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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	894	726	79.2	74.6-83.3	168	20.8	16.7-25.4
GENDER
Male	254	203	80.2	71.8-86.6	51	19.8	13.4-28.2
Female	640	523	78.6	72.8-83.4	117	21.4	16.6-27.2
AGE
18-24	33	19	59.8	36.1-79.7	14	40.2	20.3-63.9
25-34	88	53	59.4	42.4-74.5	35	40.6	25.5-57.6
35-44	143	109	71.5	59.0-81.4	34	28.5	18.6-41.0
45-54	233	194	86.0	78.8-91.0	39	14.0	9.0-21.2
55-64	172	153	90.4	83.5-94.6	19	9.6	5.4-16.5
65-74	121	110	90.7	80.1-95.9	11	9.3	4.1-19.9
75+	97	82	89.3	80.1-94.5	15	10.7	5.5-19.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	261	227	86.9	78.5-92.4	34	13.1	7.6-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	300	248	82.0	74.8-87.5	52	18.0	12.5-25.2
Some Post-H.S.	198	150	69.8	57.5-79.7	48	30.2	20.3-42.5
College Graduate	134	101	75.7	64.4-84.3	33	24.3	15.7-35.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	208	181	88.9	81.0-93.8	27	11.1	6.2-19.0
$15,000- 24,999	207	170	78.0	68.4-85.4	37	22.0	14.6-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	97	76	75.2	61.1-85.4	21	24.8	14.6-38.9
$35,000- 49,999	80	57	68.4	52.7-80.8	23	31.6	19.2-47.3
$50,000-74,999	47	42	95.3	87.7-98.3	5	4.7	1.7-12.3
$75,000+	38	26	77.7	59.9-89.1	12	22.3	10.9-40.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	13	79.9	42.8-95.5	2	20.1	4.5-57.2
Guilford	50	34	67.3	48.7-81.6	16	32.7	18.4-51.3
Mecklenburg	60	47	74.2	59.4-85.0	13	25.8	15.0-40.6
Orange	15	14	93.6	65.3-99.1	1	6.4	0.9-34.7
Wake	27	20	77.1	55.4-90.2	7	22.9	9.8-44.6
Chatham/Lee	34	29	85.2	65.7-94.6	5	14.8	5.4-34.3
Nash/Wilson	56	50	85.1	69.4-93.5	6	14.9	6.5-30.6
Craven/Pamlico	54	42	68.7	46.1-84.9	12	31.3	15.1-53.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	7	4	69.1	24.7-93.8	3	30.9	6.2-75.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	4	66.9	18.3-94.8	1	33.1	5.2-81.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	74	56	73.4	60.3-83.4	18	26.6	16.6-39.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	4	3	71.2	20.3-96.0	1	28.8	4.0-79.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	72	60	84.5	72.6-91.8	12	15.5	8.2-27.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	73	61	79.6	66.8-88.4	12	20.4	11.6-33.2
Northeast NC I	112	87	74.0	61.2-83.7	25	26.0	16.3-38.8
Northeast NC II	81	67	77.2	62.3-87.5	14	22.8	12.5-37.7
Northeastern Partnership	193	154	75.7	66.1-83.3	39	24.3	16.7-33.9
Mountain AHEC	27	23	73.5	39.8-92.1	4	26.5	7.9-60.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	490	405	81.4	74.5-86.8	85	18.6	13.2-25.5
Piedmont	367	289	77.4	70.5-83.0	78	22.6	17.0-29.5
Western NC	37	32	83.0	54.4-95.2	5	17.0	4.8-45.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

894

726

79.2

74.6-83.3

168

20.8

16.7-25.4

GENDER

Male

254

203

80.2

71.8-86.6

19.8

13.4-28.2

Female

640

523

78.6

72.8-83.4

117

21.4

16.6-27.2

AGE

18-24

59.8

36.1-79.7

40.2

20.3-63.9

25-34

59.4

42.4-74.5

40.6

25.5-57.6

35-44

143

109

71.5

59.0-81.4

28.5

18.6-41.0

45-54

233

194

86.0

78.8-91.0

14.0

9.0-21.2

55-64

172

153

90.4

83.5-94.6

9.6

5.4-16.5

65-74

121

110

90.7

80.1-95.9

9.3

4.1-19.9

75+

89.3

80.1-94.5

10.7

5.5-19.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

261

227

86.9

78.5-92.4

13.1

7.6-21.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

300

248

82.0

74.8-87.5

18.0

12.5-25.2

Some Post-H.S.

198

150

69.8

57.5-79.7

30.2

20.3-42.5

College Graduate

134

101

75.7

64.4-84.3

24.3

15.7-35.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

208

181

88.9

81.0-93.8

11.1

6.2-19.0

$15,000- 24,999

207

170

78.0

68.4-85.4

22.0

14.6-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

75.2

61.1-85.4

24.8

14.6-38.9

$35,000- 49,999

68.4

52.7-80.8

31.6

19.2-47.3

$50,000-74,999

95.3

87.7-98.3

4.7

1.7-12.3

$75,000+

77.7

59.9-89.1

22.3

10.9-40.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

79.9

42.8-95.5

20.1

4.5-57.2

Guilford

67.3

48.7-81.6

32.7

18.4-51.3

Mecklenburg

74.2

59.4-85.0

25.8

15.0-40.6

Orange

93.6

65.3-99.1

6.4

0.9-34.7

Wake

77.1

55.4-90.2

22.9

9.8-44.6

Chatham/Lee

85.2

65.7-94.6

14.8

5.4-34.3

Nash/Wilson

85.1

69.4-93.5

14.9

6.5-30.6

Craven/Pamlico

68.7

46.1-84.9

31.3

15.1-53.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

69.1

24.7-93.8

30.9

6.2-75.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

66.9

18.3-94.8

33.1

5.2-81.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

73.4

60.3-83.4

26.6

16.6-39.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

71.2

20.3-96.0

28.8

4.0-79.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

84.5

72.6-91.8

15.5

8.2-27.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

79.6

66.8-88.4

20.4

11.6-33.2

Northeast NC I

112

74.0

61.2-83.7

26.0

16.3-38.8

Northeast NC II

77.2

62.3-87.5

22.8

12.5-37.7

Northeastern Partnership

193

154

75.7

66.1-83.3

24.3

16.7-33.9

Mountain AHEC

73.5

39.8-92.1

26.5

7.9-60.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

490

405

81.4

74.5-86.8

18.6

13.2-25.5

Piedmont

367

289

77.4

70.5-83.0

22.6

17.0-29.5

Western NC

83.0

54.4-95.2

17.0

4.8-45.6

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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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