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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,958	1,513	76.0	73.0-78.8	445	24.0	21.2-27.0
AGE
18-24	47	32	68.0	46.0-84.2	15	32.0	15.8-54.0
25-34	148	97	66.9	55.0-76.9	51	33.1	23.1-45.0
35-44	249	157	58.1	49.1-66.6	92	41.9	33.4-50.9
45-54	416	307	74.4	67.8-80.0	109	25.6	20.0-32.2
55-64	419	339	83.6	78.0-88.0	80	16.4	12.0-22.0
65-74	362	304	82.7	76.5-87.5	58	17.3	12.5-23.5
75+	304	267	86.9	80.0-91.7	37	13.1	8.3-20.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	332	274	81.0	73.5-86.7	58	19.0	13.3-26.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	622	477	73.3	67.6-78.2	145	26.7	21.8-32.4
Some Post-H.S.	510	394	77.6	71.3-82.8	116	22.4	17.2-28.7
College Graduate	493	367	73.7	67.8-78.8	126	26.3	21.2-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	233	85.2	78.9-89.8	47	14.8	10.2-21.1
$15,000- 24,999	360	265	70.9	62.6-78.0	95	29.1	22.0-37.4
$25,000- 34,999	207	154	66.8	55.4-76.5	53	33.2	23.5-44.6
$35,000- 49,999	233	178	76.8	68.2-83.6	55	23.2	16.4-31.8
$50,000-74,999	198	155	80.5	71.3-87.3	43	19.5	12.7-28.7
$75,000+	210	146	67.2	58.0-75.3	64	32.8	24.7-42.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	117	94	82.2	73.5-88.5	23	17.8	11.5-26.5
Guilford	95	74	77.3	66.2-85.5	21	22.7	14.5-33.8
Mecklenburg	80	59	70.4	57.9-80.5	21	29.6	19.5-42.1
Orange	85	63	75.6	62.8-85.0	22	24.4	15.0-37.2
Wake	70	52	76.5	64.5-85.3	18	23.5	14.7-35.5
Chatham/Lee	83	69	79.7	68.0-87.9	14	20.3	12.1-32.0
Nash/Wilson	82	66	79.0	66.6-87.7	16	21.0	12.3-33.4
Craven/Pamlico	112	95	83.7	74.7-89.9	17	16.3	10.1-25.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	113	91	82.4	73.8-88.6	22	17.6	11.4-26.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	126	94	74.1	64.1-82.1	32	25.9	17.9-35.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	90	65	65.6	50.2-78.2	25	34.4	21.8-49.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	106	80	64.8	50.8-76.7	26	35.2	23.3-49.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	53	35	60.4	45.3-73.7	18	39.6	26.3-54.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	79	64	79.7	68.4-87.8	15	20.3	12.2-31.6
Northeast NC I	61	42	72.5	58.9-82.9	19	27.5	17.1-41.1
Northeast NC II	90	75	81.1	69.4-89.1	15	18.9	10.9-30.6
Northeastern Partnership	151	117	78.6	69.9-85.4	34	21.4	14.6-30.1
Mountain AHEC	358	280	78.9	72.6-84.0	78	21.1	16.0-27.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	604	473	76.2	70.3-81.3	131	23.8	18.7-29.7
Piedmont	780	596	75.3	70.7-79.3	184	24.7	20.7-29.3
Western NC	574	444	77.5	72.3-82.0	130	22.5	18.0-27.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,958

1,513

76.0

73.0-78.8

445

24.0

21.2-27.0

AGE

18-24

68.0

46.0-84.2

32.0

15.8-54.0

25-34

148

66.9

55.0-76.9

33.1

23.1-45.0

35-44

249

157

58.1

49.1-66.6

41.9

33.4-50.9

45-54

416

307

74.4

67.8-80.0

109

25.6

20.0-32.2

55-64

419

339

83.6

78.0-88.0

16.4

12.0-22.0

65-74

362

304

82.7

76.5-87.5

17.3

12.5-23.5

75+

304

267

86.9

80.0-91.7

13.1

8.3-20.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

332

274

81.0

73.5-86.7

19.0

13.3-26.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

622

477

73.3

67.6-78.2

145

26.7

21.8-32.4

Some Post-H.S.

510

394

77.6

71.3-82.8

116

22.4

17.2-28.7

College Graduate

493

367

73.7

67.8-78.8

126

26.3

21.2-32.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

280

233

85.2

78.9-89.8

14.8

10.2-21.1

$15,000- 24,999

360

265

70.9

62.6-78.0

29.1

22.0-37.4

$25,000- 34,999

207

154

66.8

55.4-76.5

33.2

23.5-44.6

$35,000- 49,999

233

178

76.8

68.2-83.6

23.2

16.4-31.8

$50,000-74,999

198

155

80.5

71.3-87.3

19.5

12.7-28.7

$75,000+

210

146

67.2

58.0-75.3

32.8

24.7-42.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

117

82.2

73.5-88.5

17.8

11.5-26.5

Guilford

77.3

66.2-85.5

22.7

14.5-33.8

Mecklenburg

70.4

57.9-80.5

29.6

19.5-42.1

Orange

75.6

62.8-85.0

24.4

15.0-37.2

Wake

76.5

64.5-85.3

23.5

14.7-35.5

Chatham/Lee

79.7

68.0-87.9

20.3

12.1-32.0

Nash/Wilson

79.0

66.6-87.7

21.0

12.3-33.4

Craven/Pamlico

112

83.7

74.7-89.9

16.3

10.1-25.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

113

82.4

73.8-88.6

17.6

11.4-26.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

126

74.1

64.1-82.1

25.9

17.9-35.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

65.6

50.2-78.2

34.4

21.8-49.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

106

64.8

50.8-76.7

35.2

23.3-49.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

60.4

45.3-73.7

39.6

26.3-54.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

79.7

68.4-87.8

20.3

12.2-31.6

Northeast NC I

72.5

58.9-82.9

27.5

17.1-41.1

Northeast NC II

81.1

69.4-89.1

18.9

10.9-30.6

Northeastern Partnership

151

117

78.6

69.9-85.4

21.4

14.6-30.1

Mountain AHEC

358

280

78.9

72.6-84.0

21.1

16.0-27.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

604

473

76.2

70.3-81.3

131

23.8

18.7-29.7

Piedmont

780

596

75.3

70.7-79.3

184

24.7

20.7-29.3

Western NC

574

444

77.5

72.3-82.0

130

22.5

18.0-27.7

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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