BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,464	1,556	40.4	37.9-43.0	1,908	59.6	57.0-62.1
RACE
White	2,574	1,205	44.5	41.5-47.5	1,369	55.5	52.5-58.5
African American	602	256	39.1	33.4-45.1	346	60.9	54.9-66.6
Asian	26	6	10.3	3.4-27.4	20	89.7	72.6-96.6
Native American	83	46	41.9	25.6-60.1	37	58.1	39.9-74.4
Other Minorities	161	37	10.3	6.2-16.5	124	89.7	83.5-93.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	40	11.3	6.8-18.2	129	88.7	81.8-93.2
-English Speaking	53	19	25.3	12.2-45.3	34	74.7	54.7-87.8
-Spanish Speaking	116	21	7.4	3.6-14.4	95	92.6	85.6-96.4
Non-Hispanic	3,292	1,515	42.9	40.3-45.6	1,777	57.1	54.4-59.7
AGE
18-24	219	71	28.9	20.8-38.6	148	71.1	61.4-79.2
25-34	532	179	30.6	25.3-36.4	353	69.4	63.6-74.7
35-44	687	278	37.2	32.3-42.5	409	62.8	57.5-67.7
45-54	685	336	44.5	38.9-50.3	349	55.5	49.7-61.1
55-64	583	307	54.3	48.5-60.0	276	45.7	40.0-51.5
65-74	462	230	50.8	44.2-57.4	232	49.2	42.6-55.8
75+	276	147	55.7	47.5-63.7	129	44.3	36.3-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	606	299	38.9	32.9-45.2	307	61.1	54.8-67.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,025	465	41.7	37.1-46.5	560	58.3	53.5-62.9
Some Post-H.S.	810	362	39.5	34.2-45.1	448	60.5	54.9-65.8
College Graduate	1,013	424	40.3	36.0-44.7	589	59.7	55.3-64.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	178	48.4	38.8-58.1	122	51.6	41.9-61.2
$15,000- 24,999	614	292	38.1	32.3-44.3	322	61.9	55.7-67.7
$25,000- 34,999	366	157	38.6	31.4-46.3	209	61.4	53.7-68.6
$35,000- 49,999	522	230	36.9	31.3-42.8	292	63.1	57.2-68.7
$50,000-74,999	436	186	45.3	38.2-52.6	250	54.7	47.4-61.8
$75,000+	503	210	40.7	34.4-47.2	293	59.3	52.8-65.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	83	42.8	34.6-51.5	96	57.2	48.5-65.4
Guilford	165	73	40.6	32.3-49.5	92	59.4	50.5-67.7
Mecklenburg	169	58	30.8	22.9-40.1	111	69.2	59.9-77.1
Orange	169	72	37.3	28.2-47.4	97	62.7	52.6-71.8
Wake	176	62	32.4	25.1-40.8	114	67.6	59.2-74.9
Chatham/Lee	152	66	42.6	32.5-53.3	86	57.4	46.7-67.5
Nash/Wilson	139	65	43.7	34.3-53.6	74	56.3	46.4-65.7
Craven/Pamlico	169	79	43.4	34.8-52.4	90	56.6	47.6-65.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	161	81	52.3	42.5-61.8	80	47.7	38.2-57.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	78	41.7	32.4-51.5	91	58.3	48.5-67.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	78	41.4	29.1-54.9	97	58.6	45.1-70.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	75	48.2	30.5-66.4	87	51.8	33.6-69.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	175	86	46.4	38.0-54.9	89	53.6	45.1-62.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	58	42.3	32.0-53.4	68	57.7	46.6-68.0
Northeast NC I	144	73	49.4	37.6-61.3	71	50.6	38.7-62.4
Northeast NC II	185	88	44.5	36.2-53.0	97	55.5	47.0-63.8
Northeastern Partnership	329	161	46.1	39.3-53.0	168	53.9	47.0-60.7
Mountain AHEC	493	235	44.6	37.7-51.6	258	55.4	48.4-62.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,161	550	43.8	39.1-48.6	611	56.2	51.4-60.9
Piedmont	1,525	639	38.3	34.8-41.8	886	61.7	58.2-65.2
Western NC	778	367	42.1	36.7-47.8	411	57.9	52.2-63.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,464

