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	6,897	2,479	30.4	28.8-32.0	4,418	69.6	68.0-71.2
GENDER
Male	2,561	750	23.8	21.5-26.1	1,811	76.2	73.9-78.5
Female	4,336	1,729	36.5	34.4-38.6	2,607	63.5	61.4-65.6
AGE
18-24	365	28	5.5	3.2- 9.5	337	94.5	90.5-96.8
25-34	948	119	10.9	8.5-13.9	829	89.1	86.1-91.5
35-44	1,268	271	19.5	16.7-22.8	997	80.5	77.2-83.3
45-54	1,321	487	35.3	31.5-39.4	834	64.7	60.6-68.5
55-64	1,178	558	48.5	44.3-52.7	620	51.5	47.3-55.7
65-74	1,019	544	51.2	46.7-55.7	475	48.8	44.3-53.3
75+	757	455	60.2	55.0-65.1	302	39.8	34.9-45.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	911	501	50.6	45.3-55.9	410	49.4	44.1-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,008	786	33.1	30.1-36.3	1,222	66.9	63.7-69.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,787	612	26.6	23.7-29.6	1,175	73.4	70.4-76.3
College Graduate	2,176	576	23.1	20.8-25.7	1,600	76.9	74.3-79.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	637	346	51.1	44.9-57.4	291	48.9	42.6-55.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,095	460	35.8	31.5-40.4	635	64.2	59.6-68.5
$25,000- 34,999	748	259	27.5	22.9-32.6	489	72.5	67.4-77.1
$35,000- 49,999	992	305	23.4	20.1-27.1	687	76.6	72.9-79.9
$50,000-74,999	845	243	25.7	21.8-30.0	602	74.3	70.0-78.2
$75,000+	1,024	236	20.7	17.5-24.3	788	79.3	75.7-82.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	152	33.8	28.7-39.3	246	66.2	60.7-71.3
Guilford	312	111	33.1	27.4-39.4	201	66.9	60.6-72.6
Mecklenburg	292	86	23.8	18.8-29.6	206	76.2	70.4-81.2
Orange	370	93	18.8	14.2-24.5	277	81.2	75.5-85.8
Wake	324	79	21.8	17.4-27.0	245	78.2	73.0-82.6
Chatham/Lee	290	104	28.9	23.6-35.0	186	71.1	65.0-76.4
Nash/Wilson	235	101	36.1	29.6-43.2	134	63.9	56.8-70.4
Craven/Pamlico	351	137	32.9	27.6-38.6	214	67.1	61.4-72.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	403	140	34.2	28.3-40.6	263	65.8	59.4-71.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	150	29.1	24.1-34.7	281	70.9	65.3-75.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	98	29.4	22.6-37.2	191	70.6	62.8-77.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	149	35.4	29.8-41.4	218	64.6	58.6-70.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	198	68	29.5	23.1-36.8	130	70.5	63.2-76.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	262	103	35.7	29.4-42.4	159	64.3	57.6-70.6
Northeast NC I	208	85	38.1	30.9-45.8	123	61.9	54.2-69.1
Northeast NC II	347	149	38.1	32.4-44.1	198	61.9	55.9-67.6
Northeastern Partnership	555	234	38.1	33.4-42.9	321	61.9	57.1-66.6
Mountain AHEC	1,162	467	35.5	31.7-39.6	695	64.5	60.4-68.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,059	808	33.3	30.1-36.6	1,251	66.7	63.4-69.9
Piedmont	2,957	949	28.0	25.9-30.3	2,008	72.0	69.7-74.1
Western NC	1,881	722	33.4	30.3-36.6	1,159	66.6	63.4-69.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,897

2,479

30.4

28.8-32.0

4,418

69.6

68.0-71.2

GENDER

Male

2,561

750

23.8

21.5-26.1

1,811

76.2

73.9-78.5

Female

4,336

1,729

36.5

34.4-38.6

2,607

63.5

61.4-65.6

AGE

18-24

365

5.5

3.2- 9.5

337

94.5

90.5-96.8

25-34

948

119

10.9

8.5-13.9

829

89.1

86.1-91.5

35-44

1,268

271

19.5

16.7-22.8

997

80.5

77.2-83.3

45-54

1,321

487

35.3

31.5-39.4

834

64.7

60.6-68.5

55-64

1,178

558

48.5

44.3-52.7

620

51.5

47.3-55.7

65-74

1,019

544

51.2

46.7-55.7

475

48.8

44.3-53.3

75+

757

455

60.2

55.0-65.1

302

39.8

34.9-45.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

911

501

50.6

45.3-55.9

410

49.4

44.1-54.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,008

786

33.1

30.1-36.3

1,222

66.9

63.7-69.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,787

612

26.6

23.7-29.6

1,175

73.4

70.4-76.3

College Graduate

2,176

576

23.1

20.8-25.7

1,600

76.9

74.3-79.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

637

346

51.1

44.9-57.4

291

48.9

42.6-55.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,095

460

35.8

31.5-40.4

635

64.2

59.6-68.5

$25,000- 34,999

748

259

27.5

22.9-32.6

489

72.5

67.4-77.1

$35,000- 49,999

992

305

23.4

20.1-27.1

687

76.6

72.9-79.9

$50,000-74,999

845

243

25.7

21.8-30.0

602

74.3

70.0-78.2

$75,000+

1,024

236

20.7

17.5-24.3

788

79.3

75.7-82.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

152

33.8

28.7-39.3

246

66.2

60.7-71.3

Guilford

312

111

33.1

27.4-39.4

201

66.9

60.6-72.6

Mecklenburg

292

23.8

18.8-29.6

206

76.2

70.4-81.2

Orange

370

18.8

14.2-24.5

277

81.2

75.5-85.8

Wake

324

21.8

17.4-27.0

245

78.2

73.0-82.6

Chatham/Lee

290

104

28.9

23.6-35.0

186

71.1

65.0-76.4

Nash/Wilson

235

101

36.1

29.6-43.2

134

63.9

56.8-70.4

Craven/Pamlico

351

137

32.9

27.6-38.6

214

67.1

61.4-72.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

403

140

34.2

28.3-40.6

263

65.8

59.4-71.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

150

29.1

24.1-34.7

281

70.9

65.3-75.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

29.4

22.6-37.2

191

70.6

62.8-77.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

149

35.4

29.8-41.4

218

64.6

58.6-70.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

198

29.5

23.1-36.8

130

70.5

63.2-76.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

262

103

35.7

29.4-42.4

159

64.3

57.6-70.6

Northeast NC I

208

38.1

30.9-45.8

123

61.9

54.2-69.1

Northeast NC II

347

149

38.1

32.4-44.1

198

61.9

55.9-67.6

Northeastern Partnership

555

234

38.1

33.4-42.9

321

61.9

57.1-66.6

Mountain AHEC

1,162

467

35.5

31.7-39.6

695

64.5

60.4-68.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,059

808

33.3

30.1-36.6

1,251

66.7

63.4-69.9

Piedmont

2,957

949

28.0

25.9-30.3

2,008

72.0

69.7-74.1

Western NC

1,881

722

33.4

30.3-36.6

1,159

66.6

63.4-69.7

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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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