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	4,336	1,729	36.5	34.4-38.6	2,607	63.5	61.4-65.6
AGE
18-24	230	21	9.7	5.1-17.5	209	90.3	82.5-94.9
25-34	591	76	11.3	8.3-15.2	515	88.7	84.8-91.7
35-44	762	168	21.8	17.9-26.2	594	78.2	73.8-82.1
45-54	837	355	43.9	39.0-49.0	482	56.1	51.0-61.0
55-64	727	376	54.4	49.0-59.7	351	45.6	40.3-51.0
65-74	633	376	59.9	54.3-65.2	257	40.1	34.8-45.7
75+	526	343	65.9	59.8-71.6	183	34.1	28.4-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	576	348	59.8	53.6-65.7	228	40.2	34.3-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,287	561	39.8	35.8-43.8	726	60.2	56.2-64.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,154	439	33.4	29.5-37.6	715	66.6	62.4-70.5
College Graduate	1,310	380	25.9	22.7-29.4	930	74.1	70.6-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	456	268	59.5	52.6-66.0	188	40.5	34.0-47.4
$15,000- 24,999	735	328	40.5	35.2-46.0	407	59.5	54.0-64.8
$25,000- 34,999	477	189	35.2	28.7-42.3	288	64.8	57.7-71.3
$35,000- 49,999	574	186	24.6	20.1-29.7	388	75.4	70.3-79.9
$50,000-74,999	487	150	29.0	23.7-34.9	337	71.0	65.1-76.3
$75,000+	580	146	27.9	23.0-33.3	434	72.1	66.7-77.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	242	100	39.0	32.3-46.1	142	61.0	53.9-67.7
Guilford	200	78	36.5	29.3-44.3	122	63.5	55.7-70.7
Mecklenburg	182	61	30.9	24.1-38.6	121	69.1	61.4-75.9
Orange	237	63	19.8	13.5-28.2	174	80.2	71.8-86.5
Wake	196	60	29.8	23.3-37.3	136	70.2	62.7-76.7
Chatham/Lee	175	81	43.6	35.6-51.9	94	56.4	48.1-64.4
Nash/Wilson	151	71	41.3	33.1-50.0	80	58.7	50.0-66.9
Craven/Pamlico	221	99	40.8	33.9-48.1	122	59.2	51.9-66.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	255	96	35.4	29.0-42.5	159	64.6	57.5-71.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	271	98	29.5	23.1-37.0	173	70.5	63.0-76.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	67	29.7	21.9-38.8	118	70.3	61.2-78.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	229	108	42.3	35.1-49.9	121	57.7	50.1-64.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	116	42	30.5	22.5-39.8	74	69.5	60.2-77.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	177	70	34.7	27.5-42.6	107	65.3	57.4-72.5
Northeast NC I	137	56	37.3	29.1-46.4	81	62.7	53.6-70.9
Northeast NC II	220	95	39.0	32.1-46.3	125	61.0	53.7-67.9
Northeastern Partnership	357	151	38.5	33.0-44.4	206	61.5	55.6-67.0
Mountain AHEC	733	333	44.5	39.7-49.4	400	55.5	50.6-60.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,319	549	36.8	32.8-40.9	770	63.2	59.1-67.2
Piedmont	1,831	675	35.3	32.4-38.4	1,156	64.7	61.6-67.6
Western NC	1,186	505	39.6	35.7-43.6	681	60.4	56.4-64.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,336

1,729

36.5

34.4-38.6

2,607

63.5

61.4-65.6

AGE

18-24

230

9.7

5.1-17.5

209

90.3

82.5-94.9

25-34

591

11.3

8.3-15.2

515

88.7

84.8-91.7

35-44

762

168

21.8

17.9-26.2

594

78.2

73.8-82.1

45-54

837

355

43.9

39.0-49.0

482

56.1

51.0-61.0

55-64

727

376

54.4

49.0-59.7

351

45.6

40.3-51.0

65-74

633

376

59.9

54.3-65.2

257

40.1

34.8-45.7

75+

526

343

65.9

59.8-71.6

183

34.1

28.4-40.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

576

348

59.8

53.6-65.7

228

40.2

34.3-46.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,287

561

39.8

35.8-43.8

726

60.2

56.2-64.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,154

439

33.4

29.5-37.6

715

66.6

62.4-70.5

College Graduate

1,310

380

25.9

22.7-29.4

930

74.1

70.6-77.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

456

268

59.5

52.6-66.0

188

40.5

34.0-47.4

$15,000- 24,999

735

328

40.5

35.2-46.0

407

59.5

54.0-64.8

$25,000- 34,999

477

189

35.2

28.7-42.3

288

64.8

57.7-71.3

$35,000- 49,999

574

186

24.6

20.1-29.7

388

75.4

70.3-79.9

$50,000-74,999

487

150

29.0

23.7-34.9

337

71.0

65.1-76.3

$75,000+

580

146

27.9

23.0-33.3

434

72.1

66.7-77.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

242

100

39.0

32.3-46.1

142

61.0

53.9-67.7

Guilford

200

36.5

29.3-44.3

122

63.5

55.7-70.7

Mecklenburg

182

30.9

24.1-38.6

121

69.1

61.4-75.9

Orange

237

19.8

13.5-28.2

174

80.2

71.8-86.5

Wake

196

29.8

23.3-37.3

136

70.2

62.7-76.7

Chatham/Lee

175

43.6

35.6-51.9

56.4

48.1-64.4

Nash/Wilson

151

41.3

33.1-50.0

58.7

50.0-66.9

Craven/Pamlico

221

40.8

33.9-48.1

122

59.2

51.9-66.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

255

35.4

29.0-42.5

159

64.6

57.5-71.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

271

29.5

23.1-37.0

173

70.5

63.0-76.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

29.7

21.9-38.8

118

70.3

61.2-78.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

229

108

42.3

35.1-49.9

121

57.7

50.1-64.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

116

30.5

22.5-39.8

69.5

60.2-77.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

177

34.7

27.5-42.6

107

65.3

57.4-72.5

Northeast NC I

137

37.3

29.1-46.4

62.7

53.6-70.9

Northeast NC II

220

39.0

32.1-46.3

125

61.0

53.7-67.9

Northeastern Partnership

357

151

38.5

33.0-44.4

206

61.5

55.6-67.0

Mountain AHEC

733

333

44.5

39.7-49.4

400

55.5

50.6-60.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,319

549

36.8

32.8-40.9

770

63.2

59.1-67.2

Piedmont

1,831

675

35.3

32.4-38.4

1,156

64.7

61.6-67.6

Western NC

1,186

505

39.6

35.7-43.6

681

60.4

56.4-64.3

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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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