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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,199	995	82.7	79.2-85.7	204	17.3	14.3-20.8
AGE
18-24	51	29	68.7	48.7-83.5	22	31.3	16.5-51.3
25-34	126	87	70.6	59.1-80.0	39	29.4	20.0-40.9
35-44	222	170	77.5	69.2-84.1	52	22.5	15.9-30.8
45-54	238	196	85.7	78.5-90.8	42	14.3	9.2-21.5
55-64	241	212	89.7	83.8-93.6	29	10.3	6.4-16.2
65-74	192	179	95.5	90.6-97.9	13	4.5	2.1- 9.4
75+	124	117	95.1	86.1-98.4	7	4.9	1.6-13.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	190	174	92.1	84.7-96.1	16	7.9	3.9-15.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	288	85.3	79.6-89.6	59	14.7	10.4-20.4
Some Post-H.S.	287	237	81.7	72.9-88.1	50	18.3	11.9-27.1
College Graduate	370	292	77.1	70.2-82.8	78	22.9	17.2-29.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	105	91.8	82.3-96.4	9	8.2	3.6-17.7
$15,000- 24,999	194	161	86.4	78.7-91.6	33	13.6	8.4-21.3
$25,000- 34,999	119	94	83.9	73.1-90.9	25	16.1	9.1-26.9
$35,000- 49,999	193	164	81.6	72.1-88.5	29	18.4	11.5-27.9
$50,000-74,999	164	131	78.3	67.9-85.9	33	21.7	14.1-32.1
$75,000+	187	151	79.3	67.1-87.7	36	20.7	12.3-32.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	77	67	81.3	67.1-90.3	10	18.7	9.7-32.9
Guilford	53	50	93.9	81.0-98.2	3	6.1	1.8-19.0
Mecklenburg	41	27	57.3	36.4-75.9	14	42.7	24.1-63.6
Orange	63	45	63.5	47.6-77.0	18	36.5	23.0-52.4
Wake	48	34	68.0	50.7-81.5	14	32.0	18.5-49.3
Chatham/Lee	51	39	62.3	44.0-77.7	12	37.7	22.3-56.0
Nash/Wilson	37	32	90.5	77.6-96.3	5	9.5	3.7-22.4
Craven/Pamlico	58	46	79.2	63.6-89.3	12	20.8	10.7-36.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	76	64	87.7	78.3-93.4	12	12.3	6.6-21.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	73	64	82.4	66.6-91.6	9	17.6	8.4-33.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	48	40	82.6	65.9-92.1	8	17.4	7.9-34.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	65	54	87.2	76.9-93.3	11	12.8	6.7-23.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	31	73.8	56.6-85.9	11	26.2	14.1-43.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	42	37	85.6	66.1-94.8	5	14.4	5.2-33.9
Northeast NC I	42	35	82.4	66.2-91.8	7	17.6	8.2-33.8
Northeast NC II	63	56	84.9	69.0-93.5	7	15.1	6.5-31.0
Northeastern Partnership	105	91	84.2	72.9-91.3	14	15.8	8.7-27.1
Mountain AHEC	213	181	81.1	72.3-87.6	32	18.9	12.4-27.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	365	305	84.4	78.2-89.2	60	15.6	10.8-21.8
Piedmont	497	401	81.4	76.0-85.8	96	18.6	14.2-24.0
Western NC	337	289	84.0	77.7-88.8	48	16.0	11.2-22.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,199

995

82.7

79.2-85.7

204

17.3

14.3-20.8

AGE

18-24

68.7

48.7-83.5

31.3

16.5-51.3

25-34

126

70.6

59.1-80.0

29.4

20.0-40.9

35-44

222

170

77.5

69.2-84.1

22.5

15.9-30.8

45-54

238

196

85.7

78.5-90.8

14.3

9.2-21.5

55-64

241

212

89.7

83.8-93.6

10.3

6.4-16.2

65-74

192

179

95.5

90.6-97.9

4.5

2.1- 9.4

75+

124

117

95.1

86.1-98.4

4.9

1.6-13.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

190

174

92.1

84.7-96.1

7.9

3.9-15.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

347

288

85.3

79.6-89.6

14.7

10.4-20.4

Some Post-H.S.

287

237

81.7

72.9-88.1

18.3

11.9-27.1

College Graduate

370

292

77.1

70.2-82.8

22.9

17.2-29.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

105

91.8

82.3-96.4

8.2

3.6-17.7

$15,000- 24,999

194

161

86.4

78.7-91.6

13.6

8.4-21.3

$25,000- 34,999

119

83.9

73.1-90.9

16.1

9.1-26.9

$35,000- 49,999

193

164

81.6

72.1-88.5

18.4

11.5-27.9

$50,000-74,999

164

131

78.3

67.9-85.9

21.7

14.1-32.1

$75,000+

187

151

79.3

67.1-87.7

20.7

12.3-32.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.3

67.1-90.3

18.7

9.7-32.9

Guilford

93.9

81.0-98.2

6.1

1.8-19.0

Mecklenburg

57.3

36.4-75.9

42.7

24.1-63.6

Orange

63.5

47.6-77.0

36.5

23.0-52.4

Wake

68.0

50.7-81.5

32.0

18.5-49.3

Chatham/Lee

62.3

44.0-77.7

37.7

22.3-56.0

Nash/Wilson

90.5

77.6-96.3

9.5

3.7-22.4

Craven/Pamlico

79.2

63.6-89.3

20.8

10.7-36.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

87.7

78.3-93.4

12.3

6.6-21.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

82.4

66.6-91.6

17.6

8.4-33.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

82.6

65.9-92.1

17.4

7.9-34.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

87.2

76.9-93.3

12.8

6.7-23.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

73.8

56.6-85.9

26.2

14.1-43.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

85.6

66.1-94.8

14.4

5.2-33.9

Northeast NC I

82.4

66.2-91.8

17.6

8.2-33.8

Northeast NC II

84.9

69.0-93.5

15.1

6.5-31.0

Northeastern Partnership

105

84.2

72.9-91.3

15.8

8.7-27.1

Mountain AHEC

213

181

81.1

72.3-87.6

18.9

12.4-27.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

365

305

84.4

78.2-89.2

15.6

10.8-21.8

Piedmont

497

401

81.4

76.0-85.8

18.6

14.2-24.0

Western NC

337

289

84.0

77.7-88.8

16.0

11.2-22.3

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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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