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

Arthritis-WHITE MALES

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	914	238	23.2	19.4-27.6	676	76.8	72.4-80.6
AGE
18-24	41	4	4.7	1.4-14.9	37	95.3	85.1-98.6
25-34	129	16	10.0	5.3-18.1	113	90.0	81.9-94.7
35-44	226	57	20.2	14.1-28.1	169	79.8	71.9-85.9
45-54	250	78	39.7	30.4-49.8	172	60.3	50.2-69.6
55-64	263	83	26.9	20.1-35.1	180	73.1	64.9-79.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	117	56	44.9	31.8-58.8	61	55.1	41.2-68.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	291	83	26.2	19.7-34.1	208	73.8	65.9-80.3
Some Post-H.S.	231	61	17.8	12.1-25.3	170	82.2	74.7-87.9
College Graduate	272	36	14.7	8.7-23.8	236	85.3	76.2-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	73	37	45.9	30.7-61.9	36	54.1	38.1-69.3
$15,000- 24,999	136	66	45.2	32.2-58.8	70	54.8	41.2-67.8
$25,000- 34,999	88	23	24.8	13.7-40.7	65	75.2	59.3-86.3
$35,000- 49,999	156	30	16.6	10.5-25.1	126	83.4	74.9-89.5
$50,000-74,999	144	23	13.3	7.4-22.8	121	86.7	77.2-92.6
$75,000+	168	15	10.8	4.5-24.1	153	89.2	75.9-95.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	54	23	37.8	24.8-52.8	31	62.2	47.2-75.2
Guilford	35	7	24.4	10.8-46.1	28	75.6	53.9-89.2
Mecklenburg	27	5	16.5	6.4-36.2	22	83.5	63.8-93.6
Orange	50	6	12.7	5.6-26.2	44	87.3	73.8-94.4
Wake	39	9	21.3	10.7-37.9	30	78.7	62.1-89.3
Chatham/Lee	35	7	11.1	4.9-23.1	28	88.9	76.9-95.1
Nash/Wilson	31	8	18.5	8.2-36.7	23	81.5	63.3-91.8
Craven/Pamlico	37	6	15.3	6.8-30.8	31	84.7	69.2-93.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	66	11	14.8	7.6-26.8	55	85.2	73.2-92.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	57	16	25.0	14.7-39.2	41	75.0	60.8-85.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	45	18	26.3	14.6-42.7	27	73.7	57.3-85.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	54	12	18.9	10.3-32.2	42	81.1	67.8-89.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	27	14	50.3	30.8-69.6	13	49.7	30.4-69.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	40	10	23.3	12.4-39.5	30	76.7	60.5-87.6
Northeast NC I	30	11	41.1	22.8-62.2	19	58.9	37.8-77.2
Northeast NC II	46	14	28.5	16.6-44.3	32	71.5	55.7-83.4
Northeastern Partnership	76	25	32.4	21.8-45.1	51	67.6	54.9-78.2
Mountain AHEC	149	48	34.8	25.2-45.8	101	65.2	54.2-74.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	273	79	26.3	18.7-35.6	194	73.7	64.4-81.3
Piedmont	386	83	18.2	13.6-23.8	303	81.8	76.2-86.4
Western NC	255	76	34.4	26.2-43.7	179	65.6	56.3-73.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

914

238

23.2

19.4-27.6

676

76.8

72.4-80.6

AGE

18-24

4.7

1.4-14.9

95.3

85.1-98.6

25-34

129

10.0

5.3-18.1

113

90.0

81.9-94.7

35-44

226

20.2

14.1-28.1

169

79.8

71.9-85.9

45-54

250

39.7

30.4-49.8

172

60.3

50.2-69.6

55-64

263

26.9

20.1-35.1

180

73.1

64.9-79.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

117

44.9

31.8-58.8

55.1

41.2-68.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

291

26.2

19.7-34.1

208

73.8

65.9-80.3

Some Post-H.S.

231

17.8

12.1-25.3

170

82.2

74.7-87.9

College Graduate

272

14.7

8.7-23.8

236

85.3

76.2-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

45.9

30.7-61.9

54.1

38.1-69.3

$15,000- 24,999

136

45.2

32.2-58.8

54.8

41.2-67.8

$25,000- 34,999

24.8

13.7-40.7

75.2

59.3-86.3

$35,000- 49,999

156

16.6

10.5-25.1

126

83.4

74.9-89.5

$50,000-74,999

144

13.3

7.4-22.8

121

86.7

77.2-92.6

$75,000+

168

10.8

4.5-24.1

153

89.2

75.9-95.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

37.8

24.8-52.8

62.2

47.2-75.2

Guilford

24.4

10.8-46.1

75.6

53.9-89.2

Mecklenburg

16.5

6.4-36.2

83.5

63.8-93.6

Orange

12.7

5.6-26.2

87.3

73.8-94.4

Wake

21.3

10.7-37.9

78.7

62.1-89.3

Chatham/Lee

11.1

4.9-23.1

88.9

76.9-95.1

Nash/Wilson

18.5

8.2-36.7

81.5

63.3-91.8

Craven/Pamlico

15.3

6.8-30.8

84.7

69.2-93.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

14.8

7.6-26.8

85.2

73.2-92.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.0

14.7-39.2

75.0

60.8-85.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

26.3

14.6-42.7

73.7

57.3-85.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

18.9

10.3-32.2

81.1

67.8-89.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

50.3

30.8-69.6

49.7

30.4-69.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

23.3

12.4-39.5

76.7

60.5-87.6

Northeast NC I

41.1

22.8-62.2

58.9

37.8-77.2

Northeast NC II

28.5

16.6-44.3

71.5

55.7-83.4

Northeastern Partnership

32.4

21.8-45.1

67.6

54.9-78.2

Mountain AHEC

149

34.8

25.2-45.8

101

65.2

54.2-74.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

273

26.3

18.7-35.6

194

73.7

64.4-81.3

Piedmont

386

18.2

13.6-23.8

303

81.8

76.2-86.4

Western NC

255

34.4

26.2-43.7

179

65.6

56.3-73.8

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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