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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,425	4,632	43.8	42.2-45.4	4,793	56.2	54.6-57.8
GENDER
Male	3,464	1,556	40.4	37.9-43.0	1,908	59.6	57.0-62.1
Female	5,961	3,076	47.0	45.1-49.0	2,885	53.0	51.0-54.9
RACE
White	6,924	3,491	46.6	44.8-48.5	3,433	53.4	51.5-55.2
African American	1,863	899	43.4	39.9-46.9	964	56.6	53.1-60.1
Asian	50	13	12.6	5.5-26.4	37	87.4	73.6-94.5
Native American	229	132	49.6	37.8-61.6	97	50.4	38.4-62.2
Other Minorities	322	83	16.6	12.1-22.4	239	83.4	77.6-87.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	335	95	17.5	12.8-23.6	240	82.5	76.4-87.2
-English Speaking	135	57	29.8	19.6-42.5	78	70.2	57.5-80.4
-Spanish Speaking	200	38	13.3	8.4-20.6	162	86.7	79.4-91.6
Non-Hispanic	9,080	4,535	45.6	44.0-47.2	4,545	54.4	52.8-56.0
AGE
18-24	583	159	26.3	21.1-32.4	424	73.7	67.6-78.9
25-34	1,413	448	29.4	26.0-33.1	965	70.6	66.9-74.0
35-44	1,782	726	38.2	35.0-41.6	1,056	61.8	58.4-65.0
45-54	1,842	1,021	51.5	47.9-55.1	821	48.5	44.9-52.1
55-64	1,532	917	60.8	57.2-64.4	615	39.2	35.6-42.8
65-74	1,272	741	56.0	51.9-60.0	531	44.0	40.0-48.1
75+	933	587	62.0	57.4-66.4	346	38.0	33.6-42.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,596	898	48.1	43.9-52.2	698	51.9	47.8-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,824	1,441	45.4	42.5-48.4	1,383	54.6	51.6-57.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,348	1,138	43.7	40.4-47.0	1,210	56.3	53.0-59.6
College Graduate	2,630	1,144	39.5	36.9-42.3	1,486	60.5	57.7-63.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,102	679	55.0	49.8-60.0	423	45.0	40.0-50.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,729	882	43.7	39.8-47.6	847	56.3	52.4-60.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,038	483	42.3	37.6-47.2	555	57.7	52.8-62.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,238	571	39.9	36.0-44.0	667	60.1	56.0-64.0
$50,000-74,999	1,011	463	44.6	40.0-49.3	548	55.4	50.7-60.0
$75,000+	1,156	498	42.1	38.0-46.4	658	57.9	53.6-62.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	229	46.9	41.5-52.4	224	53.1	47.6-58.5
Guilford	445	216	45.5	40.1-51.1	229	54.5	48.9-59.9
Mecklenburg	449	207	41.4	35.8-47.2	242	58.6	52.8-64.2
Orange	451	197	36.8	30.6-43.4	254	63.2	56.6-69.4
Wake	453	174	35.2	30.3-40.4	279	64.8	59.6-69.7
Chatham/Lee	400	189	44.4	38.2-50.8	211	55.6	49.2-61.8
Nash/Wilson	379	191	46.7	40.7-52.7	188	53.3	47.3-59.3
Craven/Pamlico	454	247	50.3	44.7-55.8	207	49.7	44.2-55.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	226	49.6	43.7-55.5	211	50.4	44.5-56.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	227	43.7	37.5-50.1	229	56.3	49.9-62.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	233	44.8	37.2-52.8	243	55.2	47.2-62.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	215	48.9	38.2-59.7	210	51.1	40.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	244	46.4	41.3-51.6	227	53.6	48.4-58.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	227	49.5	43.3-55.7	190	50.5	44.3-56.7
Northeast NC I	461	237	50.1	43.8-56.4	224	49.9	43.6-56.2
Northeast NC II	511	262	47.9	42.7-53.2	249	52.1	46.8-57.3
Northeastern Partnership	972	499	48.7	44.6-52.8	473	51.3	47.2-55.4
Mountain AHEC	1,306	681	49.9	45.6-54.2	625	50.1	45.8-54.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,305	1,696	45.7	42.8-48.6	1,609	54.3	51.4-57.2
Piedmont	4,044	1,866	42.0	39.8-44.2	2,178	58.0	55.8-60.2
Western NC	2,076	1,070	47.4	43.9-50.9	1,006	52.6	49.1-56.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,425

