BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,863	899	43.4	39.9-46.9	964	56.6	53.1-60.1
GENDER
Male	602	256	39.1	33.4-45.1	346	60.9	54.9-66.6
Female	1,261	643	46.7	42.5-50.9	618	53.3	49.1-57.5
AGE
18-24	147	33	22.5	14.3-33.5	114	77.5	66.5-85.7
25-34	285	88	29.3	21.8-38.0	197	70.7	62.0-78.2
35-44	368	144	38.0	30.9-45.6	224	62.0	54.4-69.1
45-54	413	235	56.8	49.4-63.9	178	43.2	36.1-50.6
55-64	286	172	60.8	52.2-68.7	114	39.2	31.3-47.8
65-74	206	122	60.9	50.3-70.6	84	39.1	29.4-49.7
75+	143	98	66.3	53.5-77.1	45	33.7	22.9-46.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	262	56.0	48.5-63.2	184	44.0	36.8-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	648	303	42.3	36.4-48.4	345	57.7	51.6-63.6
Some Post-H.S.	434	199	41.9	34.7-49.5	235	58.1	50.5-65.3
College Graduate	330	134	34.2	27.6-41.4	196	65.8	58.6-72.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	210	59.6	51.3-67.4	139	40.4	32.6-48.7
$15,000- 24,999	434	208	40.7	33.6-48.1	226	59.3	51.9-66.4
$25,000- 34,999	227	97	48.0	38.6-57.6	130	52.0	42.4-61.4
$35,000- 49,999	197	80	34.1	25.5-43.9	117	65.9	56.1-74.5
$50,000-74,999	118	47	31.1	21.5-42.8	71	68.9	57.2-78.5
$75,000+	93	38	40.7	28.4-54.4	55	59.3	45.6-71.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	15	40.6	23.1-60.9	14	59.4	39.1-76.9
Guilford	116	50	41.1	30.5-52.5	66	58.9	47.5-69.5
Mecklenburg	120	60	49.3	39.4-59.3	60	50.7	40.7-60.6
Orange	48	15	26.3	15.4-41.3	33	73.7	58.7-84.6
Wake	86	27	30.4	20.4-42.6	59	69.6	57.4-79.6
Chatham/Lee	70	34	53.5	36.9-69.4	36	46.5	30.6-63.1
Nash/Wilson	125	57	45.4	35.5-55.7	68	54.6	44.3-64.5
Craven/Pamlico	91	54	56.8	43.7-69.0	37	43.2	31.0-56.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	7	59.7	28.6-84.6	9	40.3	15.4-71.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	50.0	19.6-80.4	4	50.0	19.6-80.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	164	74	36.0	23.6-50.6	90	64.0	49.4-76.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	4	42.5	15.8-74.4	5	57.5	25.6-84.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	143	72	42.1	33.3-51.5	71	57.9	48.5-66.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	74	51.1	38.2-63.7	54	48.9	36.3-61.8
Northeast NC I	238	113	47.1	39.5-54.7	125	52.9	45.3-60.5
Northeast NC II	147	82	51.2	41.0-61.3	65	48.8	38.7-59.0
Northeastern Partnership	385	195	49.2	42.8-55.6	190	50.8	44.4-57.2
Mountain AHEC	50	27	54.9	37.1-71.5	23	45.1	28.5-62.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	976	494	43.8	38.7-48.9	482	56.2	51.1-61.3
Piedmont	815	368	42.5	37.7-47.4	447	57.5	52.6-62.3
Western NC	72	37	55.2	35.1-73.8	35	44.8	26.2-64.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,863

899

43.4

39.9-46.9

964

56.6

53.1-60.1

GENDER

Male

602

256

39.1

33.4-45.1

346

60.9

54.9-66.6

Female

1,261

643

46.7

42.5-50.9

618

53.3

49.1-57.5

AGE

18-24

147

22.5

14.3-33.5

114

77.5

66.5-85.7

25-34

285

29.3

21.8-38.0

197

70.7

62.0-78.2

35-44

368

144

38.0

30.9-45.6

224

62.0

54.4-69.1

45-54

413

235

56.8

49.4-63.9

178

43.2

36.1-50.6

55-64

286

172

60.8

52.2-68.7

114

39.2

31.3-47.8

65-74

206

122

60.9

50.3-70.6

39.1

29.4-49.7

75+

143

66.3

53.5-77.1

33.7

22.9-46.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

262

56.0

48.5-63.2

184

44.0

36.8-51.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

648

303

42.3

36.4-48.4

345

57.7

51.6-63.6

Some Post-H.S.

434

199

41.9

34.7-49.5

235

58.1

50.5-65.3

College Graduate

330

134

34.2

27.6-41.4

196

65.8

58.6-72.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

349

210

59.6

51.3-67.4

139

40.4

32.6-48.7

$15,000- 24,999

434

208

40.7

33.6-48.1

226

59.3

51.9-66.4

$25,000- 34,999

227

48.0

38.6-57.6

130

52.0

42.4-61.4

$35,000- 49,999

197

34.1

25.5-43.9

117

65.9

56.1-74.5

$50,000-74,999

118

31.1

21.5-42.8

68.9

57.2-78.5

$75,000+

40.7

28.4-54.4

59.3

45.6-71.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

40.6

23.1-60.9

59.4

39.1-76.9

Guilford

116

41.1

30.5-52.5

58.9

47.5-69.5

Mecklenburg

120

49.3

39.4-59.3

50.7

40.7-60.6

Orange

26.3

15.4-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.6

Wake

30.4

20.4-42.6

69.6

57.4-79.6

Chatham/Lee

53.5

36.9-69.4

46.5

30.6-63.1

Nash/Wilson

125

45.4

35.5-55.7

54.6

44.3-64.5

Craven/Pamlico

56.8

43.7-69.0

43.2

31.0-56.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

59.7

28.6-84.6

40.3

15.4-71.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

50.0

19.6-80.4

50.0

19.6-80.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

164

36.0

23.6-50.6

64.0

49.4-76.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

42.5

15.8-74.4

57.5

25.6-84.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

143

42.1

33.3-51.5

57.9

48.5-66.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

51.1

38.2-63.7

48.9

36.3-61.8

Northeast NC I

238

113

47.1

39.5-54.7

125

52.9

45.3-60.5

Northeast NC II

147

51.2

41.0-61.3

48.8

38.7-59.0

Northeastern Partnership

385

195

49.2

42.8-55.6

190

50.8

44.4-57.2

Mountain AHEC

54.9

37.1-71.5

45.1

28.5-62.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

976

494

43.8

38.7-48.9

482

56.2

51.1-61.3

Piedmont

815

368

42.5

37.7-47.4

447

57.5

52.6-62.3

Western NC

55.2

35.1-73.8

44.8

26.2-64.9

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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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