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	1,254	487	31.1	27.6-34.9	767	68.9	65.1-72.4
GENDER
Female	1,254	487	31.1	27.6-34.9	767	68.9	65.1-72.4
RACE
African American	1,254	487	31.1	27.6-34.9	767	68.9	65.1-72.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	6	26.9	7.8-61.5	6	73.1	38.5-92.2
-English Speaking	12	6	26.9	7.8-61.5	6	73.1	38.5-92.2
Non-Hispanic	1,242	481	31.2	27.6-34.9	761	68.8	65.1-72.4
AGE
18-24	93	5	5.1	1.7-14.5	88	94.9	85.5-98.3
25-34	199	16	6.3	3.0-12.5	183	93.7	87.5-97.0
35-44	259	58	22.4	15.8-30.7	201	77.6	69.3-84.2
45-54	256	115	41.1	32.7-50.0	141	58.9	50.0-67.3
55-64	184	116	58.6	48.0-68.4	68	41.4	31.6-52.0
65-74	146	92	65.7	53.3-76.2	54	34.3	23.8-46.7
75+	104	81	72.0	55.4-84.2	23	28.0	15.8-44.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	181	56.1	47.0-64.7	110	43.9	35.3-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	421	163	30.1	24.2-36.7	258	69.9	63.3-75.8
Some Post-H.S.	302	84	22.8	16.8-30.1	218	77.2	69.9-83.2
College Graduate	237	56	19.8	14.1-27.2	181	80.2	72.8-85.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	144	52.2	43.5-60.9	123	47.8	39.1-56.5
$15,000- 24,999	286	102	32.5	24.7-41.3	184	67.5	58.7-75.3
$25,000- 34,999	163	41	23.3	15.1-34.2	122	76.7	65.8-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	113	32	22.0	13.6-33.6	81	78.0	66.4-86.4
$50,000-74,999	64	15	17.3	8.6-31.7	49	82.7	68.3-91.4
$75,000+	53	10	14.9	6.0-32.3	43	85.1	67.7-94.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	8	45.4	21.0-72.2	8	54.6	27.8-79.0
Guilford	71	24	28.7	18.3-42.0	47	71.3	58.0-81.7
Mecklenburg	81	26	26.8	17.8-38.3	55	73.2	61.7-82.2
Orange	30	7	25.7	12.0-46.9	23	74.3	53.1-88.0
Wake	55	12	23.0	12.9-37.6	43	77.0	62.4-87.1
Chatham/Lee	53	17	30.7	18.2-46.9	36	69.3	53.1-81.8
Nash/Wilson	81	30	32.3	22.1-44.6	51	67.7	55.4-77.9
Craven/Pamlico	56	30	36.5	23.0-52.5	26	63.5	47.5-77.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	3	60.5	19.3-90.7	6	39.5	9.3-80.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	43.9	12.8-80.7	3	56.1	19.3-87.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	42	37.3	27.5-48.3	63	62.7	51.7-72.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	45	43.2	32.5-54.5	49	56.8	45.5-67.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	42	36.5	27.1-47.1	59	63.5	52.9-72.9
Northeast NC I	170	70	38.5	30.4-47.2	100	61.5	52.8-69.6
Northeast NC II	98	46	38.6	28.6-49.6	52	61.4	50.4-71.4
Northeastern Partnership	268	116	38.5	32.0-45.4	152	61.5	54.6-68.0
Mountain AHEC	32	12	46.9	26.6-68.2	20	53.1	31.8-73.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	664	279	34.0	28.7-39.8	385	66.0	60.2-71.3
Piedmont	544	191	29.1	24.4-34.3	353	70.9	65.7-75.6
Western NC	46	17	30.8	14.8-53.3	29	69.2	46.7-85.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,254

487

31.1

27.6-34.9

767

68.9

65.1-72.4

GENDER

Female

1,254

487

31.1

27.6-34.9

767

68.9

65.1-72.4

RACE

African American

1,254

487

31.1

27.6-34.9

767

68.9

65.1-72.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.9

7.8-61.5

73.1

38.5-92.2

-English Speaking

26.9

7.8-61.5

73.1

38.5-92.2

Non-Hispanic

1,242

481

31.2

27.6-34.9

761

68.8

65.1-72.4

AGE

18-24

5.1

1.7-14.5

94.9

85.5-98.3

25-34

199

6.3

3.0-12.5

183

93.7

87.5-97.0

35-44

259

22.4

15.8-30.7

201

77.6

69.3-84.2

45-54

256

115

41.1

32.7-50.0

141

58.9

50.0-67.3

55-64

184

116

58.6

48.0-68.4

41.4

31.6-52.0

65-74

146

65.7

53.3-76.2

34.3

23.8-46.7

75+

104

72.0

55.4-84.2

28.0

15.8-44.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

181

56.1

47.0-64.7

110

43.9

35.3-53.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

421

163

30.1

24.2-36.7

258

69.9

63.3-75.8

Some Post-H.S.

302

22.8

16.8-30.1

218

77.2

69.9-83.2

College Graduate

237

19.8

14.1-27.2

181

80.2

72.8-85.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

144

52.2

43.5-60.9

123

47.8

39.1-56.5

$15,000- 24,999

286

102

32.5

24.7-41.3

184

67.5

58.7-75.3

$25,000- 34,999

163

23.3

15.1-34.2

122

76.7

65.8-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

113

22.0

13.6-33.6

78.0

66.4-86.4

$50,000-74,999

17.3

8.6-31.7

82.7

68.3-91.4

$75,000+

14.9

6.0-32.3

85.1

67.7-94.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

45.4

21.0-72.2

54.6

27.8-79.0

Guilford

28.7

18.3-42.0

71.3

58.0-81.7

Mecklenburg

26.8

17.8-38.3

73.2

61.7-82.2

Orange

25.7

12.0-46.9

74.3

53.1-88.0

Wake

23.0

12.9-37.6

77.0

62.4-87.1

Chatham/Lee

30.7

18.2-46.9

69.3

53.1-81.8

Nash/Wilson

32.3

22.1-44.6

67.7

55.4-77.9

Craven/Pamlico

36.5

23.0-52.5

63.5

47.5-77.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

60.5

19.3-90.7

39.5

9.3-80.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

43.9

12.8-80.7

56.1

19.3-87.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

37.3

27.5-48.3

62.7

51.7-72.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

43.2

32.5-54.5

56.8

45.5-67.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

36.5

27.1-47.1

63.5

52.9-72.9

Northeast NC I

170

38.5

30.4-47.2

100

61.5

52.8-69.6

Northeast NC II

38.6

28.6-49.6

61.4

50.4-71.4

Northeastern Partnership

268

116

38.5

32.0-45.4

152

61.5

54.6-68.0

Mountain AHEC

46.9

26.6-68.2

53.1

31.8-73.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

664

279

34.0

28.7-39.8

385

66.0

60.2-71.3

Piedmont

544

191

29.1

24.4-34.3

353

70.9

65.7-75.6

Western NC

30.8

14.8-53.3

69.2

46.7-85.2

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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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