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

Arthritis-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,561	750	23.8	21.5-26.1	1,811	76.2	73.9-78.5
AGE
18-24	135	7	1.9	0.8- 4.4	128	98.1	95.6-99.2
25-34	357	43	10.5	7.0-15.3	314	89.5	84.7-93.0
35-44	506	103	17.3	13.3-22.2	403	82.7	77.8-86.7
45-54	484	132	26.7	21.3-32.9	352	73.3	67.1-78.7
55-64	451	182	42.0	35.7-48.6	269	58.0	51.4-64.3
65-74	386	168	40.9	34.2-48.0	218	59.1	52.0-65.8
75+	231	112	49.6	40.7-58.6	119	50.4	41.4-59.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	153	38.6	30.6-47.2	182	61.4	52.8-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	721	225	26.1	21.8-30.9	496	73.9	69.1-78.2
Some Post-H.S.	633	173	19.2	15.4-23.6	460	80.8	76.4-84.6
College Graduate	866	196	20.4	16.9-24.3	670	79.6	75.7-83.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	78	37.4	27.2-48.8	103	62.6	51.2-72.8
$15,000- 24,999	360	132	30.2	23.6-37.8	228	69.8	62.2-76.4
$25,000- 34,999	271	70	19.2	13.5-26.7	201	80.8	73.3-86.5
$35,000- 49,999	418	119	22.3	17.6-27.8	299	77.7	72.2-82.4
$50,000-74,999	358	93	22.7	17.3-29.0	265	77.3	71.0-82.7
$75,000+	444	90	14.5	10.8-19.1	354	85.5	80.9-89.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	52	28.7	21.5-37.1	104	71.3	62.9-78.5
Guilford	112	33	29.1	20.5-39.6	79	70.9	60.4-79.5
Mecklenburg	110	25	16.9	10.8-25.5	85	83.1	74.5-89.2
Orange	133	30	17.3	11.7-24.6	103	82.7	75.4-88.3
Wake	128	19	13.2	8.2-20.6	109	86.8	79.4-91.8
Chatham/Lee	115	23	14.5	9.1-22.3	92	85.5	77.7-90.9
Nash/Wilson	84	30	30.4	20.8-42.0	54	69.6	58.0-79.2
Craven/Pamlico	130	38	24.4	17.1-33.5	92	75.6	66.5-82.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	44	32.7	22.7-44.6	104	67.3	55.4-77.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	160	52	28.6	21.1-37.5	108	71.4	62.5-78.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	31	29.0	18.5-42.4	73	71.0	57.6-81.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	41	27.8	19.9-37.5	97	72.2	62.5-80.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	26	28.5	19.2-40.1	56	71.5	59.9-80.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	33	36.9	26.5-48.7	52	63.1	51.3-73.5
Northeast NC I	71	29	39.0	27.0-52.6	42	61.0	47.4-73.0
Northeast NC II	127	54	37.1	28.3-46.9	73	62.9	53.1-71.7
Northeastern Partnership	198	83	37.6	30.1-45.7	115	62.4	54.3-69.9
Mountain AHEC	429	134	25.6	20.3-31.7	295	74.4	68.3-79.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	740	259	29.4	24.7-34.6	481	70.6	65.4-75.3
Piedmont	1,126	274	20.4	17.5-23.6	852	79.6	76.4-82.5
Western NC	695	217	26.4	21.9-31.4	478	73.6	68.6-78.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,561

750

23.8

21.5-26.1

1,811

76.2

73.9-78.5

AGE

18-24

135

1.9

0.8- 4.4

128

98.1

95.6-99.2

25-34

357

10.5

7.0-15.3

314

89.5

84.7-93.0

35-44

506

103

17.3

13.3-22.2

403

82.7

77.8-86.7

45-54

484

132

26.7

21.3-32.9

352

73.3

67.1-78.7

55-64

451

182

42.0

35.7-48.6

269

58.0

51.4-64.3

65-74

386

168

40.9

34.2-48.0

218

59.1

52.0-65.8

75+

231

112

49.6

40.7-58.6

119

50.4

41.4-59.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

153

38.6

30.6-47.2

182

61.4

52.8-69.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

721

225

26.1

21.8-30.9

496

73.9

69.1-78.2

Some Post-H.S.

633

173

19.2

15.4-23.6

460

80.8

76.4-84.6

College Graduate

866

196

20.4

16.9-24.3

670

79.6

75.7-83.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

37.4

27.2-48.8

103

62.6

51.2-72.8

$15,000- 24,999

360

132

30.2

23.6-37.8

228

69.8

62.2-76.4

$25,000- 34,999

271

19.2

13.5-26.7

201

80.8

73.3-86.5

$35,000- 49,999

418

119

22.3

17.6-27.8

299

77.7

72.2-82.4

$50,000-74,999

358

22.7

17.3-29.0

265

77.3

71.0-82.7

$75,000+

444

14.5

10.8-19.1

354

85.5

80.9-89.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

28.7

21.5-37.1

104

71.3

62.9-78.5

Guilford

112

29.1

20.5-39.6

70.9

60.4-79.5

Mecklenburg

110

16.9

10.8-25.5

83.1

74.5-89.2

Orange

133

17.3

11.7-24.6

103

82.7

75.4-88.3

Wake

128

13.2

8.2-20.6

109

86.8

79.4-91.8

Chatham/Lee

115

14.5

9.1-22.3

85.5

77.7-90.9

Nash/Wilson

30.4

20.8-42.0

69.6

58.0-79.2

Craven/Pamlico

130

24.4

17.1-33.5

75.6

66.5-82.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

32.7

22.7-44.6

104

67.3

55.4-77.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

160

28.6

21.1-37.5

108

71.4

62.5-78.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

29.0

18.5-42.4

71.0

57.6-81.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

27.8

19.9-37.5

72.2

62.5-80.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

28.5

19.2-40.1

71.5

59.9-80.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

36.9

26.5-48.7

63.1

51.3-73.5

Northeast NC I

39.0

27.0-52.6

61.0

47.4-73.0

Northeast NC II

127

37.1

28.3-46.9

62.9

53.1-71.7

Northeastern Partnership

198

37.6

30.1-45.7

115

62.4

54.3-69.9

Mountain AHEC

429

134

25.6

20.3-31.7

295

74.4

68.3-79.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

740

259

29.4

24.7-34.6

481

70.6

65.4-75.3

Piedmont

1,126

274

20.4

17.5-23.6

852

79.6

76.4-82.5

Western NC

695

217

26.4

21.9-31.4

478

73.6

68.6-78.1

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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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