BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	995	711	67.2	62.3-71.7	284	32.8	28.3-37.7
AGE
18-24	29	14	52.5	26.4-77.3	15	47.5	22.7-73.6
25-34	87	41	45.1	31.5-59.5	46	54.9	40.5-68.5
35-44	170	111	59.2	48.1-69.3	59	40.8	30.7-51.9
45-54	196	135	76.6	67.2-84.0	61	23.4	16.0-32.8
55-64	212	163	72.8	62.9-80.9	49	27.2	19.1-37.1
65-74	179	144	76.5	66.1-84.5	35	23.5	15.5-33.9
75+	117	100	81.6	69.1-89.8	17	18.4	10.2-30.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	130	69.2	57.2-79.0	44	30.8	21.0-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	288	203	63.4	54.4-71.6	85	36.6	28.4-45.6
Some Post-H.S.	237	169	66.8	55.5-76.5	68	33.2	23.5-44.5
College Graduate	292	206	70.5	62.2-77.6	86	29.5	22.4-37.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	89	91.4	84.7-95.4	16	8.6	4.6-15.3
$15,000- 24,999	161	106	52.1	38.8-65.1	55	47.9	34.9-61.2
$25,000- 34,999	94	67	64.7	49.3-77.6	27	35.3	22.4-50.7
$35,000- 49,999	164	104	60.3	49.0-70.6	60	39.7	29.4-51.0
$50,000-74,999	131	93	71.6	59.0-81.6	38	28.4	18.4-41.0
$75,000+	151	106	62.8	50.4-73.7	45	37.2	26.3-49.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	67	52	73.7	57.5-85.3	15	26.3	14.7-42.5
Guilford	50	36	76.0	61.5-86.2	14	24.0	13.8-38.5
Mecklenburg	27	20	72.4	49.8-87.4	7	27.6	12.6-50.2
Orange	45	26	55.0	38.4-70.5	19	45.0	29.5-61.6
Wake	34	24	62.0	42.9-78.0	10	38.0	22.0-57.1
Chatham/Lee	39	29	72.5	53.8-85.6	10	27.5	14.4-46.2
Nash/Wilson	32	25	83.9	66.9-93.1	7	16.1	6.9-33.1
Craven/Pamlico	46	33	66.3	46.2-81.8	13	33.7	18.2-53.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	64	47	73.6	58.4-84.7	17	26.4	15.3-41.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	64	47	76.6	63.6-86.0	17	23.4	14.0-36.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	40	25	48.1	26.2-70.7	15	51.9	29.3-73.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	54	43	72.1	51.4-86.3	11	27.9	13.7-48.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	31	23	65.7	41.0-84.1	8	34.3	15.9-59.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	37	25	66.5	48.2-80.8	12	33.5	19.2-51.8
Northeast NC I	35	23	64.6	43.9-81.0	12	35.4	19.0-56.1
Northeast NC II	56	46	82.0	69.3-90.3	10	18.0	9.7-30.7
Northeastern Partnership	91	69	76.9	66.1-85.0	22	23.1	15.0-33.9
Mountain AHEC	181	141	74.8	65.3-82.4	40	25.2	17.6-34.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	305	223	71.6	62.2-79.4	82	28.4	20.6-37.8
Piedmont	401	268	62.8	55.6-69.4	133	37.2	30.6-44.4
Western NC	289	220	73.5	65.5-80.2	69	26.5	19.8-34.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

995

711

67.2

62.3-71.7

284

32.8

28.3-37.7

AGE

18-24

52.5

26.4-77.3

47.5

22.7-73.6

25-34

45.1

31.5-59.5

54.9

40.5-68.5

35-44

170

111

59.2

48.1-69.3

40.8

30.7-51.9

45-54

196

135

76.6

67.2-84.0

23.4

16.0-32.8

55-64

212

163

72.8

62.9-80.9

27.2

19.1-37.1

65-74

179

144

76.5

66.1-84.5

23.5

15.5-33.9

75+

117

100

81.6

69.1-89.8

18.4

10.2-30.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

130

69.2

57.2-79.0

30.8

21.0-42.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

288

203

63.4

54.4-71.6

36.6

28.4-45.6

Some Post-H.S.

237

169

66.8

55.5-76.5

33.2

23.5-44.5

College Graduate

292

206

70.5

62.2-77.6

29.5

22.4-37.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

105

91.4

84.7-95.4

8.6

4.6-15.3

$15,000- 24,999

161

106

52.1

38.8-65.1

47.9

34.9-61.2

$25,000- 34,999

64.7

49.3-77.6

35.3

22.4-50.7

$35,000- 49,999

164

104

60.3

49.0-70.6

39.7

29.4-51.0

$50,000-74,999

131

71.6

59.0-81.6

28.4

18.4-41.0

$75,000+

151

106

62.8

50.4-73.7

37.2

26.3-49.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.7

57.5-85.3

26.3

14.7-42.5

Guilford

76.0

61.5-86.2

24.0

13.8-38.5

Mecklenburg

72.4

49.8-87.4

27.6

12.6-50.2

Orange

55.0

38.4-70.5

45.0

29.5-61.6

Wake

62.0

42.9-78.0

38.0

22.0-57.1

Chatham/Lee

72.5

53.8-85.6

27.5

14.4-46.2

Nash/Wilson

83.9

66.9-93.1

16.1

6.9-33.1

Craven/Pamlico

66.3

46.2-81.8

33.7

18.2-53.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

73.6

58.4-84.7

26.4

15.3-41.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

76.6

63.6-86.0

23.4

14.0-36.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

48.1

26.2-70.7

51.9

29.3-73.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

72.1

51.4-86.3

27.9

13.7-48.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

65.7

41.0-84.1

34.3

15.9-59.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

66.5

48.2-80.8

33.5

19.2-51.8

Northeast NC I

64.6

43.9-81.0

35.4

19.0-56.1

Northeast NC II

82.0

69.3-90.3

18.0

9.7-30.7

Northeastern Partnership

76.9

66.1-85.0

23.1

15.0-33.9

Mountain AHEC

181

141

74.8

65.3-82.4

25.2

17.6-34.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

305

223

71.6

62.2-79.4

28.4

20.6-37.8

Piedmont

401

268

62.8

55.6-69.4

133

37.2

30.6-44.4

Western NC

289

220

73.5

65.5-80.2

26.5

19.8-34.5

Back to Arthritis.

*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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