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

Arthritis-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,261	643	46.7	42.5-50.9	618	53.3	49.1-57.5
GENDER
Female	1,261	643	46.7	42.5-50.9	618	53.3	49.1-57.5
RACE
African American	1,261	643	46.7	42.5-50.9	618	53.3	49.1-57.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	6	48.1	14.6-83.4	6	51.9	16.6-85.4
-English Speaking	12	6	48.1	14.6-83.4	6	51.9	16.6-85.4
Non-Hispanic	1,249	637	46.7	42.5-51.0	612	53.3	49.0-57.5
AGE
18-24	93	18	24.2	13.1-40.3	75	75.8	59.7-86.9
25-34	199	59	25.2	17.9-34.3	140	74.8	65.7-82.1
35-44	259	109	43.6	34.9-52.7	150	56.4	47.3-65.1
45-54	259	161	63.9	55.4-71.7	98	36.1	28.3-44.6
55-64	184	118	63.9	53.2-73.4	66	36.1	26.6-46.8
65-74	148	94	62.8	50.0-74.1	54	37.2	25.9-50.0
75+	106	78	72.1	56.6-83.7	28	27.9	16.3-43.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	179	60.2	51.2-68.5	114	39.8	31.5-48.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	427	218	46.4	39.1-54.0	209	53.6	46.0-60.9
Some Post-H.S.	302	142	43.8	35.2-52.7	160	56.2	47.3-64.8
College Graduate	236	103	38.0	30.3-46.4	133	62.0	53.6-69.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	164	59.3	50.5-67.5	108	40.7	32.5-49.5
$15,000- 24,999	286	139	45.5	36.6-54.8	147	54.5	45.2-63.4
$25,000- 34,999	163	70	49.8	38.6-61.0	93	50.2	39.0-61.4
$35,000- 49,999	113	53	44.7	32.3-57.8	60	55.3	42.2-67.7
$50,000-74,999	64	32	37.3	23.3-53.8	32	62.7	46.2-76.7
$75,000+	52	24	39.5	24.6-56.7	28	60.5	43.3-75.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	11	57.2	28.4-81.8	5	42.8	18.2-71.6
Guilford	71	33	45.6	32.1-59.7	38	54.4	40.3-67.9
Mecklenburg	82	45	55.5	43.3-67.1	37	44.5	32.9-56.7
Orange	31	11	32.6	17.7-52.1	20	67.4	47.9-82.3
Wake	55	16	29.9	18.2-45.0	39	70.1	55.0-81.8
Chatham/Lee	53	24	44.9	30.4-60.3	29	55.1	39.7-69.6
Nash/Wilson	81	35	45.1	33.3-57.5	46	54.9	42.5-66.7
Craven/Pamlico	57	36	59.6	42.0-75.0	21	40.4	25.0-58.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	4	70.1	29.7-92.8	5	29.9	7.2-70.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	43.9	12.8-80.7	3	56.1	19.3-87.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	48	45.3	34.7-56.3	57	54.7	43.7-65.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	4	47.4	17.4-79.5	4	52.6	20.5-82.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	54	47.7	36.6-59.0	40	52.3	41.0-63.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	63	60.7	49.6-70.8	39	39.3	29.2-50.4
Northeast NC I	171	84	47.8	39.1-56.7	87	52.2	43.3-60.9
Northeast NC II	99	59	56.1	44.4-67.1	40	43.9	32.9-55.6
Northeastern Partnership	270	143	51.7	44.5-58.8	127	48.3	41.2-55.5
Mountain AHEC	31	20	59.5	36.5-79.0	11	40.5	21.0-63.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	668	359	46.7	40.6-52.9	309	53.3	47.1-59.4
Piedmont	548	258	46.7	40.9-52.6	290	53.3	47.4-59.1
Western NC	45	26	46.7	23.7-71.2	19	53.3	28.8-76.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,261

643

46.7

42.5-50.9

618

53.3

49.1-57.5

GENDER

Female

1,261

643

46.7

42.5-50.9

618

53.3

49.1-57.5

RACE

African American

1,261

643

46.7

42.5-50.9

618

53.3

49.1-57.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

48.1

14.6-83.4

51.9

16.6-85.4

-English Speaking

48.1

14.6-83.4

51.9

16.6-85.4

Non-Hispanic

1,249

637

46.7

42.5-51.0

612

53.3

49.0-57.5

AGE

18-24

24.2

13.1-40.3

75.8

59.7-86.9

25-34

199

25.2

17.9-34.3

140

74.8

65.7-82.1

35-44

259

109

43.6

34.9-52.7

150

56.4

47.3-65.1

45-54

259

161

63.9

55.4-71.7

36.1

28.3-44.6

55-64

184

118

63.9

53.2-73.4

36.1

26.6-46.8

65-74

148

62.8

50.0-74.1

37.2

25.9-50.0

75+

106

72.1

56.6-83.7

27.9

16.3-43.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

179

60.2

51.2-68.5

114

39.8

31.5-48.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

427

218

46.4

39.1-54.0

209

53.6

46.0-60.9

Some Post-H.S.

302

142

43.8

35.2-52.7

160

56.2

47.3-64.8

College Graduate

236

103

38.0

30.3-46.4

133

62.0

53.6-69.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

164

59.3

50.5-67.5

108

40.7

32.5-49.5

$15,000- 24,999

286

139

45.5

36.6-54.8

147

54.5

45.2-63.4

$25,000- 34,999

163

49.8

38.6-61.0

50.2

39.0-61.4

$35,000- 49,999

113

44.7

32.3-57.8

55.3

42.2-67.7

$50,000-74,999

37.3

23.3-53.8

62.7

46.2-76.7

$75,000+

39.5

24.6-56.7

60.5

43.3-75.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

57.2

28.4-81.8

42.8

18.2-71.6

Guilford

45.6

32.1-59.7

54.4

40.3-67.9

Mecklenburg

55.5

43.3-67.1

44.5

32.9-56.7

Orange

32.6

17.7-52.1

67.4

47.9-82.3

Wake

29.9

18.2-45.0

70.1

55.0-81.8

Chatham/Lee

44.9

30.4-60.3

55.1

39.7-69.6

Nash/Wilson

45.1

33.3-57.5

54.9

42.5-66.7

Craven/Pamlico

59.6

42.0-75.0

40.4

25.0-58.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

70.1

29.7-92.8

29.9

7.2-70.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

43.9

12.8-80.7

56.1

19.3-87.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

45.3

34.7-56.3

54.7

43.7-65.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.4

17.4-79.5

52.6

20.5-82.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

47.7

36.6-59.0

52.3

41.0-63.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

60.7

49.6-70.8

39.3

29.2-50.4

Northeast NC I

171

47.8

39.1-56.7

52.2

43.3-60.9

Northeast NC II

56.1

44.4-67.1

43.9

32.9-55.6

Northeastern Partnership

270

143

51.7

44.5-58.8

127

48.3

41.2-55.5

Mountain AHEC

59.5

36.5-79.0

40.5

21.0-63.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

668

359

46.7

40.6-52.9

309

53.3

47.1-59.4

Piedmont

548

258

46.7

40.9-52.6

290

53.3

47.4-59.1

Western NC

46.7

23.7-71.2

53.3

28.8-76.3

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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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