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-WHITE FEMALES

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	2,458	870	34.7	32.0-37.6	1,588	65.3	62.4-68.0
AGE
18-24	63	12	14.4	6.7-28.3	51	85.6	71.7-93.3
25-34	188	50	28.8	20.1-39.5	138	71.2	60.5-79.9
35-44	326	88	24.3	18.5-31.3	238	75.7	68.7-81.5
45-54	516	187	37.3	31.3-43.7	329	62.7	56.3-68.7
55-64	499	195	42.0	35.4-48.8	304	58.0	51.2-64.6
65-74	456	154	30.5	24.9-36.8	302	69.5	63.2-75.1
75+	393	180	48.9	41.6-56.3	213	51.1	43.7-58.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	422	201	50.9	43.5-58.3	221	49.1	41.7-56.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	769	275	35.5	30.6-40.7	494	64.5	59.3-69.4
Some Post-H.S.	647	213	29.1	24.3-34.5	434	70.9	65.5-75.7
College Graduate	617	181	28.4	23.6-33.7	436	71.6	66.3-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	324	169	58.7	50.5-66.5	155	41.3	33.5-49.5
$15,000- 24,999	449	160	37.3	30.5-44.7	289	62.7	55.3-69.5
$25,000- 34,999	268	83	26.5	19.3-35.2	185	73.5	64.8-80.7
$35,000- 49,999	290	80	24.2	17.9-31.8	210	75.8	68.2-82.1
$50,000-74,999	243	68	28.1	20.7-36.9	175	71.9	63.1-79.3
$75,000+	268	60	22.4	16.5-29.7	208	77.6	70.3-83.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	137	42	31.5	23.4-41.0	95	68.5	59.0-76.6
Guilford	114	38	33.3	24.4-43.7	76	66.7	56.3-75.6
Mecklenburg	95	32	29.9	20.9-40.8	63	70.1	59.2-79.1
Orange	112	29	21.3	13.8-31.6	83	78.7	68.4-86.2
Wake	94	25	27.0	17.9-38.5	69	73.0	61.5-82.1
Chatham/Lee	108	34	30.4	21.7-40.9	74	69.6	59.1-78.3
Nash/Wilson	92	37	37.4	27.5-48.6	55	62.6	51.4-72.5
Craven/Pamlico	130	57	42.7	33.7-52.3	73	57.3	47.7-66.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	145	53	36.1	27.8-45.3	92	63.9	54.7-72.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	154	53	30.0	22.7-38.6	101	70.0	61.4-77.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	111	39	35.9	24.4-49.2	72	64.1	50.8-75.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	139	59	44.1	34.0-54.7	80	55.9	45.3-66.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	65	25	43.1	30.6-56.5	40	56.9	43.5-69.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	36	34.7	25.1-45.6	64	65.3	54.4-74.9
Northeast NC I	82	23	30.6	20.4-43.0	59	69.4	57.0-79.6
Northeast NC II	126	43	37.3	28.3-47.3	83	62.7	52.7-71.7
Northeastern Partnership	208	66	35.4	28.2-43.3	142	64.6	56.7-71.8
Mountain AHEC	442	167	37.5	31.6-43.8	275	62.5	56.2-68.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	749	277	36.2	30.8-42.0	472	63.8	58.0-69.2
Piedmont	1,001	327	33.3	29.3-37.5	674	66.7	62.5-70.7
Western NC	708	266	36.8	31.9-42.0	442	63.2	58.0-68.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,458

870

34.7

32.0-37.6

1,588

65.3

62.4-68.0

AGE

18-24

14.4

6.7-28.3

85.6

71.7-93.3

25-34

188

28.8

20.1-39.5

138

71.2

60.5-79.9

35-44

326

24.3

18.5-31.3

238

75.7

68.7-81.5

45-54

516

187

37.3

31.3-43.7

329

62.7

56.3-68.7

55-64

499

195

42.0

35.4-48.8

304

58.0

51.2-64.6

65-74

456

154

30.5

24.9-36.8

302

69.5

63.2-75.1

75+

393

180

48.9

41.6-56.3

213

51.1

43.7-58.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

422

201

50.9

43.5-58.3

221

49.1

41.7-56.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

769

275

35.5

30.6-40.7

494

64.5

59.3-69.4

Some Post-H.S.

647

213

29.1

24.3-34.5

434

70.9

65.5-75.7

College Graduate

617

181

28.4

23.6-33.7

436

71.6

66.3-76.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

324

169

58.7

50.5-66.5

155

41.3

33.5-49.5

$15,000- 24,999

449

160

37.3

30.5-44.7

289

62.7

55.3-69.5

$25,000- 34,999

268

26.5

19.3-35.2

185

73.5

64.8-80.7

$35,000- 49,999

290

24.2

17.9-31.8

210

75.8

68.2-82.1

$50,000-74,999

243

28.1

20.7-36.9

175

71.9

63.1-79.3

$75,000+

268

22.4

16.5-29.7

208

77.6

70.3-83.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

137

31.5

23.4-41.0

68.5

59.0-76.6

Guilford

114

33.3

24.4-43.7

66.7

56.3-75.6

Mecklenburg

29.9

20.9-40.8

70.1

59.2-79.1

Orange

112

21.3

13.8-31.6

78.7

68.4-86.2

Wake

27.0

17.9-38.5

73.0

61.5-82.1

Chatham/Lee

108

30.4

21.7-40.9

69.6

59.1-78.3

Nash/Wilson

37.4

27.5-48.6

62.6

51.4-72.5

Craven/Pamlico

130

42.7

33.7-52.3

57.3

47.7-66.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

145

36.1

27.8-45.3

63.9

54.7-72.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

154

30.0

22.7-38.6

101

70.0

61.4-77.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

111

35.9

24.4-49.2

64.1

50.8-75.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

139

44.1

34.0-54.7

55.9

45.3-66.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

43.1

30.6-56.5

56.9

43.5-69.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

34.7

25.1-45.6

65.3

54.4-74.9

Northeast NC I

30.6

20.4-43.0

69.4

57.0-79.6

Northeast NC II

126

37.3

28.3-47.3

62.7

52.7-71.7

Northeastern Partnership

208

35.4

28.2-43.3

142

64.6

56.7-71.8

Mountain AHEC

442

167

37.5

31.6-43.8

275

62.5

56.2-68.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

749

277

36.2

30.8-42.0

472

63.8

58.0-69.2

Piedmont

1,001

327

33.3

29.3-37.5

674

66.7

62.5-70.7

Western NC

708

266

36.8

31.9-42.0

442

63.2

58.0-68.1

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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