BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-MALES

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,644	505	28.8	25.5-32.4	1,139	71.2	67.6-74.5
RACE
White	1,278	377	27.6	23.9-31.6	901	72.4	68.4-76.1
African American	268	102	36.3	28.0-45.5	166	63.7	54.5-72.0
Asian	4	1	34.4	5.1-83.7	3	65.6	16.3-94.9
Native American	49	19	28.7	13.1-51.6	30	71.3	48.4-86.9
Other Minorities	39	5	23.7	6.7-57.1	34	76.3	42.9-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	6	17.6	3.9-53.1	36	82.4	46.9-96.1
-English Speaking	20	4	7.1	2.1-21.4	16	92.9	78.6-97.9
-Spanish Speaking	22	2	23.0	4.1-67.8	20	77.0	32.2-95.9
Non-Hispanic	1,601	498	29.2	25.8-32.8	1,103	70.8	67.2-74.2
AGE
18-24	59	8	12.1	3.0-38.2	51	87.9	61.8-97.0
25-34	174	25	14.0	8.2-22.8	149	86.0	77.2-91.8
35-44	278	69	22.5	16.2-30.2	209	77.5	69.8-83.8
45-54	349	122	39.1	31.0-47.9	227	60.9	52.1-69.0
55-64	339	126	40.0	32.6-47.9	213	60.0	52.1-67.4
65-74	267	84	24.9	18.6-32.5	183	75.1	67.5-81.4
75+	171	68	40.3	30.7-50.7	103	59.7	49.3-69.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	142	39.4	31.2-48.2	197	60.6	51.8-68.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	499	142	28.7	22.6-35.6	357	71.3	64.4-77.4
Some Post-H.S.	376	120	25.5	19.7-32.3	256	74.5	67.7-80.3
College Graduate	425	98	24.5	18.7-31.5	327	75.5	68.5-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	189	103	49.8	37.8-61.8	86	50.2	38.2-62.2
$15,000- 24,999	305	113	32.9	25.3-41.5	192	67.1	58.5-74.7
$25,000- 34,999	164	42	25.5	16.9-36.6	122	74.5	63.4-83.1
$35,000- 49,999	241	48	17.3	11.2-25.7	193	82.7	74.3-88.8
$50,000-74,999	202	43	17.9	11.9-26.0	159	82.1	74.0-88.1
$75,000+	216	44	24.7	16.4-35.3	172	75.3	64.7-83.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	87	34	33.1	23.4-44.6	53	66.9	55.4-76.6
Guilford	70	17	28.5	17.5-42.7	53	71.5	57.3-82.5
Mecklenburg	59	16	24.6	15.1-37.5	43	75.4	62.5-84.9
Orange	71	13	15.4	8.4-26.4	58	84.6	73.6-91.6
Wake	58	15	26.9	14.2-44.9	43	73.1	55.1-85.8
Chatham/Lee	63	17	14.3	8.1-24.2	46	85.7	75.8-91.9
Nash/Wilson	74	15	13.6	7.8-22.6	59	86.4	77.4-92.2
Craven/Pamlico	85	22	21.6	13.8-32.1	63	78.4	67.9-86.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	84	31	41.2	26.8-57.4	53	58.8	42.6-73.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	86	24	25.4	16.6-36.8	62	74.6	63.2-83.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	91	27	19.4	12.2-29.5	64	80.6	70.5-87.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	82	29	21.2	10.7-37.7	53	78.8	62.3-89.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	81	33	35.3	24.8-47.4	48	64.7	52.6-75.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	66	23	32.0	21.2-45.1	43	68.0	54.9-78.8
Northeast NC I	81	26	31.8	21.5-44.2	55	68.2	55.8-78.5
Northeast NC II	98	38	36.3	26.4-47.5	60	63.7	52.5-73.6
Northeastern Partnership	179	64	34.7	27.2-43.2	115	65.3	56.8-72.8
Mountain AHEC	247	84	26.9	20.5-34.5	163	73.1	65.5-79.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	587	185	28.4	22.9-34.6	402	71.6	65.4-77.1
Piedmont	666	184	27.9	23.1-33.3	482	72.1	66.7-76.9
Western NC	391	136	33.0	26.2-40.6	255	67.0	59.4-73.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,644

