BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,599	2,029	76.5	73.9-78.9	570	23.5	21.1-26.1
RACE
White	1,958	1,513	76.0	73.0-78.8	445	24.0	21.2-27.0
African American	523	427	79.4	73.7-84.2	96	20.6	15.8-26.3
Asian	3	2	81.0	27.9-97.9	1	19.0	2.1-72.1
Native American	74	54	69.2	49.1-83.9	20	30.8	16.1-50.9
Other Minorities	34	26	72.8	45.3-89.6	8	27.2	10.4-54.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	32	75.3	45.5-91.8	9	24.7	8.2-54.5
-English Speaking	29	23	87.5	64.8-96.4	6	12.5	3.6-35.2
-Spanish Speaking	12	9	66.7	26.9-91.6	3	33.3	8.4-73.1
Non-Hispanic	2,558	1,997	76.5	73.9-78.9	561	23.5	21.1-26.1
AGE
18-24	61	38	65.5	47.0-80.3	23	34.5	19.7-53.0
25-34	199	128	63.5	52.8-73.0	71	36.5	27.0-47.2
35-44	355	232	61.8	54.2-68.9	123	38.2	31.1-45.8
45-54	576	435	75.5	69.9-80.3	141	24.5	19.7-30.1
55-64	545	452	84.9	80.2-88.6	93	15.1	11.4-19.8
65-74	464	394	84.3	79.1-88.4	70	15.7	11.6-20.9
75+	380	335	86.4	80.1-90.9	45	13.6	9.1-19.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	521	440	81.1	74.7-86.1	81	18.9	13.9-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	845	658	75.3	70.6-79.4	187	24.7	20.6-29.4
Some Post-H.S.	642	493	77.2	71.7-81.9	149	22.8	18.1-28.3
College Graduate	589	437	72.9	67.5-77.7	152	27.1	22.3-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	449	380	85.2	80.0-89.3	69	14.8	10.7-20.0
$15,000- 24,999	501	372	72.1	65.3-78.0	129	27.9	22.0-34.7
$25,000- 34,999	273	206	69.1	58.9-77.6	67	30.9	22.4-41.1
$35,000- 49,999	281	214	76.0	68.3-82.4	67	24.0	17.6-31.7
$50,000-74,999	233	181	80.7	72.4-86.9	52	19.3	13.1-27.6
$75,000+	232	158	67.1	58.4-74.8	74	32.9	25.2-41.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	131	104	81.4	73.2-87.4	27	18.6	12.6-26.8
Guilford	120	94	78.1	68.4-85.4	26	21.9	14.6-31.6
Mecklenburg	120	94	76.9	67.3-84.4	26	23.1	15.6-32.7
Orange	99	75	77.8	66.6-86.0	24	22.2	14.0-33.4
Wake	88	65	74.9	63.7-83.5	23	25.1	16.5-36.3
Chatham/Lee	106	85	76.0	65.3-84.2	21	24.0	15.8-34.7
Nash/Wilson	116	91	75.1	64.5-83.4	25	24.9	16.6-35.5
Craven/Pamlico	141	121	85.4	77.8-90.7	20	14.6	9.3-22.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	117	95	83.6	75.4-89.5	22	16.4	10.5-24.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	131	99	74.6	64.8-82.4	32	25.4	17.6-35.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	129	101	73.8	61.7-83.2	28	26.2	16.8-38.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	120	91	66.3	53.2-77.2	29	33.7	22.8-46.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	135	95	68.6	59.3-76.6	40	31.4	23.4-40.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	136	115	83.4	75.3-89.2	21	16.6	10.8-24.7
Northeast NC I	130	97	77.0	68.2-84.0	33	23.0	16.0-31.8
Northeast NC II	143	118	79.4	70.4-86.3	25	20.6	13.7-29.6
Northeastern Partnership	273	215	78.5	72.2-83.8	58	21.5	16.2-27.8
Mountain AHEC	393	308	79.1	73.1-84.1	85	20.9	15.9-26.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	961	752	75.4	70.7-79.5	209	24.6	20.5-29.3
Piedmont	1,019	796	76.7	72.8-80.2	223	23.3	19.8-27.2
Western NC	619	481	77.8	72.8-82.1	138	22.2	17.9-27.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,599

