BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,430	1,060	28.5	26.2-31.0	2,370	71.5	69.0-73.8
GENDER
Male	1,204	340	25.7	22.0-29.7	864	74.3	70.3-78.0
Female	2,226	720	31.0	28.1-34.0	1,506	69.0	66.0-71.9
RACE
White	2,522	710	26.1	23.5-28.8	1,812	73.9	71.2-76.5
African American	702	265	33.8	28.5-39.5	437	66.2	60.5-71.5
Asian	12	4	11.2	3.2-32.7	8	88.8	67.3-96.8
Native American	112	52	42.7	26.6-60.6	60	57.3	39.4-73.4
Other Minorities	73	27	47.9	31.1-65.2	46	52.1	34.8-68.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	75	24	44.6	27.6-63.0	51	55.4	37.0-72.4
-English Speaking	39	13	30.2	13.5-54.5	26	69.8	45.5-86.5
-Spanish Speaking	36	11	51.7	29.1-73.5	25	48.3	26.5-70.9
Non-Hispanic	3,353	1,036	28.0	25.7-30.4	2,317	72.0	69.6-74.3
AGE
18-24	147	25	9.7	5.5-16.7	122	90.3	83.3-94.5
25-34	436	88	20.4	15.0-27.2	348	79.6	72.8-85.0
35-44	747	234	27.0	22.8-31.6	513	73.0	68.4-77.2
45-54	1,068	376	38.3	33.6-43.2	692	61.7	56.8-66.4
55-64	1,001	330	31.9	27.6-36.6	671	68.1	63.4-72.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	482	243	49.4	42.0-56.8	239	50.6	43.2-58.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,110	394	33.0	28.9-37.3	716	67.0	62.7-71.1
Some Post-H.S.	915	251	23.5	19.7-27.9	664	76.5	72.1-80.3
College Graduate	917	169	16.5	13.0-20.7	748	83.5	79.3-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	424	240	59.2	51.3-66.6	184	40.8	33.4-48.7
$15,000- 24,999	624	253	38.6	32.6-45.1	371	61.4	54.9-67.4
$25,000- 34,999	394	117	34.1	26.8-42.2	277	65.9	57.8-73.2
$35,000- 49,999	479	107	20.2	15.4-26.0	372	79.8	74.0-84.6
$50,000-74,999	428	84	19.5	14.6-25.5	344	80.5	74.5-85.4
$75,000+	463	56	12.8	8.6-18.8	407	87.2	81.2-91.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	153	53	34.9	26.8-44.0	100	65.1	56.0-73.2
Guilford	153	33	20.4	13.9-28.9	120	79.6	71.1-86.1
Mecklenburg	155	28	15.9	10.6-23.2	127	84.1	76.8-89.4
Orange	154	29	17.2	11.4-24.9	125	82.8	75.1-88.6
Wake	145	33	29.1	20.1-40.0	112	70.9	60.0-79.9
Chatham/Lee	138	33	20.1	13.5-28.9	105	79.9	71.1-86.5
Nash/Wilson	142	47	28.0	20.6-36.8	95	72.0	63.2-79.4
Craven/Pamlico	170	46	24.4	18.0-32.3	124	75.6	67.7-82.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	169	51	27.7	20.4-36.3	118	72.3	63.7-79.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	173	57	29.4	22.3-37.6	116	70.6	62.4-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	186	66	29.8	22.4-38.3	120	70.2	61.7-77.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	54	24.3	15.1-36.6	107	75.7	63.4-84.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	189	82	43.8	35.9-52.0	107	56.2	48.0-64.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	160	61	33.9	26.3-42.5	99	66.1	57.5-73.7
Northeast NC I	173	59	37.0	29.0-45.8	114	63.0	54.2-71.0
Northeast NC II	186	74	38.1	30.5-46.4	112	61.9	53.6-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	359	133	37.7	32.0-43.8	226	62.3	56.2-68.0
Mountain AHEC	471	159	33.3	27.6-39.4	312	66.7	60.6-72.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,230	431	31.8	27.6-36.3	799	68.2	63.7-72.4
Piedmont	1,424	365	24.9	21.8-28.3	1,059	75.1	71.7-78.2
Western NC	776	264	35.2	30.2-40.6	512	64.8	59.4-69.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,430