1,556

40.4

37.9-43.0

1,908

59.6

57.0-62.1

RACE

White

2,574

1,205

44.5

41.5-47.5

1,369

55.5

52.5-58.5

African American

602

256

39.1

33.4-45.1

346

60.9

54.9-66.6

Asian

10.3

3.4-27.4

89.7

72.6-96.6

Native American

41.9

25.6-60.1

58.1

39.9-74.4

Other Minorities

161

10.3

6.2-16.5

124

89.7

83.5-93.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

11.3

6.8-18.2

129

88.7

81.8-93.2

-English Speaking

25.3

12.2-45.3

74.7

54.7-87.8

-Spanish Speaking

116

7.4

3.6-14.4

92.6

85.6-96.4

Non-Hispanic

3,292

1,515

42.9

40.3-45.6

1,777

57.1

54.4-59.7

AGE

18-24

219

28.9

20.8-38.6

148

71.1

61.4-79.2

25-34

532

179

30.6

25.3-36.4

353

69.4

63.6-74.7

35-44

687

278

37.2

32.3-42.5

409

62.8

57.5-67.7

45-54

685

336

44.5

38.9-50.3

349

55.5

49.7-61.1

55-64

583

307

54.3

48.5-60.0

276

45.7

40.0-51.5

65-74

462

230

50.8

44.2-57.4

232

49.2

42.6-55.8

75+

276

147

55.7

47.5-63.7

129

44.3

36.3-52.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

606

299

38.9

32.9-45.2

307

61.1

54.8-67.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,025

465

41.7

37.1-46.5

560

58.3

53.5-62.9

Some Post-H.S.

810

362

39.5

34.2-45.1

448

60.5

54.9-65.8

College Graduate

1,013

424

40.3

36.0-44.7

589

59.7

55.3-64.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

178

48.4

38.8-58.1

122

51.6

41.9-61.2

$15,000- 24,999

614

292

38.1

32.3-44.3

322

61.9

55.7-67.7

$25,000- 34,999

366

157

38.6

31.4-46.3

209

61.4

53.7-68.6

$35,000- 49,999

522

230

36.9

31.3-42.8

292

63.1

57.2-68.7

$50,000-74,999

436

186

45.3

38.2-52.6

250

54.7

47.4-61.8

$75,000+

503

210

40.7

34.4-47.2

293

59.3

52.8-65.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

42.8

34.6-51.5

57.2

48.5-65.4

Guilford

165

40.6

32.3-49.5

59.4

50.5-67.7

Mecklenburg

169

30.8

22.9-40.1

111

69.2

59.9-77.1

Orange

169

37.3

28.2-47.4

62.7

52.6-71.8

Wake

176

32.4

25.1-40.8

114

67.6

59.2-74.9

Chatham/Lee

152

42.6

32.5-53.3

57.4

46.7-67.5

Nash/Wilson

139

43.7

34.3-53.6

56.3

46.4-65.7

Craven/Pamlico

169

43.4

34.8-52.4

56.6

47.6-65.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

161

52.3

42.5-61.8

47.7

38.2-57.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

41.7

32.4-51.5

58.3

48.5-67.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

41.4

29.1-54.9

58.6

45.1-70.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

48.2

30.5-66.4

51.8

33.6-69.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

175

46.4

38.0-54.9

53.6

45.1-62.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

42.3

32.0-53.4

57.7

46.6-68.0

Northeast NC I

144

49.4

37.6-61.3

50.6

38.7-62.4

Northeast NC II

185

44.5

36.2-53.0

55.5

47.0-63.8

Northeastern Partnership

329

161

46.1

39.3-53.0

168

53.9

47.0-60.7

Mountain AHEC

493

235

44.6

37.7-51.6

258

55.4

48.4-62.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,161

550

43.8

39.1-48.6

611

56.2

51.4-60.9

Piedmont

1,525

639

38.3

34.8-41.8

886

61.7

58.2-65.2

Western NC

778

367

42.1

36.7-47.8

411

57.9

52.2-63.3

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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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