.4

82.7-93.7

10.6

6.3-17.3

Craven/Pamlico

246

204

78.7

70.6-85.1

21.3

14.9-29.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

224

185

85.2

79.5-89.6

14.8

10.4-20.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

227

199

85.9

78.8-90.9

14.1

9.1-21.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

190

79.3

71.3-85.5

20.7

14.5-28.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

215

184

88.7

82.1-93.1

11.3

6.9-17.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

244

199

78.2

71.2-83.9

21.8

16.1-28.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

224

187

81.1

73.9-86.8

18.9

13.2-26.1

Northeast NC I

235

189

78.3

70.8-84.3

21.7

15.7-29.2

Northeast NC II

261

217

80.8

73.9-86.3

19.2

13.7-26.1

Northeastern Partnership

496

406

79.9

74.8-84.1

20.1

15.9-25.2

Mountain AHEC

678

594

85.3

80.8-88.9

14.7

11.1-19.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,856

1,518

81.2

78.4-83.7

338

18.8

16.3-21.6

Western NC

1,065

935

87.1

83.8-89.8

130

12.9

10.2-16.2

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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