505

28.8

25.5-32.4

1,139

71.2

67.6-74.5

RACE

White

1,278

377

27.6

23.9-31.6

901

72.4

68.4-76.1

African American

268

102

36.3

28.0-45.5

166

63.7

54.5-72.0

Asian

34.4

5.1-83.7

65.6

16.3-94.9

Native American

28.7

13.1-51.6

71.3

48.4-86.9

Other Minorities

23.7

6.7-57.1

76.3

42.9-93.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.6

3.9-53.1

82.4

46.9-96.1

-English Speaking

7.1

2.1-21.4

92.9

78.6-97.9

-Spanish Speaking

23.0

4.1-67.8

77.0

32.2-95.9

Non-Hispanic

1,601

498

29.2

25.8-32.8

1,103

70.8

67.2-74.2

AGE

18-24

12.1

3.0-38.2

87.9

61.8-97.0

25-34

174

14.0

8.2-22.8

149

86.0

77.2-91.8

35-44

278

22.5

16.2-30.2

209

77.5

69.8-83.8

45-54

349

122

39.1

31.0-47.9

227

60.9

52.1-69.0

55-64

339

126

40.0

32.6-47.9

213

60.0

52.1-67.4

65-74

267

24.9

18.6-32.5

183

75.1

67.5-81.4

75+

171

40.3

30.7-50.7

103

59.7

49.3-69.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

339

142

39.4

31.2-48.2

197

60.6

51.8-68.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

499

142

28.7

22.6-35.6

357

71.3

64.4-77.4

Some Post-H.S.

376

120

25.5

19.7-32.3

256

74.5

67.7-80.3

College Graduate

425

24.5

18.7-31.5

327

75.5

68.5-81.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

189

103

49.8

37.8-61.8

50.2

38.2-62.2

$15,000- 24,999

305

113

32.9

25.3-41.5

192

67.1

58.5-74.7

$25,000- 34,999

164

25.5

16.9-36.6

122

74.5

63.4-83.1

$35,000- 49,999

241

17.3

11.2-25.7

193

82.7

74.3-88.8

$50,000-74,999

202

17.9

11.9-26.0

159

82.1

74.0-88.1

$75,000+

216

24.7

16.4-35.3

172

75.3

64.7-83.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

33.1

23.4-44.6

66.9

55.4-76.6

Guilford

28.5

17.5-42.7

71.5

57.3-82.5

Mecklenburg

24.6

15.1-37.5

75.4

62.5-84.9

Orange

15.4

8.4-26.4

84.6

73.6-91.6

Wake

26.9

14.2-44.9

73.1

55.1-85.8

Chatham/Lee

14.3

8.1-24.2

85.7

75.8-91.9

Nash/Wilson

13.6

7.8-22.6

86.4

77.4-92.2

Craven/Pamlico

21.6

13.8-32.1

78.4

67.9-86.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

41.2

26.8-57.4

58.8

42.6-73.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.4

16.6-36.8

74.6

63.2-83.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

19.4

12.2-29.5

80.6

70.5-87.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

21.2

10.7-37.7

78.8

62.3-89.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

35.3

24.8-47.4

64.7

52.6-75.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

32.0

21.2-45.1

68.0

54.9-78.8

Northeast NC I

31.8

21.5-44.2

68.2

55.8-78.5

Northeast NC II

36.3

26.4-47.5

63.7

52.5-73.6

Northeastern Partnership

179

34.7

27.2-43.2

115

65.3

56.8-72.8

Mountain AHEC

247

26.9

20.5-34.5

163

73.1

65.5-79.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

587

185

28.4

22.9-34.6

402

71.6

65.4-77.1

Piedmont

666

184

27.9

23.1-33.3

482

72.1

66.7-76.9

Western NC

391

136

33.0

26.2-40.6

255

67.0

59.4-73.8

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents 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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