BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

Arthritis

The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,425	4,632	43.8	42.2-45.4	4,793	56.2	54.6-57.8
-Mecklenburg County	449	207	41.4	35.8-47.2	242	58.6	52.8-64.2
GENDER
Male	169	58	30.8	22.9-40.1	111	69.2	59.9-77.1
Female	280	149	52.3	45.7-58.8	131	47.7	41.2-54.3
RACE
White	293	138	43.5	36.3-51.1	155	56.5	48.9-63.7
Other	152	68	38.1	29.7-47.4	84	61.9	52.6-70.3
AGE
18-44	202	67	31.5	23.9-40.1	135	68.5	59.9-76.1
45+	244	137	53.3	46.2-60.4	107	46.7	39.6-53.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	129	64	40.1	30.5-50.5	65	59.9	49.5-69.5
Some College +	319	142	41.7	35.0-48.7	177	58.3	51.3-65.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	182	89	40.9	32.8-49.5	93	59.1	50.5-67.2
$50,000+	156	67	43.5	34.3-53.2	89	56.5	46.8-65.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	229	46.9	41.5-52.4	224	53.1	47.6-58.5
Guilford	445	216	45.5	40.1-51.1	229	54.5	48.9-59.9
Mecklenburg	449	207	41.4	35.8-47.2	242	58.6	52.8-64.2
Orange	451	197	36.8	30.6-43.4	254	63.2	56.6-69.4
Wake	453	174	35.2	30.3-40.4	279	64.8	59.6-69.7
Chatham/Lee	400	189	44.4	38.2-50.8	211	55.6	49.2-61.8
Nash/Wilson	379	191	46.7	40.7-52.7	188	53.3	47.3-59.3
Craven/Pamlico	454	247	50.3	44.7-55.8	207	49.7	44.2-55.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	226	49.6	43.7-55.5	211	50.4	44.5-56.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	227	43.7	37.5-50.1	229	56.3	49.9-62.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	233	44.8	37.2-52.8	243	55.2	47.2-62.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	215	48.9	38.2-59.7	210	51.1	40.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	244	46.4	41.3-51.6	227	53.6	48.4-58.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	227	49.5	43.3-55.7	190	50.5	44.3-56.7
Northeast NC I	461	237	50.1	43.8-56.4	224	49.9	43.6-56.2
Northeast NC II	511	262	47.9	42.7-53.2	249	52.1	46.8-57.3
Northeastern Partnership	972	499	48.7	44.6-52.8	473	51.3	47.2-55.4
Mountain AHEC	1,306	681	49.9	45.6-54.2	625	50.1	45.8-54.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,305	1,696	45.7	42.8-48.6	1,609	54.3	51.4-57.2
Piedmont	4,044	1,866	42.0	39.8-44.2	2,178	58.0	55.8-60.2
Western NC	2,076	1,070	47.4	43.9-50.9	1,006	52.6	49.1-56.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,425

4,632

43.8

42.2-45.4

4,793

56.2

54.6-57.8

-Mecklenburg County

449

207

41.4

35.8-47.2

242

58.6

52.8-64.2

GENDER

Male

169

30.8

22.9-40.1

111

69.2

59.9-77.1

Female

280

149

52.3

45.7-58.8

131

47.7

41.2-54.3

RACE

White

293

138

43.5

36.3-51.1

155

56.5

48.9-63.7

Other

152

38.1

29.7-47.4

61.9

52.6-70.3

AGE

18-44

202

31.5

23.9-40.1

135

68.5

59.9-76.1

45+

244

137

53.3

46.2-60.4

107

46.7

39.6-53.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

129

40.1

30.5-50.5

59.9

49.5-69.5

Some College +

319

142

41.7

35.0-48.7

177

58.3

51.3-65.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

182

40.9

32.8-49.5

59.1

50.5-67.2

$50,000+

156

43.5

34.3-53.2

56.5

46.8-65.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

229

46.9

41.5-52.4

224

53.1

47.6-58.5

Guilford

445

216

45.5

40.1-51.1

229

54.5

48.9-59.9

Mecklenburg

449

207

41.4

35.8-47.2

242

58.6

52.8-64.2

Orange

451

197

36.8

30.6-43.4

254

63.2

56.6-69.4

Wake

453

174

35.2

30.3-40.4

279

64.8

59.6-69.7

Chatham/Lee

400

189

44.4

38.2-50.8

211

55.6

49.2-61.8

Nash/Wilson

379

191

46.7

40.7-52.7

188

53.3

47.3-59.3

Craven/Pamlico

454

247

50.3

44.7-55.8

207

49.7

44.2-55.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

226

49.6

43.7-55.5

211

50.4

44.5-56.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

227

43.7

37.5-50.1

229

56.3

49.9-62.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

233

44.8

37.2-52.8

243

55.2

47.2-62.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

215

48.9

38.2-59.7

210

51.1

40.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

244

46.4

41.3-51.6

227

53.6

48.4-58.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

227

49.5

43.3-55.7

190

50.5

44.3-56.7

Northeast NC I

461

237

50.1

43.8-56.4

224

49.9

43.6-56.2

Northeast NC II

511

262

47.9

42.7-53.2

249

52.1

46.8-57.3

Northeastern Partnership

972

499

48.7

44.6-52.8

473

51.3

47.2-55.4

Mountain AHEC

1,306

681

49.9

45.6-54.2

625

50.1

45.8-54.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,305

1,696

45.7

42.8-48.6

1,609

54.3

51.4-57.2

Piedmont

4,044

1,866

42.0

39.8-44.2

2,178

58.0

55.8-60.2

Western NC

2,076

1,070

47.4

43.9-50.9

1,006

52.6

49.1-56.1

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^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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