BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	956	377	36.5	31.9-41.3	579	63.5	58.7-68.1
GENDER
Male	268	102	36.3	28.0-45.5	166	63.7	54.5-72.0
Female	688	275	36.6	31.5-42.0	413	63.4	58.0-68.5
AGE
18-24	28	5	11.6	3.5-32.3	23	88.4	67.7-96.5
25-34	79	16	19.7	9.6-36.1	63	80.3	63.9-90.4
35-44	147	46	33.7	23.0-46.5	101	66.3	53.5-77.0
45-54	244	102	43.3	34.0-53.1	142	56.7	46.9-66.0
55-64	202	95	46.1	36.3-56.3	107	53.9	43.7-63.7
65-74	138	55	37.6	26.6-50.1	83	62.4	49.9-73.4
75+	112	58	45.2	32.9-58.0	54	54.8	42.0-67.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	153	48.2	39.7-56.8	146	51.8	43.2-60.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	318	120	36.5	28.8-45.0	198	63.5	55.0-71.2
Some Post-H.S.	195	63	29.6	20.4-40.8	132	70.4	59.2-79.6
College Graduate	141	39	26.8	17.7-38.3	102	73.2	61.7-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	233	120	46.2	36.1-56.7	113	53.8	43.3-63.9
$15,000- 24,999	213	79	37.8	28.8-47.7	134	62.2	52.3-71.2
$25,000- 34,999	105	30	34.8	22.9-48.9	75	65.2	51.1-77.1
$35,000- 49,999	81	15	21.0	9.0-41.7	66	79.0	58.3-91.0
$50,000-74,999	52	16	34.8	20.1-53.2	36	65.2	46.8-79.9
$75,000+	39	6	16.5	5.4-40.6	33	83.5	59.4-94.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	18	6	40.9	18.7-67.5	12	59.1	32.5-81.3
Guilford	49	11	16.9	8.5-30.8	38	83.1	69.2-91.5
Mecklenburg	62	19	27.9	17.5-41.4	43	72.1	58.6-82.5
Orange	18	5	29.5	11.8-56.7	13	70.5	43.3-88.2
Wake	28	9	32.1	16.5-53.1	19	67.9	46.9-83.5
Chatham/Lee	37	12	22.4	10.3-42.1	25	77.6	57.9-89.7
Nash/Wilson	61	28	36.9	24.7-51.1	33	63.1	48.9-75.3
Craven/Pamlico	60	26	38.6	24.7-54.8	34	61.4	45.2-75.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	3	24.4	3.7-73.0	2	75.6	27.0-96.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	2	27.9	5.8-70.9	3	72.1	29.1-94.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	81	34	33.5	23.3-45.4	47	66.5	54.6-76.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	74	31	43.6	31.3-56.8	43	56.4	43.2-68.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	79	35	45.1	33.1-57.6	44	54.9	42.4-66.9
Northeast NC I	125	48	36.6	27.2-47.1	77	63.4	52.9-72.8
Northeast NC II	82	37	42.9	30.6-56.3	45	57.1	43.7-69.4
Northeastern Partnership	207	85	39.7	31.9-48.1	122	60.3	51.9-68.1
Mountain AHEC	29	11	38.8	19.6-62.2	18	61.2	37.8-80.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	526	221	40.5	33.9-47.4	305	59.5	52.6-66.1
Piedmont	390	139	32.4	26.3-39.1	251	67.6	60.9-73.7
Western NC	40	17	52.1	26.7-76.5	23	47.9	23.5-73.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

956

377

36.5

31.9-41.3

579

63.5

58.7-68.1

GENDER

Male

268

102

36.3

28.0-45.5

166

63.7

54.5-72.0

Female

688

275

36.6

31.5-42.0

413

63.4

58.0-68.5

AGE

18-24

11.6

3.5-32.3

88.4

67.7-96.5

25-34

19.7

9.6-36.1

80.3

63.9-90.4

35-44

147

33.7

23.0-46.5

101

66.3

53.5-77.0

45-54

244

102

43.3

34.0-53.1

142

56.7

46.9-66.0

55-64

202

46.1

36.3-56.3

107

53.9

43.7-63.7

65-74

138

37.6

26.6-50.1

62.4

49.9-73.4

75+

112

45.2

32.9-58.0

54.8

42.0-67.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

299

153

48.2

39.7-56.8

146

51.8

43.2-60.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

318

120

36.5

28.8-45.0

198

63.5

55.0-71.2

Some Post-H.S.

195

29.6

20.4-40.8

132

70.4

59.2-79.6

College Graduate

141

26.8

17.7-38.3

102

73.2

61.7-82.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

233

120

46.2

36.1-56.7

113

53.8

43.3-63.9

$15,000- 24,999

213

37.8

28.8-47.7

134

62.2

52.3-71.2

$25,000- 34,999

105

34.8

22.9-48.9

65.2

51.1-77.1

$35,000- 49,999

21.0

9.0-41.7

79.0

58.3-91.0

$50,000-74,999

34.8

20.1-53.2

65.2

46.8-79.9

$75,000+

16.5

5.4-40.6

83.5

59.4-94.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

40.9

18.7-67.5

59.1

32.5-81.3

Guilford

16.9

8.5-30.8

83.1

69.2-91.5

Mecklenburg

27.9

17.5-41.4

72.1

58.6-82.5

Orange

29.5

11.8-56.7

70.5

43.3-88.2

Wake

32.1

16.5-53.1

67.9

46.9-83.5

Chatham/Lee

22.4

10.3-42.1

77.6

57.9-89.7

Nash/Wilson

36.9

24.7-51.1

63.1

48.9-75.3

Craven/Pamlico

38.6

24.7-54.8

61.4

45.2-75.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

24.4

3.7-73.0

75.6

27.0-96.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

27.9

5.8-70.9

72.1

29.1-94.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

33.5

23.3-45.4

66.5

54.6-76.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

43.6

31.3-56.8

56.4

43.2-68.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

45.1

33.1-57.6

54.9

42.4-66.9

Northeast NC I

125

36.6

27.2-47.1

63.4

52.9-72.8

Northeast NC II

42.9

30.6-56.3

57.1

43.7-69.4

Northeastern Partnership

207

39.7

31.9-48.1

122

60.3

51.9-68.1

Mountain AHEC

38.8

19.6-62.2

61.2

37.8-80.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

526

221

40.5

33.9-47.4

305

59.5

52.6-66.1

Piedmont

390

139

32.4

26.3-39.1

251

67.6

60.9-73.7

Western NC

52.1

26.7-76.5

47.9

23.5-73.3

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents 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.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.