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	9,388	3,299	28.5	27.2-29.9	6,089	71.5	70.1-72.8
GENDER
Male	3,447	972	22.3	20.4-24.3	2,475	77.7	75.7-79.6
Female	5,941	2,327	34.4	32.6-36.2	3,614	65.6	63.8-67.4
RACE
White	6,897	2,479	30.4	28.8-32.0	4,418	69.6	68.0-71.2
African American	1,853	658	26.4	23.7-29.4	1,195	73.6	70.6-76.3
Asian	50	6	7.3	2.3-21.1	44	92.7	78.9-97.7
Native American	229	98	36.5	25.4-49.2	131	63.5	50.8-74.6
Other Minorities	322	50	14.8	9.9-21.6	272	85.2	78.4-90.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	336	49	12.5	7.9-19.3	287	87.5	80.7-92.1
-English Speaking	135	32	17.4	9.8-29.0	103	82.6	71.0-90.2
-Spanish Speaking	201	17	10.8	5.7-19.7	184	89.2	80.3-94.3
Non-Hispanic	9,042	3,247	29.5	28.2-30.9	5,795	70.5	69.1-71.8
AGE
18-24	582	41	7.4	4.8-11.3	541	92.6	88.7-95.2
25-34	1,411	155	9.2	7.3-11.5	1,256	90.8	88.5-92.7
35-44	1,777	370	18.0	15.6-20.6	1,407	82.0	79.4-84.4
45-54	1,834	697	35.3	32.0-38.7	1,137	64.7	61.3-68.0
55-64	1,529	749	49.5	45.8-53.2	780	50.5	46.8-54.2
65-74	1,263	692	52.7	48.6-56.7	571	47.3	43.3-51.4
75+	925	572	60.2	55.5-64.8	353	39.8	35.2-44.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,588	798	39.5	35.7-43.5	790	60.5	56.5-64.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,814	1,050	30.2	27.7-32.8	1,764	69.8	67.2-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,335	761	25.6	23.1-28.3	1,574	74.4	71.7-76.9
College Graduate	2,624	680	22.5	20.4-24.8	1,944	77.5	75.2-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,087	568	46.5	41.5-51.5	519	53.5	48.5-58.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,724	641	28.6	25.5-32.0	1,083	71.4	68.0-74.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,037	335	26.9	22.9-31.4	702	73.1	68.6-77.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,236	364	21.8	18.9-24.9	872	78.2	75.1-81.1
$50,000-74,999	1,009	286	24.8	21.3-28.7	723	75.2	71.3-78.7
$75,000+	1,154	261	20.5	17.5-23.9	893	79.5	76.1-82.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	167	32.4	27.7-37.5	283	67.6	62.5-72.3
Guilford	445	145	28.3	23.8-33.2	300	71.7	66.8-76.2
Mecklenburg	447	126	21.8	18.0-26.1	321	78.2	73.9-82.0
Orange	449	107	17.7	13.6-22.6	342	82.3	77.4-86.4
Wake	451	106	21.8	17.5-26.7	345	78.2	73.3-82.5
Chatham/Lee	398	133	26.3	21.7-31.5	265	73.7	68.5-78.3
Nash/Wilson	378	151	32.8	27.8-38.2	227	67.2	61.8-72.2
Craven/Pamlico	453	182	32.3	27.7-37.3	271	67.7	62.7-72.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	146	33.2	27.6-39.5	288	66.8	60.5-72.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	158	29.2	24.3-34.7	293	70.8	65.3-75.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	164	27.2	21.7-33.5	313	72.8	66.5-78.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	168	29.6	22.9-37.4	257	70.4	62.6-77.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	177	32.5	28.0-37.4	294	67.5	62.6-72.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	163	32.5	27.4-37.9	254	67.5	62.1-72.6
Northeast NC I	456	182	35.9	30.5-41.7	274	64.1	58.3-69.5
Northeast NC II	509	212	34.9	30.3-39.7	297	65.1	60.3-69.7
Northeastern Partnership	965	394	35.2	31.7-39.0	571	64.8	61.0-68.3
Mountain AHEC	1,302	509	33.9	30.3-37.7	793	66.1	62.3-69.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,294	1,265	30.9	28.5-33.4	2,029	69.1	66.6-71.5
Piedmont	4,029	1,257	26.4	24.6-28.3	2,772	73.6	71.7-75.4
Western NC	2,065	777	31.9	29.0-35.0	1,288	68.1	65.0-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,388

