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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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
-Eastern NC	1,808	662	33.8	30.3-37.5	1,146	66.2	62.5-69.7
GENDER
Male	587	185	28.4	22.9-34.6	402	71.6	65.4-77.1
Female	1,221	477	38.2	33.9-42.8	744	61.8	57.2-66.1
RACE
White	1,149	392	31.5	27.2-36.2	757	68.5	63.8-72.8
African American	526	221	40.5	33.9-47.4	305	59.5	52.6-66.1
Other Minorities	126	48	36.5	25.0-49.7	78	63.5	50.3-75.0
AGE
18-24	49	12	8.7	4.1-17.5	37	91.3	82.5-95.9
25-34	165	34	16.7	9.5-27.7	131	83.3	72.3-90.5
35-44	249	79	26.9	19.3-36.1	170	73.1	63.9-80.7
45-54	383	140	35.3	27.4-44.2	243	64.7	55.8-72.6
55-64	381	171	50.8	43.0-58.6	210	49.2	41.4-57.0
65-74	326	114	31.4	24.4-39.3	212	68.6	60.7-75.6
75+	247	110	49.7	40.4-59.0	137	50.3	41.0-59.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	215	50.9	43.5-58.2	222	49.1	41.8-56.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	601	210	33.8	28.0-40.2	391	66.2	59.8-72.0
Some Post-H.S.	440	143	25.8	19.9-32.8	297	74.2	67.2-80.1
College Graduate	327	93	26.4	18.8-35.8	234	73.6	64.2-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	325	164	51.5	42.4-60.5	161	48.5	39.5-57.6
$15,000- 24,999	375	143	32.9	25.9-40.7	232	67.1	59.3-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	186	49	33.7	23.3-45.9	137	66.3	54.1-76.7
$35,000- 49,999	204	47	21.7	14.5-31.0	157	78.3	69.0-85.5
$50,000-74,999	162	43	20.7	12.9-31.3	119	79.3	68.7-87.1
$75,000+	138	32	30.3	18.1-46.2	106	69.7	53.8-81.9
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***
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

-Eastern NC

1,808

662

33.8

30.3-37.5

1,146

66.2

62.5-69.7

GENDER

Male

587

185

28.4

22.9-34.6

402

71.6

65.4-77.1

Female

1,221

477

38.2

33.9-42.8

744

61.8

57.2-66.1

RACE

White

1,149

392

31.5

27.2-36.2

757

68.5

63.8-72.8

African American

526

221

40.5

33.9-47.4

305

59.5

52.6-66.1

Other Minorities

126

36.5

25.0-49.7

63.5

50.3-75.0

AGE

18-24

8.7

4.1-17.5

91.3

82.5-95.9

25-34

165

16.7

9.5-27.7

131

83.3

72.3-90.5

35-44

249

26.9

19.3-36.1

170

73.1

63.9-80.7

45-54

383

140

35.3

27.4-44.2

243

64.7

55.8-72.6

55-64

381

171

50.8

43.0-58.6

210

49.2

41.4-57.0

65-74

326

114

31.4

24.4-39.3

212

68.6

60.7-75.6

75+

247

110

49.7

40.4-59.0

137

50.3

41.0-59.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

215

50.9

43.5-58.2

222

49.1

41.8-56.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

601

210

33.8

28.0-40.2

391

66.2

59.8-72.0

Some Post-H.S.

440

143

25.8

19.9-32.8

297

74.2

67.2-80.1

College Graduate

327

26.4

18.8-35.8

234

73.6

64.2-81.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

325

164

51.5

42.4-60.5

161

48.5

39.5-57.6

$15,000- 24,999

375

143

32.9

25.9-40.7

232

67.1

59.3-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

186

33.7

23.3-45.9

137

66.3

54.1-76.7

$35,000- 49,999

204

21.7

14.5-31.0

157

78.3

69.0-85.5

$50,000-74,999

162

20.7

12.9-31.3

119

79.3

68.7-87.1

$75,000+

138

30.3

18.1-46.2

106

69.7

53.8-81.9

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***

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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