BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,471	2,956	84.5	82.5-86.3	515	15.5	13.7-17.5
GENDER
Male	1,199	995	82.7	79.2-85.7	204	17.3	14.3-20.8
Female	2,272	1,961	86.0	83.7-88.0	311	14.0	12.0-16.3
AGE
18-24	113	76	72.4	58.7-82.9	37	27.6	17.1-41.3
25-34	313	235	73.8	66.2-80.2	78	26.2	19.8-33.8
35-44	529	420	78.8	73.4-83.4	109	21.2	16.6-26.6
45-54	730	612	85.8	81.8-89.0	118	14.2	11.0-18.2
55-64	710	631	90.3	86.7-92.9	79	9.7	7.1-13.3
65-74	589	542	94.1	91.3-96.0	47	5.9	4.0- 8.7
75+	465	422	92.1	88.1-94.8	43	7.9	5.2-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	560	506	90.5	86.0-93.7	54	9.5	6.3-14.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,062	910	86.3	83.0-89.0	152	13.7	11.0-17.0
Some Post-H.S.	884	749	83.0	78.5-86.8	135	17.0	13.2-21.5
College Graduate	957	786	80.7	76.6-84.3	171	19.3	15.7-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	412	385	93.9	89.5-96.5	27	6.1	3.5-10.5
$15,000- 24,999	610	521	85.0	80.2-88.8	89	15.0	11.2-19.8
$25,000- 34,999	359	301	85.2	79.2-89.6	58	14.8	10.4-20.8
$35,000- 49,999	470	397	82.9	77.0-87.5	73	17.1	12.5-23.0
$50,000-74,999	394	330	80.8	74.2-86.1	64	19.2	13.9-25.8
$75,000+	446	362	80.8	73.9-86.2	84	19.2	13.8-26.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	205	185	84.5	75.6-90.5	20	15.5	9.5-24.4
Guilford	161	145	91.5	85.6-95.1	16	8.5	4.9-14.4
Mecklenburg	136	107	71.4	58.8-81.4	29	28.6	18.6-41.2
Orange	171	130	71.0	60.7-79.5	41	29.0	20.5-39.3
Wake	135	104	73.3	63.1-81.5	31	26.7	18.5-36.9
Chatham/Lee	147	122	74.4	63.2-83.1	25	25.6	16.9-36.8
Nash/Wilson	125	114	90.9	83.2-95.3	11	9.1	4.7-16.8
Craven/Pamlico	185	158	83.7	75.9-89.3	27	16.3	10.7-24.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	212	177	86.0	80.2-90.3	35	14.0	9.7-19.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	216	190	86.1	78.7-91.2	26	13.9	8.8-21.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	152	130	84.6	75.6-90.7	22	15.4	9.3-24.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	188	160	86.1	79.8-90.7	28	13.9	9.3-20.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	101	84	80.7	70.3-88.2	17	19.3	11.8-29.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	139	117	82.5	72.7-89.3	22	17.5	10.7-27.3
Northeast NC I	116	96	81.5	72.3-88.2	20	18.5	11.8-27.7
Northeast NC II	175	146	82.2	74.0-88.3	29	17.8	11.7-26.0
Northeastern Partnership	291	242	82.0	75.8-86.9	49	18.0	13.1-24.2
Mountain AHEC	616	540	85.4	80.8-89.1	76	14.6	10.9-19.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,072	910	85.2	81.6-88.2	162	14.8	11.8-18.4
Piedmont	1,415	1,182	83.2	80.1-85.9	233	16.8	14.1-19.9
Western NC	984	864	87.1	83.7-89.8	120	12.9	10.2-16.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,471

2,956

84.5

82.5-86.3

515

15.5

13.7-17.5

GENDER

Male

1,199

995

82.7

79.2-85.7

204

17.3

14.3-20.8

Female

2,272

1,961

86.0

83.7-88.0

311

14.0

12.0-16.3

AGE

18-24

113

72.4

58.7-82.9

27.6

17.1-41.3

25-34

313

235

73.8

66.2-80.2

26.2

19.8-33.8

35-44

529

420

78.8

73.4-83.4

109

21.2

16.6-26.6

45-54

730

612

85.8

81.8-89.0

118

14.2

11.0-18.2

55-64

710

631

90.3

86.7-92.9

9.7

7.1-13.3

65-74

589

542

94.1

91.3-96.0

5.9

4.0- 8.7

75+

465

422

92.1

88.1-94.8

7.9

5.2-11.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

560

506

90.5

86.0-93.7

9.5

6.3-14.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,062

910

86.3

83.0-89.0

152

13.7

11.0-17.0

Some Post-H.S.

884

749

83.0

78.5-86.8

135

17.0

13.2-21.5

College Graduate

957

786

80.7

76.6-84.3

171

19.3

15.7-23.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

412

385

93.9

89.5-96.5

6.1

3.5-10.5

$15,000- 24,999

610

521

85.0

80.2-88.8

15.0

11.2-19.8

$25,000- 34,999

359

301

85.2

79.2-89.6

14.8

10.4-20.8

$35,000- 49,999

470

397

82.9

77.0-87.5

17.1

12.5-23.0

$50,000-74,999

394

330

80.8

74.2-86.1

19.2

13.9-25.8

$75,000+

446

362

80.8

73.9-86.2

19.2

13.8-26.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

205

185

84.5

75.6-90.5

15.5

9.5-24.4

Guilford

161

145

91.5

85.6-95.1

8.5

4.9-14.4

Mecklenburg

136

107

71.4

58.8-81.4

28.6

18.6-41.2

Orange

171

130

71.0

60.7-79.5

29.0

20.5-39.3

Wake

135

104

73.3

63.1-81.5

26.7

18.5-36.9

Chatham/Lee

147

122

74.4

63.2-83.1

25.6

16.9-36.8

Nash/Wilson

125

114

90.9

83.2-95.3

9.1

4.7-16.8

Craven/Pamlico

185

158

83.7

75.9-89.3

16.3

10.7-24.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

212

177

86.0

80.2-90.3

14.0

9.7-19.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

216

190

86.1

78.7-91.2

13.9

8.8-21.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

152

130

84.6

75.6-90.7

15.4

9.3-24.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

188

160

86.1

79.8-90.7

13.9

9.3-20.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

101

80.7

70.3-88.2

19.3

11.8-29.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

139

117

82.5

72.7-89.3

17.5

10.7-27.3

Northeast NC I

116

81.5

72.3-88.2

18.5

11.8-27.7

Northeast NC II

175

146

82.2

74.0-88.3

17.8

11.7-26.0

Northeastern Partnership

291

242

82.0

75.8-86.9

18.0

13.1-24.2

Mountain AHEC

616

540

85.4

80.8-89.1

14.6

10.9-19.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,072

910

85.2

81.6-88.2

162

14.8

11.8-18.4

Piedmont

1,415

1,182

83.2

80.1-85.9

233

16.8

14.1-19.9

Western NC

984

864

87.1

83.7-89.8

120

12.9

10.2-16.3

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*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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