BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,951	1,723	32.9	30.8-35.0	3,228	67.1	65.0-69.2
GENDER
Male	1,644	505	28.8	25.5-32.4	1,139	71.2	67.6-74.5
Female	3,307	1,218	36.0	33.6-38.5	2,089	64.0	61.5-66.4
RACE
White	3,736	1,247	31.5	29.2-33.9	2,489	68.5	66.1-70.8
African American	956	377	36.5	31.9-41.3	579	63.5	58.7-68.1
Asian	13	5	39.5	12.0-75.8	8	60.5	24.2-88.0
Native American	144	62	36.8	24.2-51.4	82	63.2	48.6-75.8
Other Minorities	90	25	40.4	25.7-57.1	65	59.6	42.9-74.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	96	25	34.5	19.8-52.9	71	65.5	47.1-80.2
-English Speaking	57	18	26.2	13.6-44.4	39	73.8	55.6-86.4
-Spanish Speaking	39	7	39.1	18.9-64.0	32	60.9	36.0-81.1
Non-Hispanic	4,852	1,695	32.7	30.7-34.8	3,157	67.3	65.2-69.3
AGE
18-24	148	29	16.4	8.7-28.7	119	83.6	71.3-91.3
25-34	439	92	20.9	15.8-27.2	347	79.1	72.8-84.2
35-44	747	208	25.3	21.1-30.1	539	74.7	69.9-78.9
45-54	1,066	394	38.5	33.8-43.4	672	61.5	56.6-66.2
55-64	1,004	401	41.7	37.1-46.4	603	58.3	53.6-62.9
65-74	845	292	30.2	26.0-34.7	553	69.8	65.3-74.0
75+	671	300	45.7	40.3-51.2	371	54.3	48.8-59.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,018	478	46.4	41.5-51.4	540	53.6	48.6-58.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,541	530	33.1	29.4-36.9	1,011	66.9	63.1-70.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,195	388	27.8	24.2-31.8	807	72.2	68.2-75.8
College Graduate	1,184	321	26.6	22.9-30.6	863	73.4	69.4-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	731	380	53.4	47.4-59.3	351	46.6	40.7-52.6
$15,000- 24,999	936	348	35.8	31.1-40.9	588	64.2	59.1-68.9
$25,000- 34,999	524	157	30.6	24.6-37.3	367	69.4	62.7-75.4
$35,000- 49,999	600	144	20.9	16.5-26.0	456	79.1	74.0-83.5
$50,000-74,999	486	123	22.7	17.8-28.4	363	77.3	71.6-82.2
$75,000+	515	109	23.2	18.1-29.4	406	76.8	70.6-81.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	242	81	32.1	25.8-39.0	161	67.9	61.0-74.2
Guilford	223	64	29.4	22.8-36.9	159	70.6	63.1-77.2
Mecklenburg	209	65	28.1	21.9-35.1	144	71.9	64.9-78.1
Orange	200	49	20.6	15.0-27.6	151	79.4	72.4-85.0
Wake	181	51	30.5	22.6-39.8	130	69.5	60.2-77.4
Chatham/Lee	202	62	23.5	17.6-30.6	140	76.5	69.4-82.4
Nash/Wilson	207	73	27.8	21.7-34.8	134	72.2	65.2-78.3
Craven/Pamlico	261	99	33.8	27.6-40.7	162	66.2	59.3-72.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	234	87	38.1	29.6-47.4	147	61.9	52.6-70.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	245	79	28.1	22.2-34.8	166	71.9	65.2-77.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	254	91	28.9	22.3-36.5	163	71.1	63.5-77.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	239	96	31.9	21.9-43.9	143	68.1	56.1-78.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	254	101	39.8	33.2-46.9	153	60.2	53.1-66.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	239	94	36.5	29.9-43.7	145	63.5	56.3-70.1
Northeast NC I	260	88	34.5	28.0-41.7	172	65.5	58.3-72.0
Northeast NC II	288	110	38.6	32.4-45.3	178	61.4	54.7-67.6
Northeastern Partnership	548	198	37.1	32.4-42.1	350	62.9	57.9-67.6
Mountain AHEC	733	270	33.3	28.9-38.1	463	66.7	61.9-71.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,808	662	33.8	30.3-37.5	1,146	66.2	62.5-69.7
Piedmont	1,989	635	31.6	28.7-34.7	1,354	68.4	65.3-71.3
Western NC	1,154	426	35.4	31.4-39.7	728	64.6	60.3-68.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,951

