BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,447	972	22.3	20.4-24.3	2,475	77.7	75.7-79.6
RACE
White	2,561	750	23.8	21.5-26.1	1,811	76.2	73.9-78.5
African American	599	171	20.3	16.3-25.0	428	79.7	75.0-83.7
Asian	26	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	25	99.3	95.1-99.9
Native American	82	33	42.1	23.8-62.8	49	57.9	37.2-76.2
Other Minorities	161	15	11.5	5.7-21.9	146	88.5	78.1-94.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	17	11.9	6.0-22.2	152	88.1	77.8-94.0
-English Speaking	53	9	16.9	6.5-37.3	44	83.1	62.7-93.5
-Spanish Speaking	116	8	10.5	4.3-23.7	108	89.5	76.3-95.7
Non-Hispanic	3,275	954	23.1	21.2-25.2	2,321	76.9	74.8-78.8
AGE
18-24	219	12	5.4	2.5-11.4	207	94.6	88.6-97.5
25-34	530	55	8.9	6.2-12.7	475	91.1	87.3-93.8
35-44	685	125	14.3	11.1-18.1	560	85.7	81.9-88.9
45-54	682	196	27.8	22.9-33.2	486	72.2	66.8-77.1
55-64	581	240	43.1	37.4-48.9	341	56.9	51.1-62.6
65-74	458	208	43.0	36.6-49.6	250	57.0	50.4-63.4
75+	273	132	47.1	39.0-55.4	141	52.9	44.6-61.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	601	233	28.0	22.9-33.8	368	72.0	66.2-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,022	294	23.1	19.6-27.0	728	76.9	73.0-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	805	218	19.9	16.4-24.0	587	80.1	76.0-83.6
College Graduate	1,009	223	19.8	16.7-23.4	786	80.2	76.6-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	293	127	34.2	25.8-43.6	166	65.8	56.4-74.2
$15,000- 24,999	610	185	21.8	17.5-26.6	425	78.2	73.4-82.5
$25,000- 34,999	365	95	22.9	16.8-30.4	270	77.1	69.6-83.2
$35,000- 49,999	521	137	19.2	15.3-23.8	384	80.8	76.2-84.7
$50,000-74,999	435	113	22.2	17.4-28.0	322	77.8	72.0-82.6
$75,000+	501	101	15.3	11.7-19.8	400	84.7	80.2-88.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	178	57	27.4	20.8-35.2	121	72.6	64.8-79.2
Guilford	165	40	21.8	15.6-29.6	125	78.2	70.4-84.4
Mecklenburg	169	33	13.7	9.4-19.6	136	86.3	80.4-90.6
Orange	168	35	14.6	9.9-21.0	133	85.4	79.0-90.1
Wake	176	27	15.0	9.3-23.1	149	85.0	76.9-90.7
Chatham/Lee	150	30	13.9	9.3-20.3	120	86.1	79.7-90.7
Nash/Wilson	138	47	27.8	20.6-36.4	91	72.2	63.6-79.4
Craven/Pamlico	168	52	24.9	18.4-32.8	116	75.1	67.2-81.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	161	46	30.7	21.3-41.9	115	69.3	58.1-78.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	167	55	29.0	21.6-37.6	112	71.0	62.4-78.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	176	53	23.6	15.6-33.9	123	76.4	66.1-84.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	48	21.0	13.0-32.0	113	79.0	68.0-87.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	176	55	28.6	21.9-36.5	121	71.4	63.5-78.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	44	28.9	20.7-38.7	82	71.1	61.3-79.3
Northeast NC I	141	52	31.9	22.8-42.6	89	68.1	57.4-77.2
Northeast NC II	184	69	30.8	24.0-38.5	115	69.2	61.5-76.0
Northeastern Partnership	325	121	31.2	25.6-37.4	204	68.8	62.6-74.4
Mountain AHEC	491	148	23.8	19.1-29.3	343	76.2	70.7-80.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,155	379	26.1	22.5-29.9	776	73.9	70.1-77.5
Piedmont	1,518	357	19.7	17.2-22.6	1,161	80.3	77.4-82.8
Western NC	774	236	24.6	20.5-29.2	538	75.4	70.8-79.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,447

