BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	726	581	75.2	69.6-80.0	145	24.8	20.0-30.4
GENDER
Male	203	154	68.8	57.9-77.9	49	31.2	22.1-42.1
Female	523	427	79.4	73.7-84.2	96	20.6	15.8-26.3
AGE
18-24	19	8	59.7	31.4-82.8	11	40.3	17.2-68.6
25-34	53	32	52.6	31.6-72.7	21	47.4	27.3-68.4
35-44	109	76	65.7	50.6-78.2	33	34.3	21.8-49.4
45-54	194	151	73.8	62.8-82.4	43	26.2	17.6-37.2
55-64	153	137	90.4	82.9-94.8	16	9.6	5.2-17.1
65-74	110	97	88.0	74.6-94.8	13	12.0	5.2-25.4
75+	82	75	82.2	64.5-92.2	7	17.8	7.8-35.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	227	197	78.3	67.5-86.3	30	21.7	13.7-32.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	248	193	74.4	64.2-82.5	55	25.6	17.5-35.8
Some Post-H.S.	150	112	69.7	57.0-80.0	38	30.3	20.0-43.0
College Graduate	101	79	79.5	67.4-87.9	22	20.5	12.1-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	155	74.6	59.3-85.6	26	25.4	14.4-40.7
$15,000- 24,999	170	129	72.5	61.2-81.5	41	27.5	18.5-38.8
$25,000- 34,999	76	61	78.9	63.1-89.2	15	21.1	10.8-36.9
$35,000- 49,999	57	41	66.5	46.8-81.7	16	33.5	18.3-53.2
$50,000-74,999	42	33	78.1	56.6-90.7	9	21.9	9.3-43.4
$75,000+	26	17	82.4	63.5-92.7	9	17.6	7.3-36.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	13	10	79.4	50.5-93.5	3	20.6	6.5-49.5
Guilford	34	26	67.8	43.9-85.0	8	32.2	15.0-56.1
Mecklenburg	47	40	82.3	65.0-92.0	7	17.7	8.0-35.0
Orange	14	11	81.0	51.7-94.4	3	19.0	5.6-48.3
Wake	20	15	69.5	42.0-87.8	5	30.5	12.2-58.0
Chatham/Lee	29	19	70.6	44.8-87.6	10	29.4	12.4-55.2
Nash/Wilson	50	37	70.4	53.7-82.9	13	29.6	17.1-46.3
Craven/Pamlico	42	38	91.8	79.1-97.1	4	8.2	2.9-20.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	4	3	73.0	21.7-96.3	1	27.0	3.7-78.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	56	47	77.1	59.8-88.5	9	22.9	11.5-40.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	1	29.8	3.7-82.6	2	70.2	17.4-96.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	60	49	81.1	66.1-90.4	11	18.9	9.6-33.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	61	54	86.8	72.5-94.2	7	13.2	5.8-27.5
Northeast NC I	87	71	82.5	71.8-89.7	16	17.5	10.3-28.2
Northeast NC II	67	52	65.0	47.5-79.2	15	35.0	20.8-52.5
Northeastern Partnership	154	123	72.9	61.4-82.0	31	27.1	18.0-38.6
Mountain AHEC	23	17	77.5	50.9-92.0	6	22.5	8.0-49.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	405	325	72.9	65.1-79.6	80	27.1	20.4-34.9
Piedmont	289	232	76.4	68.0-83.2	57	23.6	16.8-32.0
Western NC	32	24	82.3	58.4-93.9	8	17.7	6.1-41.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

726

581

75.2

69.6-80.0

145

24.8

20.0-30.4

GENDER

Male

203

154

68.8

57.9-77.9

31.2

22.1-42.1

Female

523

427

79.4

73.7-84.2

20.6

15.8-26.3

AGE

18-24

59.7

31.4-82.8

40.3

17.2-68.6

25-34

52.6

31.6-72.7

47.4

27.3-68.4

35-44

109

65.7

50.6-78.2

34.3

21.8-49.4

45-54

194

151

73.8

62.8-82.4

26.2

17.6-37.2

55-64

153

137

90.4

82.9-94.8

9.6

5.2-17.1

65-74

110

88.0

74.6-94.8

12.0

5.2-25.4

75+

82.2

64.5-92.2

17.8

7.8-35.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

227

197

78.3

67.5-86.3

21.7

13.7-32.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

248

193

74.4

64.2-82.5

25.6

17.5-35.8

Some Post-H.S.

150

112

69.7

57.0-80.0

30.3

20.0-43.0

College Graduate

101

79.5

67.4-87.9

20.5

12.1-32.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

155

74.6

59.3-85.6

25.4

14.4-40.7

$15,000- 24,999

170

129

72.5

61.2-81.5

27.5

18.5-38.8

$25,000- 34,999

78.9

63.1-89.2

21.1

10.8-36.9

$35,000- 49,999

66.5

46.8-81.7

33.5

18.3-53.2

$50,000-74,999

78.1

56.6-90.7

21.9

9.3-43.4

$75,000+

82.4

63.5-92.7

17.6

7.3-36.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

79.4

50.5-93.5

20.6

6.5-49.5

Guilford

67.8

43.9-85.0

32.2

15.0-56.1

Mecklenburg

82.3

65.0-92.0

17.7

8.0-35.0

Orange

81.0

51.7-94.4

19.0

5.6-48.3

Wake

69.5

42.0-87.8

30.5

12.2-58.0

Chatham/Lee

70.6

44.8-87.6

29.4

12.4-55.2

Nash/Wilson

70.4

53.7-82.9

29.6

17.1-46.3

Craven/Pamlico

91.8

79.1-97.1

8.2

2.9-20.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

73.0

21.7-96.3

27.0

3.7-78.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

77.1

59.8-88.5

22.9

11.5-40.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

29.8

3.7-82.6

70.2

17.4-96.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

81.1

66.1-90.4

18.9

9.6-33.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

86.8

72.5-94.2

13.2

5.8-27.5

Northeast NC I

82.5

71.8-89.7

17.5

10.3-28.2

Northeast NC II

65.0

47.5-79.2

35.0

20.8-52.5

Northeastern Partnership

154

123

72.9

61.4-82.0

27.1

18.0-38.6

Mountain AHEC

77.5

50.9-92.0

22.5

8.0-49.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

405

325

72.9

65.1-79.6

27.1

20.4-34.9

Piedmont

289

232

76.4

68.0-83.2

23.6

16.8-32.0

Western NC

82.3

58.4-93.9

17.7

6.1-41.6

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 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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