BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mountain Area Health Education Center**

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
-Mountain AHEC	733	270	33.3	28.9-38.1	463	66.7	61.9-71.1
GENDER
Male	247	84	26.9	20.5-34.5	163	73.1	65.5-79.5
Female	486	186	38.0	32.3-44.1	300	62.0	55.9-67.7
RACE
White	666	241	33.1	28.6-38.0	425	66.9	62.0-71.4
Other	65	27	32.5	17.6-52.1	38	67.5	47.9-82.4
AGE
18-44	163	42	23.2	15.8-32.7	121	76.8	67.3-84.2
45+	563	227	37.9	32.7-43.5	336	62.1	56.5-67.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	361	146	34.2	27.8-41.2	215	65.8	58.8-72.2
Some College +	371	123	32.3	26.3-38.8	248	67.7	61.2-73.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	439	182	38.4	32.1-45.0	257	61.6	55.0-67.9
$50,000+	128	27	20.6	12.6-31.8	101	79.4	68.2-87.4
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
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,808	662	33.8	30.3-37.5	1,146	66.2	62.5-69.7
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

-Mountain AHEC

733

270

33.3

28.9-38.1

463

66.7

61.9-71.1

GENDER

Male

247

26.9

20.5-34.5

163

73.1

65.5-79.5

Female

486

186

38.0

32.3-44.1

300

62.0

55.9-67.7

RACE

White

666

241

33.1

28.6-38.0

425

66.9

62.0-71.4

Other

32.5

17.6-52.1

67.5

47.9-82.4

AGE

18-44

163

23.2

15.8-32.7

121

76.8

67.3-84.2

45+

563

227

37.9

32.7-43.5

336

62.1

56.5-67.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

361

146

34.2

27.8-41.2

215

65.8

58.8-72.2

Some College +

371

123

32.3

26.3-38.8

248

67.7

61.2-73.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

439

182

38.4

32.1-45.0

257

61.6

55.0-67.9

$50,000+

128

20.6

12.6-31.8

101

79.4

68.2-87.4

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

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,808

662

33.8

30.3-37.5

1,146

66.2

62.5-69.7

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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