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-WHITE FEMALES

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	1,608	472	28.6	25.4-32.1	1,136	71.4	67.9-74.6
AGE
18-24	63	13	12.1	5.7-23.8	50	87.9	76.2-94.3
25-34	186	41	20.5	13.2-30.3	145	79.5	69.7-86.8
35-44	327	98	28.9	22.6-36.0	229	71.1	64.0-77.4
45-54	516	170	35.7	29.7-42.2	346	64.3	57.8-70.3
55-64	499	145	30.3	24.2-37.3	354	69.7	62.7-75.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	166	86	51.2	39.1-63.2	80	48.8	36.8-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	488	171	33.9	28.1-40.3	317	66.1	59.7-71.9
Some Post-H.S.	466	124	26.1	20.6-32.4	342	73.9	67.6-79.4
College Graduate	487	91	17.1	13.0-22.2	396	82.9	77.8-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	166	99	61.3	49.4-71.9	67	38.7	28.1-50.6
$15,000- 24,999	269	96	32.1	24.0-41.5	173	67.9	58.5-76.0
$25,000- 34,999	188	56	33.9	23.7-45.9	132	66.1	54.1-76.3
$35,000- 49,999	224	52	21.0	14.2-29.9	172	79.0	70.1-85.8
$50,000-74,999	218	43	25.8	18.1-35.3	175	74.2	64.7-81.9
$75,000+	248	34	13.9	9.0-20.8	214	86.1	79.2-91.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	80	22	29.2	19.0-42.1	58	70.8	57.9-81.0
Guilford	79	19	22.9	14.5-34.2	60	77.1	65.8-85.5
Mecklenburg	67	10	17.0	8.7-30.7	57	83.0	69.3-91.3
Orange	81	15	14.6	7.9-25.6	66	85.4	74.4-92.1
Wake	72	9	13.3	6.8-24.3	63	86.7	75.7-93.2
Chatham/Lee	69	17	22.6	13.4-35.6	52	77.4	64.4-86.6
Nash/Wilson	53	20	39.5	26.2-54.6	33	60.5	45.4-73.8
Craven/Pamlico	85	27	29.4	20.1-40.8	58	70.6	59.2-79.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	97	36	41.1	30.5-52.6	61	58.9	47.4-69.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	110	38	31.3	22.3-42.0	72	68.7	58.0-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	77	19	24.9	15.4-37.6	58	75.1	62.4-84.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	83	32	37.3	25.9-50.5	51	62.7	49.5-74.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	14	42.9	27.4-59.9	28	57.1	40.1-72.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	59	23	37.1	24.5-51.7	36	62.9	48.3-75.5
Northeast NC I	52	12	22.9	12.4-38.3	40	77.1	61.7-87.6
Northeast NC II	79	31	41.7	30.4-54.0	48	58.3	46.0-69.6
Northeastern Partnership	131	43	36.4	27.6-46.3	88	63.6	53.7-72.4
Mountain AHEC	269	90	33.4	26.2-41.5	179	66.6	58.5-73.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	468	153	31.5	25.0-38.8	315	68.5	61.2-75.0
Piedmont	686	160	25.2	20.9-30.1	526	74.8	69.9-79.1
Western NC	454	159	34.7	28.7-41.2	295	65.3	58.8-71.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,608

472

28.6

25.4-32.1

1,136

71.4

67.9-74.6

AGE

18-24

12.1

5.7-23.8

87.9

76.2-94.3

25-34

186

20.5

13.2-30.3

145

79.5

69.7-86.8

35-44

327

28.9

22.6-36.0

229

71.1

64.0-77.4

45-54

516

170

35.7

29.7-42.2

346

64.3

57.8-70.3

55-64

499

145

30.3

24.2-37.3

354

69.7

62.7-75.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

166

51.2

39.1-63.2

48.8

36.8-60.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

488

171

33.9

28.1-40.3

317

66.1

59.7-71.9

Some Post-H.S.

466

124

26.1

20.6-32.4

342

73.9

67.6-79.4

College Graduate

487

17.1

13.0-22.2

396

82.9

77.8-87.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

166

61.3

49.4-71.9

38.7

28.1-50.6

$15,000- 24,999

269

32.1

24.0-41.5

173

67.9

58.5-76.0

$25,000- 34,999

188

33.9

23.7-45.9

132

66.1

54.1-76.3

$35,000- 49,999

224

21.0

14.2-29.9

172

79.0

70.1-85.8

$50,000-74,999

218

25.8

18.1-35.3

175

74.2

64.7-81.9

$75,000+

248

13.9

9.0-20.8

214

86.1

79.2-91.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

29.2

19.0-42.1

70.8

57.9-81.0

Guilford

22.9

14.5-34.2

77.1

65.8-85.5

Mecklenburg

17.0

8.7-30.7

83.0

69.3-91.3

Orange

14.6

7.9-25.6

85.4

74.4-92.1

Wake

13.3

6.8-24.3

86.7

75.7-93.2

Chatham/Lee

22.6

13.4-35.6

77.4

64.4-86.6

Nash/Wilson

39.5

26.2-54.6

60.5

45.4-73.8

Craven/Pamlico

29.4

20.1-40.8

70.6

59.2-79.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

41.1

30.5-52.6

58.9

47.4-69.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

110

31.3

22.3-42.0

68.7

58.0-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

24.9

15.4-37.6

75.1

62.4-84.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

37.3

25.9-50.5

62.7

49.5-74.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

42.9

27.4-59.9

57.1

40.1-72.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

37.1

24.5-51.7

62.9

48.3-75.5

Northeast NC I

22.9

12.4-38.3

77.1

61.7-87.6

Northeast NC II

41.7

30.4-54.0

58.3

46.0-69.6

Northeastern Partnership

131

36.4

27.6-46.3

63.6

53.7-72.4

Mountain AHEC

269

33.4

26.2-41.5

179

66.6

58.5-73.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

468

153

31.5

25.0-38.8

315

68.5

61.2-75.0

Piedmont

686

160

25.2

20.9-30.1

526

74.8

69.9-79.1

Western NC

454

159

34.7

28.7-41.2

295

65.3

58.8-71.3

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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