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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,264	909	67.0	62.7-71.1	355	33.0	28.9-37.3
RACE
White	995	711	67.2	62.3-71.7	284	32.8	28.3-37.7
African American	203	154	68.8	57.9-77.9	49	31.2	22.1-42.1
Asian	2	1	41.7	4.3-92.0	1	58.3	8.0-95.7
Native American	40	30	76.4	54.7-89.7	10	23.6	10.3-45.3
Other Minorities	22	13	47.4	19.4-77.2	9	52.6	22.8-80.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	28	15	44.3	19.8-72.0	13	55.7	28.0-80.2
-English Speaking	18	9	50.8	19.5-81.5	9	49.2	18.5-80.5
-Spanish Speaking	10	6	34.6	8.6-74.9	4	65.4	25.1-91.4
Non-Hispanic	1,236	894	67.5	63.2-71.6	342	32.5	28.4-36.8
AGE
18-24	42	20	52.7	29.7-74.6	22	47.3	25.4-70.3
25-34	117	57	45.4	33.1-58.2	60	54.6	41.8-66.9
35-44	206	135	58.1	47.9-67.7	71	41.9	32.3-52.1
45-54	277	194	73.7	65.4-80.7	83	26.3	19.3-34.6
55-64	267	210	75.8	67.2-82.7	57	24.2	17.3-32.8
65-74	210	171	77.3	67.7-84.7	39	22.7	15.3-32.3
75+	139	119	81.3	70.0-89.0	20	18.7	11.0-30.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	268	201	67.2	57.3-75.7	67	32.8	24.3-42.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	373	262	63.6	55.7-70.9	111	36.4	29.1-44.3
Some Post-H.S.	291	209	66.8	56.8-75.4	82	33.2	24.6-43.2
College Graduate	327	233	71.3	63.6-77.9	94	28.7	22.1-36.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	130	79.2	65.0-88.7	30	20.8	11.3-35.0
$15,000- 24,999	233	157	54.3	43.2-65.0	76	45.7	35.0-56.8
$25,000- 34,999	125	94	68.4	55.1-79.2	31	31.6	20.8-44.9
$35,000- 49,999	188	120	61.0	50.3-70.7	68	39.0	29.3-49.7
$50,000-74,999	151	108	71.2	59.4-80.7	43	28.8	19.3-40.6
$75,000+	165	117	65.4	53.9-75.5	48	34.6	24.5-46.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	72	56	73.5	58.1-84.7	16	26.5	15.3-41.9
Guilford	59	42	70.3	55.0-82.1	17	29.7	17.9-45.0
Mecklenburg	39	29	70.8	52.5-84.3	10	29.2	15.7-47.5
Orange	51	31	59.7	43.9-73.8	20	40.3	26.2-56.1
Wake	46	31	61.4	44.8-75.8	15	38.6	24.2-55.2
Chatham/Lee	50	36	73.0	54.6-85.9	14	27.0	14.1-45.4
Nash/Wilson	56	43	80.9	67.9-89.5	13	19.1	10.5-32.1
Craven/Pamlico	63	49	72.8	55.2-85.3	14	27.2	14.7-44.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	68	50	72.6	57.6-83.8	18	27.4	16.2-42.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	68	50	77.2	64.7-86.2	18	22.8	13.8-35.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	61	38	48.5	30.6-66.8	23	51.5	33.2-69.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	64	50	48.0	20.7-76.5	14	52.0	23.5-79.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	64	47	70.1	54.3-82.2	17	29.9	17.8-45.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	50	37	72.3	56.6-83.9	13	27.7	16.1-43.4
Northeast NC I	59	42	70.1	55.0-81.9	17	29.9	18.1-45.0
Northeast NC II	74	59	74.7	60.3-85.2	15	25.3	14.8-39.7
Northeastern Partnership	133	101	73.2	62.7-81.6	32	26.8	18.4-37.3
Mountain AHEC	200	154	69.8	58.8-78.8	46	30.2	21.2-41.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	451	336	71.6	64.0-78.1	115	28.4	21.9-36.0
Piedmont	498	334	63.0	56.6-69.0	164	37.0	31.0-43.4
Western NC	315	239	71.4	62.8-78.6	76	28.6	21.4-37.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,264