1,060

28.5

26.2-31.0

2,370

71.5

69.0-73.8

GENDER

Male

1,204

340

25.7

22.0-29.7

864

74.3

70.3-78.0

Female

2,226

720

31.0

28.1-34.0

1,506

69.0

66.0-71.9

RACE

White

2,522

710

26.1

23.5-28.8

1,812

73.9

71.2-76.5

African American

702

265

33.8

28.5-39.5

437

66.2

60.5-71.5

Asian

11.2

3.2-32.7

88.8

67.3-96.8

Native American

112

42.7

26.6-60.6

57.3

39.4-73.4

Other Minorities

47.9

31.1-65.2

52.1

34.8-68.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.6

27.6-63.0

55.4

37.0-72.4

-English Speaking

30.2

13.5-54.5

69.8

45.5-86.5

-Spanish Speaking

51.7

29.1-73.5

48.3

26.5-70.9

Non-Hispanic

3,353

1,036

28.0

25.7-30.4

2,317

72.0

69.6-74.3

AGE

18-24

147

9.7

5.5-16.7

122

90.3

83.3-94.5

25-34

436

20.4

15.0-27.2

348

79.6

72.8-85.0

35-44

747

234

27.0

22.8-31.6

513

73.0

68.4-77.2

45-54

1,068

376

38.3

33.6-43.2

692

61.7

56.8-66.4

55-64

1,001

330

31.9

27.6-36.6

671

68.1

63.4-72.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

482

243

49.4

42.0-56.8

239

50.6

43.2-58.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,110

394

33.0

28.9-37.3

716

67.0

62.7-71.1

Some Post-H.S.

915

251

23.5

19.7-27.9

664

76.5

72.1-80.3

College Graduate

917

169

16.5

13.0-20.7

748

83.5

79.3-87.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

424

240

59.2

51.3-66.6

184

40.8

33.4-48.7

$15,000- 24,999

624

253

38.6

32.6-45.1

371

61.4

54.9-67.4

$25,000- 34,999

394

117

34.1

26.8-42.2

277

65.9

57.8-73.2

$35,000- 49,999

479

107

20.2

15.4-26.0

372

79.8

74.0-84.6

$50,000-74,999

428

19.5

14.6-25.5

344

80.5

74.5-85.4

$75,000+

463

12.8

8.6-18.8

407

87.2

81.2-91.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

153

34.9

26.8-44.0

100

65.1

56.0-73.2

Guilford

153

20.4

13.9-28.9

120

79.6

71.1-86.1

Mecklenburg

155

15.9

10.6-23.2

127

84.1

76.8-89.4

Orange

154

17.2

11.4-24.9

125

82.8

75.1-88.6

Wake

145

29.1

20.1-40.0

112

70.9

60.0-79.9

Chatham/Lee

138

20.1

13.5-28.9

105

79.9

71.1-86.5

Nash/Wilson

142

28.0

20.6-36.8

72.0

63.2-79.4

Craven/Pamlico

170

24.4

18.0-32.3

124

75.6

67.7-82.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

169

27.7

20.4-36.3

118

72.3

63.7-79.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

173

29.4

22.3-37.6

116

70.6

62.4-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

186

29.8

22.4-38.3

120

70.2

61.7-77.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

24.3

15.1-36.6

107

75.7

63.4-84.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

189

43.8

35.9-52.0

107

56.2

48.0-64.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

160

33.9

26.3-42.5

66.1

57.5-73.7

Northeast NC I

173

37.0

29.0-45.8

114

63.0

54.2-71.0

Northeast NC II

186

38.1

30.5-46.4

112

61.9

53.6-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

359

133

37.7

32.0-43.8

226

62.3

56.2-68.0

Mountain AHEC

471

159

33.3

27.6-39.4

312

66.7

60.6-72.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,230

431

31.8

27.6-36.3

799

68.2

63.7-72.4

Piedmont

1,424

365

24.9

21.8-28.3

1,059

75.1

71.7-78.2

Western NC

776

264

35.2

30.2-40.6

512

64.8

59.4-69.8

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents (18-64 yrs.) 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.

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