BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,853	658	26.4	23.7-29.4	1,195	73.6	70.6-76.3
GENDER
Male	599	171	20.3	16.3-25.0	428	79.7	75.0-83.7
Female	1,254	487	31.1	27.6-34.9	767	68.9	65.1-72.4
AGE
18-24	147	8	6.9	2.7-16.3	139	93.1	83.7-97.3
25-34	284	22	4.8	2.7- 8.5	262	95.2	91.5-97.3
35-44	367	73	16.9	12.2-23.0	294	83.1	77.0-87.8
45-54	411	167	34.8	28.4-41.8	244	65.2	58.2-71.6
55-64	287	165	55.3	46.8-63.5	122	44.7	36.5-53.2
65-74	202	119	57.5	46.6-67.7	83	42.5	32.3-53.4
75+	140	100	63.0	49.7-74.6	40	37.0	25.4-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	442	243	44.5	37.5-51.7	199	55.5	48.3-62.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	642	218	24.4	20.0-29.4	424	75.6	70.6-80.0
Some Post-H.S.	432	120	21.7	16.7-27.5	312	78.3	72.5-83.3
College Graduate	331	74	18.2	13.3-24.3	257	81.8	75.7-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	343	183	46.4	38.3-54.8	160	53.6	45.2-61.7
$15,000- 24,999	433	139	24.3	19.0-30.6	294	75.7	69.4-81.0
$25,000- 34,999	227	57	23.9	16.8-32.8	170	76.1	67.2-83.2
$35,000- 49,999	196	47	15.0	10.0-21.9	149	85.0	78.1-90.0
$50,000-74,999	118	32	20.9	13.3-31.1	86	79.1	68.9-86.7
$75,000+	94	18	17.9	9.6-31.0	76	82.1	69.0-90.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	12	37.1	20.0-58.1	17	62.9	41.9-80.0
Guilford	116	31	18.8	12.5-27.3	85	81.2	72.7-87.5
Mecklenburg	119	33	22.1	15.4-30.8	86	77.9	69.2-84.6
Orange	47	11	22.4	12.1-37.8	36	77.6	62.2-87.9
Wake	86	18	18.4	11.0-29.2	68	81.6	70.8-89.0
Chatham/Lee	70	23	27.9	16.8-42.7	47	72.1	57.3-83.2
Nash/Wilson	124	44	28.4	20.5-37.7	80	71.6	62.3-79.5
Craven/Pamlico	90	44	35.7	25.4-47.7	46	64.3	52.3-74.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	4	40.4	11.9-77.2	12	59.6	22.8-88.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	52.2	21.1-81.8	4	47.8	18.2-78.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	63	28.3	18.3-41.0	102	71.7	59.0-81.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	58	35.3	27.1-44.6	86	64.7	55.4-72.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	51	32.5	23.1-43.6	76	67.5	56.4-76.9
Northeast NC I	236	93	36.6	29.7-44.1	143	63.4	55.9-70.3
Northeast NC II	146	59	29.2	21.8-37.9	87	70.8	62.1-78.2
Northeastern Partnership	382	152	32.8	27.5-38.6	230	67.2	61.4-72.5
Mountain AHEC	51	17	36.8	21.9-54.7	34	63.2	45.3-78.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	970	372	28.9	24.8-33.3	598	71.1	66.7-75.2
Piedmont	810	261	24.7	21.0-28.8	549	75.3	71.2-79.0
Western NC	73	25	26.6	15.0-42.8	48	73.4	57.2-85.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,853

658

26.4

23.7-29.4

1,195

73.6

70.6-76.3

GENDER

Male

599

171

20.3

16.3-25.0

428

79.7

75.0-83.7

Female

1,254

487

31.1

27.6-34.9

767

68.9

65.1-72.4

AGE

18-24

147

6.9

2.7-16.3

139

93.1

83.7-97.3

25-34

284

4.8

2.7- 8.5

262

95.2

91.5-97.3

35-44

367

16.9

12.2-23.0

294

83.1

77.0-87.8

45-54

411

167

34.8

28.4-41.8

244

65.2

58.2-71.6

55-64

287

165

55.3

46.8-63.5

122

44.7

36.5-53.2

65-74

202

119

57.5

46.6-67.7

42.5

32.3-53.4

75+

140

100

63.0

49.7-74.6

37.0

25.4-50.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

442

243

44.5

37.5-51.7

199

55.5

48.3-62.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

642

218

24.4

20.0-29.4

424

75.6

70.6-80.0

Some Post-H.S.

432

120

21.7

16.7-27.5

312

78.3

72.5-83.3

College Graduate

331

18.2

13.3-24.3

257

81.8

75.7-86.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

343

183

46.4

38.3-54.8

160

53.6

45.2-61.7

$15,000- 24,999

433

139

24.3

19.0-30.6

294

75.7

69.4-81.0

$25,000- 34,999

227

23.9

16.8-32.8

170

76.1

67.2-83.2

$35,000- 49,999

196

15.0

10.0-21.9

149

85.0

78.1-90.0

$50,000-74,999

118

20.9

13.3-31.1

79.1

68.9-86.7

$75,000+

17.9

9.6-31.0

82.1

69.0-90.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

37.1

20.0-58.1

62.9

41.9-80.0

Guilford

116

18.8

12.5-27.3

81.2

72.7-87.5

Mecklenburg

119

22.1

15.4-30.8

77.9

69.2-84.6

Orange

22.4

12.1-37.8

77.6

62.2-87.9

Wake

18.4

11.0-29.2

81.6

70.8-89.0

Chatham/Lee

27.9

16.8-42.7

72.1

57.3-83.2

Nash/Wilson

124

28.4

20.5-37.7

71.6

62.3-79.5

Craven/Pamlico

35.7

25.4-47.7

64.3

52.3-74.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

40.4

11.9-77.2

59.6

22.8-88.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

52.2

21.1-81.8

47.8

18.2-78.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

28.3

18.3-41.0

102

71.7

59.0-81.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

35.3

27.1-44.6

64.7

55.4-72.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

32.5

23.1-43.6

67.5

56.4-76.9

Northeast NC I

236

36.6

29.7-44.1

143

63.4

55.9-70.3

Northeast NC II

146

29.2

21.8-37.9

70.8

62.1-78.2

Northeastern Partnership

382

152

32.8

27.5-38.6

230

67.2

61.4-72.5

Mountain AHEC

36.8

21.9-54.7

63.2

45.3-78.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

970

372

28.9

24.8-33.3

598

71.1

66.7-75.2

Piedmont

810

261

24.7

21.0-28.8

549

75.3

71.2-79.0

Western NC

26.6

15.0-42.8

73.4

57.2-85.0

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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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