909

67.0

62.7-71.1

355

33.0

28.9-37.3

RACE

White

995

711

67.2

62.3-71.7

284

32.8

28.3-37.7

African American

203

154

68.8

57.9-77.9

31.2

22.1-42.1

Asian

41.7

4.3-92.0

58.3

8.0-95.7

Native American

76.4

54.7-89.7

23.6

10.3-45.3

Other Minorities

47.4

19.4-77.2

52.6

22.8-80.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.3

19.8-72.0

55.7

28.0-80.2

-English Speaking

50.8

19.5-81.5

49.2

18.5-80.5

-Spanish Speaking

34.6

8.6-74.9

65.4

25.1-91.4

Non-Hispanic

1,236

894

67.5

63.2-71.6

342

32.5

28.4-36.8

AGE

18-24

52.7

29.7-74.6

47.3

25.4-70.3

25-34

117

45.4

33.1-58.2

54.6

41.8-66.9

35-44

206

135

58.1

47.9-67.7

41.9

32.3-52.1

45-54

277

194

73.7

65.4-80.7

26.3

19.3-34.6

55-64

267

210

75.8

67.2-82.7

24.2

17.3-32.8

65-74

210

171

77.3

67.7-84.7

22.7

15.3-32.3

75+

139

119

81.3

70.0-89.0

18.7

11.0-30.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

268

201

67.2

57.3-75.7

32.8

24.3-42.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

373

262

63.6

55.7-70.9

111

36.4

29.1-44.3

Some Post-H.S.

291

209

66.8

56.8-75.4

33.2

24.6-43.2

College Graduate

327

233

71.3

63.6-77.9

28.7

22.1-36.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

130

79.2

65.0-88.7

20.8

11.3-35.0

$15,000- 24,999

233

157

54.3

43.2-65.0

45.7

35.0-56.8

$25,000- 34,999

125

68.4

55.1-79.2

31.6

20.8-44.9

$35,000- 49,999

188

120

61.0

50.3-70.7

39.0

29.3-49.7

$50,000-74,999

151

108

71.2

59.4-80.7

28.8

19.3-40.6

$75,000+

165

117

65.4

53.9-75.5

34.6

24.5-46.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.5

58.1-84.7

26.5

15.3-41.9

Guilford

70.3

55.0-82.1

29.7

17.9-45.0

Mecklenburg

70.8

52.5-84.3

29.2

15.7-47.5

Orange

59.7

43.9-73.8

40.3

26.2-56.1

Wake

61.4

44.8-75.8

38.6

24.2-55.2

Chatham/Lee

73.0

54.6-85.9

27.0

14.1-45.4

Nash/Wilson

80.9

67.9-89.5

19.1

10.5-32.1

Craven/Pamlico

72.8

55.2-85.3

27.2

14.7-44.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

72.6

57.6-83.8

27.4

16.2-42.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

77.2

64.7-86.2

22.8

13.8-35.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

48.5

30.6-66.8

51.5

33.2-69.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

48.0

20.7-76.5

52.0

23.5-79.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

70.1

54.3-82.2

29.9

17.8-45.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

72.3

56.6-83.9

27.7

16.1-43.4

Northeast NC I

70.1

55.0-81.9

29.9

18.1-45.0

Northeast NC II

74.7

60.3-85.2

25.3

14.8-39.7

Northeastern Partnership

133

101

73.2

62.7-81.6

26.8

18.4-37.3

Mountain AHEC

200

154

69.8

58.8-78.8

30.2

21.2-41.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

451

336

71.6

64.0-78.1

115

28.4

21.9-36.0

Piedmont

498

334

63.0

56.6-69.0

164

37.0

31.0-43.4

Western NC

315

239

71.4

62.8-78.6

28.6

21.4-37.2

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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