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-WHITES

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	3,736	1,247	31.5	29.2-33.9	2,489	68.5	66.1-70.8
GENDER
Male	1,278	377	27.6	23.9-31.6	901	72.4	68.4-76.1
Female	2,458	870	34.7	32.0-37.6	1,588	65.3	62.4-68.0
AGE
18-24	105	17	14.2	5.6-31.3	88	85.8	68.7-94.4
25-34	317	68	20.8	15.1-28.0	249	79.2	72.0-84.9
35-44	552	146	22.7	18.2-28.0	406	77.3	72.0-81.8
45-54	763	265	36.3	31.0-42.0	498	63.7	58.0-69.0
55-64	763	288	40.1	34.8-45.5	475	59.9	54.5-65.2
65-74	677	224	28.1	23.7-33.1	453	71.9	66.9-76.3
75+	537	233	45.9	39.9-52.2	304	54.1	47.8-60.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	639	292	45.9	39.9-52.1	347	54.1	47.9-60.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,144	380	32.4	28.2-37.0	764	67.6	63.0-71.8
Some Post-H.S.	951	305	26.6	22.7-30.9	646	73.4	69.1-77.3
College Graduate	995	267	26.3	22.3-30.8	728	73.7	69.2-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	443	229	54.0	46.8-61.1	214	46.0	38.9-53.2
$15,000- 24,999	655	244	35.8	30.1-42.1	411	64.2	57.9-69.9
$25,000- 34,999	390	118	28.6	22.0-36.3	272	71.4	63.7-78.0
$35,000- 49,999	497	120	19.8	15.4-25.0	377	80.2	75.0-84.6
$50,000-74,999	416	102	21.1	16.2-27.2	314	78.9	72.8-83.8
$75,000+	464	101	23.9	18.3-30.4	363	76.1	69.6-81.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	217	71	30.0	23.7-37.2	146	70.0	62.8-76.3
Guilford	170	53	33.8	25.9-42.7	117	66.2	57.3-74.1
Mecklenburg	138	41	25.4	18.4-33.8	97	74.6	66.2-81.6
Orange	173	41	19.4	13.6-26.9	132	80.6	73.1-86.4
Wake	139	37	25.6	18.3-34.7	102	74.4	65.3-81.7
Chatham/Lee	157	49	26.0	19.3-34.0	108	74.0	66.0-80.7
Nash/Wilson	137	43	24.6	17.7-33.0	94	75.4	67.0-82.3
Craven/Pamlico	196	70	31.2	24.5-38.8	126	68.8	61.2-75.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	225	82	38.7	30.0-48.2	143	61.3	51.8-70.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	235	76	28.3	22.3-35.1	159	71.7	64.9-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	55	27.1	19.0-37.1	111	72.9	62.9-81.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	211	84	37.0	29.3-45.5	127	63.0	54.5-70.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	102	42	42.4	32.0-53.6	60	57.6	46.4-68.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	149	53	32.3	24.6-41.2	96	67.7	58.8-75.4
Northeast NC I	127	37	31.0	22.3-41.4	90	69.0	58.6-77.7
Northeast NC II	201	70	35.8	28.6-43.6	131	64.2	56.4-71.4
Northeastern Partnership	328	107	34.4	28.6-40.7	221	65.6	59.3-71.4
Mountain AHEC	666	241	33.1	28.6-38.0	425	66.9	62.0-71.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,149	392	31.5	27.2-36.2	757	68.5	63.8-72.8
Piedmont	1,519	467	30.5	27.2-34.0	1,052	69.5	66.0-72.8
Western NC	1,068	388	34.7	30.7-38.9	680	65.3	61.1-69.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,736

1,247

31.5

29.2-33.9

2,489

68.5

66.1-70.8

GENDER

Male

1,278

377

27.6

23.9-31.6

901

72.4

68.4-76.1

Female

2,458

870

34.7

32.0-37.6

1,588

65.3

62.4-68.0

AGE

18-24

105

14.2

5.6-31.3

85.8

68.7-94.4

25-34

317

20.8

15.1-28.0

249

79.2

72.0-84.9

35-44

552

146

22.7

18.2-28.0

406

77.3

72.0-81.8

45-54

763

265

36.3

31.0-42.0

498

63.7

58.0-69.0

55-64

763

288

40.1

34.8-45.5

475

59.9

54.5-65.2

65-74

677

224

28.1

23.7-33.1

453

71.9

66.9-76.3

75+

537

233

45.9

39.9-52.2

304

54.1

47.8-60.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

639

292

45.9

39.9-52.1

347

54.1

47.9-60.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,144

380

32.4

28.2-37.0

764

67.6

63.0-71.8

Some Post-H.S.

951

305

26.6

22.7-30.9

646

73.4

69.1-77.3

College Graduate

995

267

26.3

22.3-30.8

728

73.7

69.2-77.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

443

229

54.0

46.8-61.1

214

46.0

38.9-53.2

$15,000- 24,999

655

244

35.8

30.1-42.1

411

64.2

57.9-69.9

$25,000- 34,999

390

118

28.6

22.0-36.3

272

71.4

63.7-78.0

$35,000- 49,999

497

120

19.8

15.4-25.0

377

80.2

75.0-84.6

$50,000-74,999

416

102

21.1

16.2-27.2

314

78.9

72.8-83.8

$75,000+

464

101

23.9

18.3-30.4

363

76.1

69.6-81.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

217

30.0

23.7-37.2

146

70.0

62.8-76.3

Guilford

170

33.8

25.9-42.7

117

66.2

57.3-74.1

Mecklenburg

138

25.4

18.4-33.8

74.6

66.2-81.6

Orange

173

19.4

13.6-26.9

132

80.6

73.1-86.4

Wake

139

25.6

18.3-34.7

102

74.4

65.3-81.7

Chatham/Lee

157

26.0

19.3-34.0

108

74.0

66.0-80.7

Nash/Wilson

137

24.6

17.7-33.0

75.4

67.0-82.3

Craven/Pamlico

196

31.2

24.5-38.8

126

68.8

61.2-75.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

225

38.7

30.0-48.2

143

61.3

51.8-70.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

235

28.3

22.3-35.1

159

71.7

64.9-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

27.1

19.0-37.1

111

72.9

62.9-81.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

211

37.0

29.3-45.5

127

63.0

54.5-70.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

102

42.4

32.0-53.6

57.6

46.4-68.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

149

32.3

24.6-41.2

67.7

58.8-75.4

Northeast NC I

127

31.0

22.3-41.4

69.0

58.6-77.7

Northeast NC II

201

35.8

28.6-43.6

131

64.2

56.4-71.4

Northeastern Partnership

328

107

34.4

28.6-40.7

221

65.6

59.3-71.4

Mountain AHEC

666

241

33.1

28.6-38.0

425

66.9

62.0-71.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,149

392

31.5

27.2-36.2

757

68.5

63.8-72.8

Piedmont

1,519

467

30.5

27.2-34.0

1,052

69.5

66.0-72.8

Western NC

1,068

388

34.7

30.7-38.9

680

65.3

61.1-69.3

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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