BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-AFRICAN AMERICANS

In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	702	265	33.8	28.5-39.5	437	66.2	60.5-71.5
GENDER
Male	208	73	31.2	22.2-41.9	135	68.8	58.1-77.8
Female	494	192	35.6	29.5-42.1	302	64.4	57.9-70.5
AGE
18-24	28	5	11.6	3.5-32.3	23	88.4	67.7-96.5
25-34	79	21	30.8	16.2-50.6	58	69.2	49.4-83.8
35-44	146	53	28.4	19.2-39.9	93	71.6	60.1-80.8
45-54	243	99	37.8	28.9-47.6	144	62.2	52.4-71.1
55-64	200	85	43.7	33.9-54.1	115	56.3	45.9-66.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	75	47.0	34.6-59.8	68	53.0	40.2-65.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	260	105	39.8	30.8-49.6	155	60.2	50.4-69.2
Some Post-H.S.	178	51	26.7	17.5-38.4	127	73.3	61.6-82.5
College Graduate	121	34	19.7	11.8-31.2	87	80.3	68.8-88.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	79	58.4	44.6-71.0	63	41.6	29.0-55.4
$15,000- 24,999	167	69	40.2	29.9-51.4	98	59.8	48.6-70.1
$25,000- 34,999	94	28	39.2	25.8-54.5	66	60.8	45.5-74.2
$35,000- 49,999	77	16	20.7	8.6-41.9	61	79.3	58.1-91.4
$50,000-74,999	50	10	16.2	7.8-30.5	40	83.8	69.5-92.2
$75,000+	37	5	13.3	3.4-40.1	32	86.7	59.9-96.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	14	5	42.3	17.6-71.5	9	57.7	28.5-82.4
Guilford	35	7	12.7	5.4-27.1	28	87.3	72.9-94.6
Mecklenburg	54	13	16.9	9.0-29.5	41	83.1	70.5-91.0
Orange	16	7	56.9	31.1-79.4	9	43.1	20.6-68.9
Wake	22	9	39.1	19.3-63.3	13	60.9	36.7-80.7
Chatham/Lee	29	8	27.0	12.5-49.0	21	73.0	51.0-87.5
Nash/Wilson	52	17	27.5	16.5-42.3	35	72.5	57.7-83.5
Craven/Pamlico	43	11	23.1	11.5-41.0	32	76.9	59.0-88.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	3	1	28.1	3.1-82.5	2	71.9	17.5-96.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	57	27	40.9	27.8-55.5	30	59.1	44.5-72.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	59	27	40.8	27.6-55.4	32	59.2	44.6-72.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	52	23	41.7	27.8-57.1	29	58.3	42.9-72.2
Northeast NC I	83	33	40.5	29.5-52.6	50	59.5	47.4-70.5
Northeast NC II	57	27	41.5	27.0-57.6	30	58.5	42.4-73.0
Northeastern Partnership	140	60	41.0	31.7-51.1	80	59.0	48.9-68.3
Mountain AHEC	23	8	38.4	17.2-65.1	15	61.6	34.9-82.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	386	153	37.5	30.1-45.6	233	62.5	54.4-69.9
Piedmont	285	100	29.5	22.5-37.7	185	70.5	62.3-77.5
Western NC	31	12	53.6	25.4-79.8	19	46.4	20.2-74.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

702

265

33.8

28.5-39.5

437

66.2

60.5-71.5

GENDER

Male

208

31.2

22.2-41.9

135

68.8

58.1-77.8

Female

494

192

35.6

29.5-42.1

302

64.4

57.9-70.5

AGE

18-24

11.6

3.5-32.3

88.4

67.7-96.5

25-34

30.8

16.2-50.6

69.2

49.4-83.8

35-44

146

28.4

19.2-39.9

71.6

60.1-80.8

45-54

243

37.8

28.9-47.6

144

62.2

52.4-71.1

55-64

200

43.7

33.9-54.1

115

56.3

45.9-66.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

47.0

34.6-59.8

53.0

40.2-65.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

260

105

39.8

30.8-49.6

155

60.2

50.4-69.2

Some Post-H.S.

178

26.7

17.5-38.4

127

73.3

61.6-82.5

College Graduate

121

19.7

11.8-31.2

80.3

68.8-88.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

58.4

44.6-71.0

41.6

29.0-55.4

$15,000- 24,999

167

40.2

29.9-51.4

59.8

48.6-70.1

$25,000- 34,999

39.2

25.8-54.5

60.8

45.5-74.2

$35,000- 49,999

20.7

8.6-41.9

79.3

58.1-91.4

$50,000-74,999

16.2

7.8-30.5

83.8

69.5-92.2

$75,000+

13.3

3.4-40.1

86.7

59.9-96.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

42.3

17.6-71.5

57.7

28.5-82.4

Guilford

12.7

5.4-27.1

87.3

72.9-94.6

Mecklenburg

16.9

9.0-29.5

83.1

70.5-91.0

Orange

56.9

31.1-79.4

43.1

20.6-68.9

Wake

39.1

19.3-63.3

60.9

36.7-80.7

Chatham/Lee

27.0

12.5-49.0

73.0

51.0-87.5

Nash/Wilson

27.5

16.5-42.3

72.5

57.7-83.5

Craven/Pamlico

23.1

11.5-41.0

76.9

59.0-88.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

28.1

3.1-82.5

71.9

17.5-96.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

40.9

27.8-55.5

59.1

44.5-72.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

40.8

27.6-55.4

59.2

44.6-72.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

41.7

27.8-57.1

58.3

42.9-72.2

Northeast NC I

40.5

29.5-52.6

59.5

47.4-70.5

Northeast NC II

41.5

27.0-57.6

58.5

42.4-73.0

Northeastern Partnership

140

41.0

31.7-51.1

59.0

48.9-68.3

Mountain AHEC

38.4

17.2-65.1

61.6

34.9-82.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

386

153

37.5

30.1-45.6

233

62.5

54.4-69.9

Piedmont

285

100

29.5

22.5-37.7

185

70.5

62.3-77.5

Western NC

53.6

25.4-79.8

46.4

20.2-74.6

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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*This question was asked of respondents (18-64 yrs.) 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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