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-MALES

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	1,204	340	25.7	22.0-29.7	864	74.3	70.3-78.0
RACE
White	914	238	23.2	19.4-27.6	676	76.8	72.4-80.6
African American	208	73	31.2	22.2-41.9	135	68.8	58.1-77.8
Asian	4	1	14.8	1.8-62.7	3	85.2	37.3-98.2
Native American	39	17	42.1	18.4-70.0	22	57.9	30.0-81.6
Other Minorities	33	11	46.7	21.3-74.0	22	53.3	26.0-78.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	10	36.9	15.2-65.5	25	63.1	34.5-84.8
-English Speaking	15	4	21.9	4.9-60.6	11	78.1	39.4-95.1
-Spanish Speaking	20	6	44.6	15.4-78.0	14	55.4	22.0-84.6
Non-Hispanic	1,168	330	25.2	21.6-29.2	838	74.8	70.8-78.4
AGE
18-24	58	7	4.9	1.9-12.1	51	95.1	87.9-98.1
25-34	174	27	18.0	10.7-28.7	147	82.0	71.3-89.3
35-44	277	74	20.3	14.8-27.3	203	79.7	72.7-85.2
45-54	351	122	40.8	32.7-49.5	229	59.2	50.5-67.3
55-64	337	110	30.1	23.5-37.7	227	69.9	62.3-76.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	190	89	44.9	33.7-56.6	101	55.1	43.4-66.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	401	120	28.4	22.3-35.5	281	71.6	64.5-77.7
Some Post-H.S.	298	82	20.6	14.8-27.9	216	79.4	72.1-85.2
College Graduate	312	47	15.7	9.9-23.9	265	84.3	76.1-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	124	67	56.0	41.2-69.7	57	44.0	30.3-58.8
$15,000- 24,999	208	92	42.2	31.8-53.3	116	57.8	46.7-68.2
$25,000- 34,999	124	33	26.3	16.1-39.8	91	73.7	60.2-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	189	39	19.6	12.5-29.3	150	80.4	70.7-87.5
$50,000-74,999	173	34	15.5	9.5-24.2	139	84.5	75.8-90.5
$75,000+	187	19	12.6	6.1-24.2	168	87.4	75.8-93.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	60	26	40.0	27.3-54.2	34	60.0	45.8-72.7
Guilford	48	9	18.9	8.6-36.6	39	81.1	63.4-91.4
Mecklenburg	42	7	14.9	6.7-29.9	35	85.1	70.1-93.3
Orange	59	9	16.6	8.6-29.5	50	83.4	70.5-91.4
Wake	51	14	33.7	18.7-52.8	37	66.3	47.2-81.3
Chatham/Lee	47	10	18.1	8.6-34.0	37	81.9	66.0-91.4
Nash/Wilson	56	15	18.5	10.5-30.6	41	81.5	69.4-89.5
Craven/Pamlico	50	9	17.3	8.8-31.1	41	82.7	68.9-91.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	69	13	15.4	8.2-27.1	56	84.6	72.9-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	60	18	26.6	16.2-40.5	42	73.4	59.5-83.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	70	25	24.3	15.0-36.8	45	75.7	63.2-85.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	62	15	14.2	6.2-29.3	47	85.8	70.7-93.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	65	29	40.7	28.4-54.3	36	59.3	45.7-71.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	54	15	26.1	15.5-40.5	39	73.9	59.5-84.5
Northeast NC I	60	23	40.3	27.3-54.9	37	59.7	45.1-72.7
Northeast NC II	61	22	32.1	20.7-46.1	39	67.9	53.9-79.3
Northeastern Partnership	121	45	35.2	26.1-45.4	76	64.8	54.6-73.9
Mountain AHEC	168	55	32.8	23.9-43.2	113	67.2	56.8-76.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	422	137	29.6	23.1-37.0	285	70.4	63.0-76.9
Piedmont	502	115	20.7	16.0-26.3	387	79.3	73.7-84.0
Western NC	280	88	35.6	27.3-44.8	192	64.4	55.2-72.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,204

340

25.7

22.0-29.7

864

74.3

70.3-78.0

RACE

White

914

238

23.2

19.4-27.6

676

76.8

72.4-80.6

African American

208

31.2

22.2-41.9

135

68.8

58.1-77.8

Asian

14.8

1.8-62.7

85.2

37.3-98.2

Native American

42.1

18.4-70.0

57.9

30.0-81.6

Other Minorities

46.7

21.3-74.0

53.3

26.0-78.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.9

15.2-65.5

63.1

34.5-84.8

-English Speaking

21.9

4.9-60.6

78.1

39.4-95.1

-Spanish Speaking

44.6

15.4-78.0

55.4

22.0-84.6

Non-Hispanic

1,168

330

25.2

21.6-29.2

838

74.8

70.8-78.4

AGE

18-24

4.9

1.9-12.1

95.1

87.9-98.1

25-34

174

18.0

10.7-28.7

147

82.0

71.3-89.3

35-44

277

20.3

14.8-27.3

203

79.7

72.7-85.2

45-54

351

122

40.8

32.7-49.5

229

59.2

50.5-67.3

55-64

337

110

30.1

23.5-37.7

227

69.9

62.3-76.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

190

44.9

33.7-56.6

101

55.1

43.4-66.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

401

120

28.4

22.3-35.5

281

71.6

64.5-77.7

Some Post-H.S.

298

20.6

14.8-27.9

216

79.4

72.1-85.2

College Graduate

312

15.7

9.9-23.9

265

84.3

76.1-90.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

124

56.0

41.2-69.7

44.0

30.3-58.8

$15,000- 24,999

208

42.2

31.8-53.3

116

57.8

46.7-68.2

$25,000- 34,999

124

26.3

16.1-39.8

73.7

60.2-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

189

19.6

12.5-29.3

150

80.4

70.7-87.5

$50,000-74,999

173

15.5

9.5-24.2

139

84.5

75.8-90.5

$75,000+

187

12.6

6.1-24.2

168

87.4

75.8-93.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

40.0

27.3-54.2

60.0

45.8-72.7

Guilford

18.9

8.6-36.6

81.1

63.4-91.4

Mecklenburg

14.9

6.7-29.9

85.1

70.1-93.3

Orange

16.6

8.6-29.5

83.4

70.5-91.4

Wake

33.7

18.7-52.8

66.3

47.2-81.3

Chatham/Lee

18.1

8.6-34.0

81.9

66.0-91.4

Nash/Wilson

18.5

10.5-30.6

81.5

69.4-89.5

Craven/Pamlico

17.3

8.8-31.1

82.7

68.9-91.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

15.4

8.2-27.1

84.6

72.9-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

26.6

16.2-40.5

73.4

59.5-83.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

24.3

15.0-36.8

75.7

63.2-85.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

14.2

6.2-29.3

85.8

70.7-93.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

40.7

28.4-54.3

59.3

45.7-71.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

26.1

15.5-40.5

73.9

59.5-84.5

Northeast NC I

40.3

27.3-54.9

59.7

45.1-72.7

Northeast NC II

32.1

20.7-46.1

67.9

53.9-79.3

Northeastern Partnership

121

35.2

26.1-45.4

64.8

54.6-73.9

Mountain AHEC

168

32.8

23.9-43.2

113

67.2

56.8-76.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

422

137

29.6

23.1-37.0

285

70.4

63.0-76.9

Piedmont

502

115

20.7

16.0-26.3

387

79.3

73.7-84.0

Western NC

280

35.6

27.3-44.8

192

64.4

55.2-72.7

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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