2,029

76.5

73.9-78.9

570

23.5

21.1-26.1

RACE

White

1,958

1,513

76.0

73.0-78.8

445

24.0

21.2-27.0

African American

523

427

79.4

73.7-84.2

20.6

15.8-26.3

Asian

81.0

27.9-97.9

19.0

2.1-72.1

Native American

69.2

49.1-83.9

30.8

16.1-50.9

Other Minorities

72.8

45.3-89.6

27.2

10.4-54.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

75.3

45.5-91.8

24.7

8.2-54.5

-English Speaking

87.5

64.8-96.4

12.5

3.6-35.2

-Spanish Speaking

66.7

26.9-91.6

33.3

8.4-73.1

Non-Hispanic

2,558

1,997

76.5

73.9-78.9

561

23.5

21.1-26.1

AGE

18-24

65.5

47.0-80.3

34.5

19.7-53.0

25-34

199

128

63.5

52.8-73.0

36.5

27.0-47.2

35-44

355

232

61.8

54.2-68.9

123

38.2

31.1-45.8

45-54

576

435

75.5

69.9-80.3

141

24.5

19.7-30.1

55-64

545

452

84.9

80.2-88.6

15.1

11.4-19.8

65-74

464

394

84.3

79.1-88.4

15.7

11.6-20.9

75+

380

335

86.4

80.1-90.9

13.6

9.1-19.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

521

440

81.1

74.7-86.1

18.9

13.9-25.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

845

658

75.3

70.6-79.4

187

24.7

20.6-29.4

Some Post-H.S.

642

493

77.2

71.7-81.9

149

22.8

18.1-28.3

College Graduate

589

437

72.9

67.5-77.7

152

27.1

22.3-32.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

449

380

85.2

80.0-89.3

14.8

10.7-20.0

$15,000- 24,999

501

372

72.1

65.3-78.0

129

27.9

22.0-34.7

$25,000- 34,999

273

206

69.1

58.9-77.6

30.9

22.4-41.1

$35,000- 49,999

281

214

76.0

68.3-82.4

24.0

17.6-31.7

$50,000-74,999

233

181

80.7

72.4-86.9

19.3

13.1-27.6

$75,000+

232

158

67.1

58.4-74.8

32.9

25.2-41.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

131

104

81.4

73.2-87.4

18.6

12.6-26.8

Guilford

120

78.1

68.4-85.4

21.9

14.6-31.6

Mecklenburg

120

76.9

67.3-84.4

23.1

15.6-32.7

Orange

77.8

66.6-86.0

22.2

14.0-33.4

Wake

74.9

63.7-83.5

25.1

16.5-36.3

Chatham/Lee

106

76.0

65.3-84.2

24.0

15.8-34.7

Nash/Wilson

116

75.1

64.5-83.4

24.9

16.6-35.5

Craven/Pamlico

141

121

85.4

77.8-90.7

14.6

9.3-22.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

117

83.6

75.4-89.5

16.4

10.5-24.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

131

74.6

64.8-82.4

25.4

17.6-35.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

129

101

73.8

61.7-83.2

26.2

16.8-38.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

120

66.3

53.2-77.2

33.7

22.8-46.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

135

68.6

59.3-76.6

31.4

23.4-40.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

136

115

83.4

75.3-89.2

16.6

10.8-24.7

Northeast NC I

130

77.0

68.2-84.0

23.0

16.0-31.8

Northeast NC II

143

118

79.4

70.4-86.3

20.6

13.7-29.6

Northeastern Partnership

273

215

78.5

72.2-83.8

21.5

16.2-27.8

Mountain AHEC

393

308

79.1

73.1-84.1

20.9

15.9-26.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

961

752

75.4

70.7-79.5

209

24.6

20.5-29.3

Piedmont

1,019

796

76.7

72.8-80.2

223

23.3

19.8-27.2

Western NC

619

481

77.8

72.8-82.1

138

22.2

17.9-27.2

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents who reported having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint.

^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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