972

22.3

20.4-24.3

2,475

77.7

75.7-79.6

RACE

White

2,561

750

23.8

21.5-26.1

1,811

76.2

73.9-78.5

African American

599

171

20.3

16.3-25.0

428

79.7

75.0-83.7

Asian

0.7

0.1- 4.9

99.3

95.1-99.9

Native American

42.1

23.8-62.8

57.9

37.2-76.2

Other Minorities

161

11.5

5.7-21.9

146

88.5

78.1-94.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

11.9

6.0-22.2

152

88.1

77.8-94.0

-English Speaking

16.9

6.5-37.3

83.1

62.7-93.5

-Spanish Speaking

116

10.5

4.3-23.7

108

89.5

76.3-95.7

Non-Hispanic

3,275

954

23.1

21.2-25.2

2,321

76.9

74.8-78.8

AGE

18-24

219

5.4

2.5-11.4

207

94.6

88.6-97.5

25-34

530

8.9

6.2-12.7

475

91.1

87.3-93.8

35-44

685

125

14.3

11.1-18.1

560

85.7

81.9-88.9

45-54

682

196

27.8

22.9-33.2

486

72.2

66.8-77.1

55-64

581

240

43.1

37.4-48.9

341

56.9

51.1-62.6

65-74

458

208

43.0

36.6-49.6

250

57.0

50.4-63.4

75+

273

132

47.1

39.0-55.4

141

52.9

44.6-61.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

601

233

28.0

22.9-33.8

368

72.0

66.2-77.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,022

294

23.1

19.6-27.0

728

76.9

73.0-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

805

218

19.9

16.4-24.0

587

80.1

76.0-83.6

College Graduate

1,009

223

19.8

16.7-23.4

786

80.2

76.6-83.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

293

127

34.2

25.8-43.6

166

65.8

56.4-74.2

$15,000- 24,999

610

185

21.8

17.5-26.6

425

78.2

73.4-82.5

$25,000- 34,999

365

22.9

16.8-30.4

270

77.1

69.6-83.2

$35,000- 49,999

521

137

19.2

15.3-23.8

384

80.8

76.2-84.7

$50,000-74,999

435

113

22.2

17.4-28.0

322

77.8

72.0-82.6

$75,000+

501

101

15.3

11.7-19.8

400

84.7

80.2-88.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

178

27.4

20.8-35.2

121

72.6

64.8-79.2

Guilford

165

21.8

15.6-29.6

125

78.2

70.4-84.4

Mecklenburg

169

13.7

9.4-19.6

136

86.3

80.4-90.6

Orange

168

14.6

9.9-21.0

133

85.4

79.0-90.1

Wake

176

15.0

9.3-23.1

149

85.0

76.9-90.7

Chatham/Lee

150

13.9

9.3-20.3

120

86.1

79.7-90.7

Nash/Wilson

138

27.8

20.6-36.4

72.2

63.6-79.4

Craven/Pamlico

168

24.9

18.4-32.8

116

75.1

67.2-81.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

161

30.7

21.3-41.9

115

69.3

58.1-78.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

167

29.0

21.6-37.6

112

71.0

62.4-78.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

176

23.6

15.6-33.9

123

76.4

66.1-84.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

21.0

13.0-32.0

113

79.0

68.0-87.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

176

28.6

21.9-36.5

121

71.4

63.5-78.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

28.9

20.7-38.7

71.1

61.3-79.3

Northeast NC I

141

31.9

22.8-42.6

68.1

57.4-77.2

Northeast NC II

184

30.8

24.0-38.5

115

69.2

61.5-76.0

Northeastern Partnership

325

121

31.2

25.6-37.4

204

68.8

62.6-74.4

Mountain AHEC

491

148

23.8

19.1-29.3

343

76.2

70.7-80.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,155

379

26.1

22.5-29.9

776

73.9

70.1-77.5

Piedmont

1,518

357

19.7

17.2-22.6

1,161

80.3

77.4-82.8

Western NC

774

236

24.6

20.5-29.2

538

75.4

70.8-79.5

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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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