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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Graham/Swain/Jackson 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
-Graham/Swain/Jackson	184	141	55.8	34.7-74.9	43	44.2	25.1-65.3
GENDER
Male	64	50	48.0	20.7-76.5	14	52.0	23.5-79.3
Female	120	91	66.3	53.2-77.2	29	33.7	22.8-46.8
RACE
White	160	123	68.2	56.5-78.0	37	31.8	22.0-43.5
Other	24	18	25.4	5.6-65.9	6	74.6	34.1-94.4
AGE
18-44	42	23	31.7	11.7-61.8	19	68.3	38.2-88.3
45+	142	118	76.2	64.2-85.2	24	23.8	14.8-35.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	89	72	48.1	19.2-78.3	17	51.9	21.7-80.8
Some College +	94	68	63.7	48.3-76.7	26	36.3	23.3-51.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	118	97	55.2	26.2-81.0	21	44.8	19.0-73.8
$50,000+	31	17	48.2	27.3-69.7	14	51.8	30.3-72.7
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
Chatham/Lee	156	121	74.8	65.2-82.4	35	25.2	17.6-34.8
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
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

-Graham/Swain/Jackson

184

141

55.8

34.7-74.9

44.2

25.1-65.3

GENDER

Male

48.0

20.7-76.5

52.0

23.5-79.3

Female

120

66.3

53.2-77.2

33.7

22.8-46.8

RACE

White

160

123

68.2

56.5-78.0

31.8

22.0-43.5

Other

25.4

5.6-65.9

74.6

34.1-94.4

AGE

18-44

31.7

11.7-61.8

68.3

38.2-88.3

45+

142

118

76.2

64.2-85.2

23.8

14.8-35.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

48.1

19.2-78.3

51.9

21.7-80.8

Some College +

63.7

48.3-76.7

36.3

23.3-51.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

118

55.2

26.2-81.0

44.8

19.0-73.8

$50,000+

48.2

27.3-69.7

51.8

30.3-72.7

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

Chatham/Lee

156

121

74.8

65.2-82.4

25.2

17.6-34.8

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

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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