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-FEMALES

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	2,226	720	31.0	28.1-34.0	1,506	69.0	66.0-71.9
RACE
White	1,608	472	28.6	25.4-32.1	1,136	71.4	67.9-74.6
African American	494	192	35.6	29.5-42.1	302	64.4	57.9-70.5
Asian	8	3	10.2	2.2-36.0	5	89.8	64.0-97.8
Native American	73	35	43.5	25.8-63.0	38	56.5	37.0-74.2
Other Minorities	40	16	48.9	28.8-69.4	24	51.1	30.6-71.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	14	54.0	31.9-74.6	26	46.0	25.4-68.1
-English Speaking	24	9	41.1	17.1-70.2	15	58.9	29.8-82.9
-Spanish Speaking	16	5	59.7	31.6-82.7	11	40.3	17.3-68.4
Non-Hispanic	2,185	706	30.4	27.6-33.3	1,479	69.6	66.7-72.4
AGE
18-24	89	18	14.9	7.6-27.2	71	85.1	72.8-92.4
25-34	262	61	23.3	16.1-32.3	201	76.7	67.7-83.9
35-44	470	160	32.9	27.2-39.2	310	67.1	60.8-72.8
45-54	717	254	36.4	31.2-41.9	463	63.6	58.1-68.8
55-64	664	220	33.3	27.9-39.2	444	66.7	60.8-72.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	292	154	53.6	44.2-62.7	138	46.4	37.3-55.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	709	274	37.2	32.1-42.6	435	62.8	57.4-67.9
Some Post-H.S.	617	169	25.9	21.0-31.3	448	74.1	68.7-79.0
College Graduate	605	122	17.2	13.5-21.6	483	82.8	78.4-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	173	61.2	52.4-69.3	127	38.8	30.7-47.6
$15,000- 24,999	416	161	35.6	28.9-43.1	255	64.4	56.9-71.1
$25,000- 34,999	270	84	39.9	30.6-50.0	186	60.1	50.0-69.4
$35,000- 49,999	290	68	20.7	14.8-28.3	222	79.3	71.7-85.2
$50,000-74,999	255	50	24.4	17.4-33.1	205	75.6	66.9-82.6
$75,000+	276	37	13.0	8.6-19.4	239	87.0	80.6-91.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	93	27	29.7	20.1-41.4	66	70.3	58.6-79.9
Guilford	105	24	21.4	14.2-31.0	81	78.6	69.0-85.8
Mecklenburg	113	21	16.4	10.2-25.4	92	83.6	74.6-89.8
Orange	95	20	17.7	10.5-28.2	75	82.3	71.8-89.5
Wake	94	19	25.6	16.1-38.2	75	74.4	61.8-83.9
Chatham/Lee	91	23	21.7	13.6-32.8	68	78.3	67.2-86.4
Nash/Wilson	86	32	38.5	27.7-50.6	54	61.5	49.4-72.3
Craven/Pamlico	120	37	28.6	20.4-38.6	83	71.4	61.4-79.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	100	38	41.6	31.1-52.9	62	58.4	47.1-68.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	113	39	31.5	22.6-42.0	74	68.5	58.0-77.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	116	41	36.2	26.6-47.0	75	63.8	53.0-73.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	99	39	38.4	27.7-50.3	60	61.6	49.7-72.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	124	53	46.5	37.1-56.2	71	53.5	43.8-62.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	106	46	40.8	31.0-51.4	60	59.2	48.6-69.0
Northeast NC I	113	36	34.3	24.9-45.0	77	65.7	55.0-75.1
Northeast NC II	125	52	43.2	33.9-53.0	73	56.8	47.0-66.1
Northeastern Partnership	238	88	39.8	32.9-47.1	150	60.2	52.9-67.1
Mountain AHEC	303	104	33.6	26.7-41.2	199	66.4	58.8-73.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	808	294	33.9	28.8-39.4	514	66.1	60.6-71.2
Piedmont	922	250	28.4	24.5-32.8	672	71.6	67.2-75.5
Western NC	496	176	34.9	29.1-41.1	320	65.1	58.9-70.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,226