1,723

32.9

30.8-35.0

3,228

67.1

65.0-69.2

GENDER

Male

1,644

505

28.8

25.5-32.4

1,139

71.2

67.6-74.5

Female

3,307

1,218

36.0

33.6-38.5

2,089

64.0

61.5-66.4

RACE

White

3,736

1,247

31.5

29.2-33.9

2,489

68.5

66.1-70.8

African American

956

377

36.5

31.9-41.3

579

63.5

58.7-68.1

Asian

39.5

12.0-75.8

60.5

24.2-88.0

Native American

144

36.8

24.2-51.4

63.2

48.6-75.8

Other Minorities

40.4

25.7-57.1

59.6

42.9-74.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

34.5

19.8-52.9

65.5

47.1-80.2

-English Speaking

26.2

13.6-44.4

73.8

55.6-86.4

-Spanish Speaking

39.1

18.9-64.0

60.9

36.0-81.1

Non-Hispanic

4,852

1,695

32.7

30.7-34.8

3,157

67.3

65.2-69.3

AGE

18-24

148

16.4

8.7-28.7

119

83.6

71.3-91.3

25-34

439

20.9

15.8-27.2

347

79.1

72.8-84.2

35-44

747

208

25.3

21.1-30.1

539

74.7

69.9-78.9

45-54

1,066

394

38.5

33.8-43.4

672

61.5

56.6-66.2

55-64

1,004

401

41.7

37.1-46.4

603

58.3

53.6-62.9

65-74

845

292

30.2

26.0-34.7

553

69.8

65.3-74.0

75+

671

300

45.7

40.3-51.2

371

54.3

48.8-59.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,018

478

46.4

41.5-51.4

540

53.6

48.6-58.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,541

530

33.1

29.4-36.9

1,011

66.9

63.1-70.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,195

388

27.8

24.2-31.8

807

72.2

68.2-75.8

College Graduate

1,184

321

26.6

22.9-30.6

863

73.4

69.4-77.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

731

380

53.4

47.4-59.3

351

46.6

40.7-52.6

$15,000- 24,999

936

348

35.8

31.1-40.9

588

64.2

59.1-68.9

$25,000- 34,999

524

157

30.6

24.6-37.3

367

69.4

62.7-75.4

$35,000- 49,999

600

144

20.9

16.5-26.0

456

79.1

74.0-83.5

$50,000-74,999

486

123

22.7

17.8-28.4

363

77.3

71.6-82.2

$75,000+

515

109

23.2

18.1-29.4

406

76.8

70.6-81.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

242

32.1

25.8-39.0

161

67.9

61.0-74.2

Guilford

223

29.4

22.8-36.9

159

70.6

63.1-77.2

Mecklenburg

209

28.1

21.9-35.1

144

71.9

64.9-78.1

Orange

200

20.6

15.0-27.6

151

79.4

72.4-85.0

Wake

181

30.5

22.6-39.8

130

69.5

60.2-77.4

Chatham/Lee

202

23.5

17.6-30.6

140

76.5

69.4-82.4

Nash/Wilson

207

27.8

21.7-34.8

134

72.2

65.2-78.3

Craven/Pamlico

261

33.8

27.6-40.7

162

66.2

59.3-72.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

234

38.1

29.6-47.4

147

61.9

52.6-70.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

245

28.1

22.2-34.8

166

71.9

65.2-77.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

254

28.9

22.3-36.5

163

71.1

63.5-77.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

239

31.9

21.9-43.9

143

68.1

56.1-78.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

254

101

39.8

33.2-46.9

153

60.2

53.1-66.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

239

36.5

29.9-43.7

145

63.5

56.3-70.1

Northeast NC I

260

34.5

28.0-41.7

172

65.5

58.3-72.0

Northeast NC II

288

110

38.6

32.4-45.3

178

61.4

54.7-67.6

Northeastern Partnership

548

198

37.1

32.4-42.1

350

62.9

57.9-67.6

Mountain AHEC

733

270

33.3

28.9-38.1

463

66.7

61.9-71.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,808

662

33.8

30.3-37.5

1,146

66.2

62.5-69.7

Piedmont

1,989

635

31.6

28.7-34.7

1,354

68.4

65.3-71.3

Western NC

1,154

426

35.4

31.4-39.7

728

64.6

60.3-68.6

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents 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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