4,632

43.8

42.2-45.4

4,793

56.2

54.6-57.8

GENDER

Male

3,464

1,556

40.4

37.9-43.0

1,908

59.6

57.0-62.1

Female

5,961

3,076

47.0

45.1-49.0

2,885

53.0

51.0-54.9

RACE

White

6,924

3,491

46.6

44.8-48.5

3,433

53.4

51.5-55.2

African American

1,863

899

43.4

39.9-46.9

964

56.6

53.1-60.1

Asian

12.6

5.5-26.4

87.4

73.6-94.5

Native American

229

132

49.6

37.8-61.6

50.4

38.4-62.2

Other Minorities

322

16.6

12.1-22.4

239

83.4

77.6-87.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

335

17.5

12.8-23.6

240

82.5

76.4-87.2

-English Speaking

135

29.8

19.6-42.5

70.2

57.5-80.4

-Spanish Speaking

200

13.3

8.4-20.6

162

86.7

79.4-91.6

Non-Hispanic

9,080

4,535

45.6

44.0-47.2

4,545

54.4

52.8-56.0

AGE

18-24

583

159

26.3

21.1-32.4

424

73.7

67.6-78.9

25-34

1,413

448

29.4

26.0-33.1

965

70.6

66.9-74.0

35-44

1,782

726

38.2

35.0-41.6

1,056

61.8

58.4-65.0

45-54

1,842

1,021

51.5

47.9-55.1

821

48.5

44.9-52.1

55-64

1,532

917

60.8

57.2-64.4

615

39.2

35.6-42.8

65-74

1,272

741

56.0

51.9-60.0

531

44.0

40.0-48.1

75+

933

587

62.0

57.4-66.4

346

38.0

33.6-42.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,596

898

48.1

43.9-52.2

698

51.9

47.8-56.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,824

1,441

45.4

42.5-48.4

1,383

54.6

51.6-57.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,348

1,138

43.7

40.4-47.0

1,210

56.3

53.0-59.6

College Graduate

2,630

1,144

39.5

36.9-42.3

1,486

60.5

57.7-63.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,102

679

55.0

49.8-60.0

423

45.0

40.0-50.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,729

882

43.7

39.8-47.6

847

56.3

52.4-60.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,038

483

42.3

37.6-47.2

555

57.7

52.8-62.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,238

571

39.9

36.0-44.0

667

60.1

56.0-64.0

$50,000-74,999

1,011

463

44.6

40.0-49.3

548

55.4

50.7-60.0

$75,000+

1,156

498

42.1

38.0-46.4

658

57.9

53.6-62.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

229

46.9

41.5-52.4

224

53.1

47.6-58.5

Guilford

445

216

45.5

40.1-51.1

229

54.5

48.9-59.9

Mecklenburg

449

207

41.4

35.8-47.2

242

58.6

52.8-64.2

Orange

451

197

36.8

30.6-43.4

254

63.2

56.6-69.4

Wake

453

174

35.2

30.3-40.4

279

64.8

59.6-69.7

Chatham/Lee

400

189

44.4

38.2-50.8

211

55.6

49.2-61.8

Nash/Wilson

379

191

46.7

40.7-52.7

188

53.3

47.3-59.3

Craven/Pamlico

454

247

50.3

44.7-55.8

207

49.7

44.2-55.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

226

49.6

43.7-55.5

211

50.4

44.5-56.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

227

43.7

37.5-50.1

229

56.3

49.9-62.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

233

44.8

37.2-52.8

243

55.2

47.2-62.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

215

48.9

38.2-59.7

210

51.1

40.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

244

46.4

41.3-51.6

227

53.6

48.4-58.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

227

49.5

43.3-55.7

190

50.5

44.3-56.7

Northeast NC I

461

237

50.1

43.8-56.4

224

49.9

43.6-56.2

Northeast NC II

511

262

47.9

42.7-53.2

249

52.1

46.8-57.3

Northeastern Partnership

972

499

48.7

44.6-52.8

473

51.3

47.2-55.4

Mountain AHEC

1,306

681

49.9

45.6-54.2

625

50.1

45.8-54.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,305

1,696

45.7

42.8-48.6

1,609

54.3

51.4-57.2

Piedmont

4,044

1,866

42.0

39.8-44.2

2,178

58.0

55.8-60.2

Western NC

2,076

1,070

47.4

43.9-50.9

1,006

52.6

49.1-56.1

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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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