720

31.0

28.1-34.0

1,506

69.0

66.0-71.9

RACE

White

1,608

472

28.6

25.4-32.1

1,136

71.4

67.9-74.6

African American

494

192

35.6

29.5-42.1

302

64.4

57.9-70.5

Asian

10.2

2.2-36.0

89.8

64.0-97.8

Native American

43.5

25.8-63.0

56.5

37.0-74.2

Other Minorities

48.9

28.8-69.4

51.1

30.6-71.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

54.0

31.9-74.6

46.0

25.4-68.1

-English Speaking

41.1

17.1-70.2

58.9

29.8-82.9

-Spanish Speaking

59.7

31.6-82.7

40.3

17.3-68.4

Non-Hispanic

2,185

706

30.4

27.6-33.3

1,479

69.6

66.7-72.4

AGE

18-24

14.9

7.6-27.2

85.1

72.8-92.4

25-34

262

23.3

16.1-32.3

201

76.7

67.7-83.9

35-44

470

160

32.9

27.2-39.2

310

67.1

60.8-72.8

45-54

717

254

36.4

31.2-41.9

463

63.6

58.1-68.8

55-64

664

220

33.3

27.9-39.2

444

66.7

60.8-72.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

292

154

53.6

44.2-62.7

138

46.4

37.3-55.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

709

274

37.2

32.1-42.6

435

62.8

57.4-67.9

Some Post-H.S.

617

169

25.9

21.0-31.3

448

74.1

68.7-79.0

College Graduate

605

122

17.2

13.5-21.6

483

82.8

78.4-86.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

173

61.2

52.4-69.3

127

38.8

30.7-47.6

$15,000- 24,999

416

161

35.6

28.9-43.1

255

64.4

56.9-71.1

$25,000- 34,999

270

39.9

30.6-50.0

186

60.1

50.0-69.4

$35,000- 49,999

290

20.7

14.8-28.3

222

79.3

71.7-85.2

$50,000-74,999

255

24.4

17.4-33.1

205

75.6

66.9-82.6

$75,000+

276

13.0

8.6-19.4

239

87.0

80.6-91.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

29.7

20.1-41.4

70.3

58.6-79.9

Guilford

105

21.4

14.2-31.0

78.6

69.0-85.8

Mecklenburg

113

16.4

10.2-25.4

83.6

74.6-89.8

Orange

17.7

10.5-28.2

82.3

71.8-89.5

Wake

25.6

16.1-38.2

74.4

61.8-83.9

Chatham/Lee

21.7

13.6-32.8

78.3

67.2-86.4

Nash/Wilson

38.5

27.7-50.6

61.5

49.4-72.3

Craven/Pamlico

120

28.6

20.4-38.6

71.4

61.4-79.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

41.6

31.1-52.9

58.4

47.1-68.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

113

31.5

22.6-42.0

68.5

58.0-77.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

116

36.2

26.6-47.0

63.8

53.0-73.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

38.4

27.7-50.3

61.6

49.7-72.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

124

46.5

37.1-56.2

53.5

43.8-62.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

106

40.8

31.0-51.4

59.2

48.6-69.0

Northeast NC I

113

34.3

24.9-45.0

65.7

55.0-75.1

Northeast NC II

125

43.2

33.9-53.0

56.8

47.0-66.1

Northeastern Partnership

238

39.8

32.9-47.1

150

60.2

52.9-67.1

Mountain AHEC

303

104

33.6

26.7-41.2

199

66.4

58.8-73.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

808

294

33.9

28.8-39.4

514

66.1

60.6-71.2

Piedmont

922

250

28.4

24.5-32.8

672

71.6

67.2-75.5

Western NC

496

176

34.9

29.1-41.1

320

65.1

58.9-70.9

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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