BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County	205	159	70.6	61.2-78.5	46	29.4	21.5-38.8
GENDER
Male	57	39	62.2	44.0-77.5	18	37.8	22.5-56.0
Female	148	120	75.5	66.0-83.1	28	24.5	16.9-34.0
RACE
White	136	107	71.4	58.8-81.4	29	28.6	18.6-41.2
Other	68	52	70.4	56.2-81.6	16	29.6	18.4-43.8
AGE
18-44	66	42	55.4	39.7-70.1	24	44.6	29.9-60.3
45+	136	115	82.2	73.5-88.5	21	17.8	11.5-26.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	64	52	77.9	63.7-87.6	12	22.1	12.4-36.3
Some College +	140	107	68.0	55.9-78.1	33	32.0	21.9-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	87	67	68.6	55.7-79.1	20	31.4	20.9-44.3
$50,000+	67	56	76.0	53.7-89.6	11	24.0	10.4-46.3
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***
Eastern NC	1,686	1,413	83.8	80.8-86.4	273	16.2	13.6-19.2
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

-Mecklenburg County

205

159

70.6

61.2-78.5

29.4

21.5-38.8

GENDER

Male

62.2

44.0-77.5

37.8

22.5-56.0

Female

148

120

75.5

66.0-83.1

24.5

16.9-34.0

RACE

White

136

107

71.4

58.8-81.4

28.6

18.6-41.2

Other

70.4

56.2-81.6

29.6

18.4-43.8

AGE

18-44

55.4

39.7-70.1

44.6

29.9-60.3

45+

136

115

82.2

73.5-88.5

17.8

11.5-26.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

77.9

63.7-87.6

22.1

12.4-36.3

Some College +

140

107

68.0

55.9-78.1

32.0

21.9-44.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

68.6

55.7-79.1

31.4

20.9-44.3

$50,000+

76.0

53.7-89.6

24.0

10.4-46.3

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***

Eastern NC

1,686

1,413

83.8

80.8-86.4

273

16.2

13.6-19.2

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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