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

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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	2,522	710	26.1	23.5-28.8	1,812	73.9	71.2-76.5
GENDER
Male	914	238	23.2	19.4-27.6	676	76.8	72.4-80.6
Female	1,608	472	28.6	25.4-32.1	1,136	71.4	67.9-74.6
AGE
18-24	104	17	8.1	4.2-15.1	87	91.9	84.9-95.8
25-34	315	57	14.7	10.2-20.7	258	85.3	79.3-89.8
35-44	553	155	24.5	19.9-29.7	398	75.5	70.3-80.1
45-54	766	248	37.4	32.0-43.2	518	62.6	56.8-68.0
55-64	762	228	28.8	24.1-34.1	534	71.2	65.9-75.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	283	142	48.1	38.9-57.4	141	51.9	42.6-61.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	779	254	30.1	25.6-35.1	525	69.9	64.9-74.4
Some Post-H.S.	697	185	22.4	18.2-27.2	512	77.6	72.8-81.8
College Graduate	759	127	16.0	12.1-20.7	632	84.0	79.3-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	239	136	55.6	45.8-65.0	103	44.4	35.0-54.2
$15,000- 24,999	405	162	38.3	30.8-46.4	243	61.7	53.6-69.2
$25,000- 34,999	276	79	29.9	21.9-39.3	197	70.1	60.7-78.1
$35,000- 49,999	380	82	18.9	14.1-24.8	298	81.1	75.2-85.9
$50,000-74,999	362	66	18.9	13.7-25.5	296	81.1	74.5-86.3
$75,000+	416	49	12.4	8.0-18.8	367	87.6	81.2-92.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	134	45	33.6	25.1-43.4	89	66.4	56.6-74.9
Guilford	114	26	23.5	15.4-34.0	88	76.5	66.0-84.6
Mecklenburg	94	15	16.8	9.8-27.3	79	83.2	72.7-90.2
Orange	131	21	13.8	8.4-21.7	110	86.2	78.3-91.6
Wake	111	18	16.7	10.4-25.8	93	83.3	74.2-89.6
Chatham/Lee	104	24	17.8	11.3-26.9	80	82.2	73.1-88.7
Nash/Wilson	84	28	28.9	19.2-40.9	56	71.1	59.1-80.8
Craven/Pamlico	122	33	23.7	16.6-32.6	89	76.3	67.4-83.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	163	47	27.1	19.8-36.0	116	72.9	64.0-80.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	167	54	28.7	21.5-37.0	113	71.3	63.0-78.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	122	37	25.7	17.4-36.2	85	74.3	63.8-82.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	137	44	28.3	20.4-37.7	93	71.7	62.3-79.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	69	28	46.4	33.9-59.4	41	53.6	40.6-66.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	99	33	29.8	20.8-40.5	66	70.2	59.5-79.2
Northeast NC I	82	23	32.1	21.0-45.8	59	67.9	54.2-79.0
Northeast NC II	125	45	35.5	26.8-45.3	80	64.5	54.7-73.2
Northeastern Partnership	207	68	34.5	27.4-42.4	139	65.5	57.6-72.6
Mountain AHEC	418	138	34.0	28.1-40.5	280	66.0	59.5-71.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	741	232	28.8	23.7-34.6	509	71.2	65.4-76.3
Piedmont	1,072	243	21.9	18.6-25.5	829	78.1	74.5-81.4
Western NC	709	235	34.6	29.5-40.0	474	65.4	60.0-70.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,522

710

26.1

23.5-28.8

1,812

73.9

71.2-76.5

GENDER

Male

914

238

23.2

19.4-27.6

676

76.8

72.4-80.6

Female

1,608

472

28.6

25.4-32.1

1,136

71.4

67.9-74.6

AGE

18-24

104

8.1

4.2-15.1

91.9

84.9-95.8

25-34

315

14.7

10.2-20.7

258

85.3

79.3-89.8

35-44

553

155

24.5

19.9-29.7

398

75.5

70.3-80.1

45-54

766

248

37.4

32.0-43.2

518

62.6

56.8-68.0

55-64

762

228

28.8

24.1-34.1

534

71.2

65.9-75.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

283

142

48.1

38.9-57.4

141

51.9

42.6-61.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

779

254

30.1

25.6-35.1

525

69.9

64.9-74.4

Some Post-H.S.

697

185

22.4

18.2-27.2

512

77.6

72.8-81.8

College Graduate

759

127

16.0

12.1-20.7

632

84.0

79.3-87.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

239

136

55.6

45.8-65.0

103

44.4

35.0-54.2

$15,000- 24,999

405

162

38.3

30.8-46.4

243

61.7

53.6-69.2

$25,000- 34,999

276

29.9

21.9-39.3

197

70.1

60.7-78.1

$35,000- 49,999

380

18.9

14.1-24.8

298

81.1

75.2-85.9

$50,000-74,999

362

18.9

13.7-25.5

296

81.1

74.5-86.3

$75,000+

416

12.4

8.0-18.8

367

87.6

81.2-92.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

134

33.6

25.1-43.4

66.4

56.6-74.9

Guilford

114

23.5

15.4-34.0

76.5

66.0-84.6

Mecklenburg

16.8

9.8-27.3

83.2

72.7-90.2

Orange

131

13.8

8.4-21.7

110

86.2

78.3-91.6

Wake

111

16.7

10.4-25.8

83.3

74.2-89.6

Chatham/Lee

104

17.8

11.3-26.9

82.2

73.1-88.7

Nash/Wilson

28.9

19.2-40.9

71.1

59.1-80.8

Craven/Pamlico

122

23.7

16.6-32.6

76.3

67.4-83.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

163

27.1

19.8-36.0

116

72.9

64.0-80.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

167

28.7

21.5-37.0

113

71.3

63.0-78.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

122

25.7

17.4-36.2

74.3

63.8-82.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

137

28.3

20.4-37.7

71.7

62.3-79.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

46.4

33.9-59.4

53.6

40.6-66.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

29.8

20.8-40.5

70.2

59.5-79.2

Northeast NC I

32.1

21.0-45.8

67.9

54.2-79.0

Northeast NC II

125

35.5

26.8-45.3

64.5

54.7-73.2

Northeastern Partnership

207

34.5

27.4-42.4

139

65.5

57.6-72.6

Mountain AHEC

418

138

34.0

28.1-40.5

280

66.0

59.5-71.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

741

232

28.8

23.7-34.6

509

71.2

65.4-76.3

Piedmont

1,072

243

21.9

18.6-25.5

829

78.1

74.5-81.4

Western NC

709

235

34.6

29.5-40.0

474

65.4

60.0-70.5

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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