3,299

28.5

27.2-29.9

6,089

71.5

70.1-72.8

GENDER

Male

3,447

972

22.3

20.4-24.3

2,475

77.7

75.7-79.6

Female

5,941

2,327

34.4

32.6-36.2

3,614

65.6

63.8-67.4

RACE

White

6,897

2,479

30.4

28.8-32.0

4,418

69.6

68.0-71.2

African American

1,853

658

26.4

23.7-29.4

1,195

73.6

70.6-76.3

Asian

7.3

2.3-21.1

92.7

78.9-97.7

Native American

229

36.5

25.4-49.2

131

63.5

50.8-74.6

Other Minorities

322

14.8

9.9-21.6

272

85.2

78.4-90.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

336

12.5

7.9-19.3

287

87.5

80.7-92.1

-English Speaking

135

17.4

9.8-29.0

103

82.6

71.0-90.2

-Spanish Speaking

201

10.8

5.7-19.7

184

89.2

80.3-94.3

Non-Hispanic

9,042

3,247

29.5

28.2-30.9

5,795

70.5

69.1-71.8

AGE

18-24

582

7.4

4.8-11.3

541

92.6

88.7-95.2

25-34

1,411

155

9.2

7.3-11.5

1,256

90.8

88.5-92.7

35-44

1,777

370

18.0

15.6-20.6

1,407

82.0

79.4-84.4

45-54

1,834

697

35.3

32.0-38.7

1,137

64.7

61.3-68.0

55-64

1,529

749

49.5

45.8-53.2

780

50.5

46.8-54.2

65-74

1,263

692

52.7

48.6-56.7

571

47.3

43.3-51.4

75+

925

572

60.2

55.5-64.8

353

39.8

35.2-44.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,588

798

39.5

35.7-43.5

790

60.5

56.5-64.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,814

1,050

30.2

27.7-32.8

1,764

69.8

67.2-72.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,335

761

25.6

23.1-28.3

1,574

74.4

71.7-76.9

College Graduate

2,624

680

22.5

20.4-24.8

1,944

77.5

75.2-79.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,087

568

46.5

41.5-51.5

519

53.5

48.5-58.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,724

641

28.6

25.5-32.0

1,083

71.4

68.0-74.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,037

335

26.9

22.9-31.4

702

73.1

68.6-77.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,236

364

21.8

18.9-24.9

872

78.2

75.1-81.1

$50,000-74,999

1,009

286

24.8

21.3-28.7

723

75.2

71.3-78.7

$75,000+

1,154

261

20.5

17.5-23.9

893

79.5

76.1-82.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

167

32.4

27.7-37.5

283

67.6

62.5-72.3

Guilford

445

145

28.3

23.8-33.2

300

71.7

66.8-76.2

Mecklenburg

447

126

21.8

18.0-26.1

321

78.2

73.9-82.0

Orange

449

107

17.7

13.6-22.6

342

82.3

77.4-86.4

Wake

451

106

21.8

17.5-26.7

345

78.2

73.3-82.5

Chatham/Lee

398

133

26.3

21.7-31.5

265

73.7

68.5-78.3

Nash/Wilson

378

151

32.8

27.8-38.2

227

67.2

61.8-72.2

Craven/Pamlico

453

182

32.3

27.7-37.3

271

67.7

62.7-72.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

146

33.2

27.6-39.5

288

66.8

60.5-72.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

158

29.2

24.3-34.7

293

70.8

65.3-75.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

164

27.2

21.7-33.5

313

72.8

66.5-78.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

168

29.6

22.9-37.4

257

70.4

62.6-77.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

177

32.5

28.0-37.4

294

67.5

62.6-72.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

163

32.5

27.4-37.9

254

67.5

62.1-72.6

Northeast NC I

456

182

35.9

30.5-41.7

274

64.1

58.3-69.5

Northeast NC II

509

212

34.9

30.3-39.7

297

65.1

60.3-69.7

Northeastern Partnership

965

394

35.2

31.7-39.0

571

64.8

61.0-68.3

Mountain AHEC

1,302

509

33.9

30.3-37.7

793

66.1

62.3-69.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,294

1,265

30.9

28.5-33.4

2,029

69.1

66.6-71.5

Piedmont

4,029

1,257

26.4

24.6-28.3

2,772

73.6

71.7-75.4

Western NC

2,065

777

31.9

29.0-35.0

1,288

68.1

65.0-71.0

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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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