BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,388	3,299	28.5	27.2-29.9	6,089	71.5	70.1-72.8
-Northeast NC II	509	212	34.9	30.3-39.7	297	65.1	60.3-69.7
GENDER
Male	184	69	30.8	24.0-38.5	115	69.2	61.5-76.0
Female	325	143	38.8	33.1-44.8	182	61.2	55.2-66.9
RACE
White	347	149	38.1	32.4-44.1	198	61.9	55.9-67.6
Other	160	63	28.7	21.6-37.1	97	71.3	62.9-78.4
AGE
18-44	175	30	14.8	10.1-21.2	145	85.2	78.8-89.9
45+	330	181	51.8	45.4-58.1	149	48.2	41.9-54.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	262	131	40.3	33.5-47.5	131	59.7	52.5-66.5
Some College +	245	80	28.7	22.8-35.3	165	71.3	64.7-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	276	124	38.7	32.2-45.6	152	61.3	54.4-67.8
$50,000+	97	24	22.7	15.2-32.5	73	77.3	67.5-84.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	167	32.4	27.7-37.5	283	67.6	62.5-72.3
Guilford	445	145	28.3	23.8-33.2	300	71.7	66.8-76.2
Mecklenburg	447	126	21.8	18.0-26.1	321	78.2	73.9-82.0
Orange	449	107	17.7	13.6-22.6	342	82.3	77.4-86.4
Wake	451	106	21.8	17.5-26.7	345	78.2	73.3-82.5
Chatham/Lee	398	133	26.3	21.7-31.5	265	73.7	68.5-78.3
Nash/Wilson	378	151	32.8	27.8-38.2	227	67.2	61.8-72.2
Craven/Pamlico	453	182	32.3	27.7-37.3	271	67.7	62.7-72.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	146	33.2	27.6-39.5	288	66.8	60.5-72.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	158	29.2	24.3-34.7	293	70.8	65.3-75.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	164	27.2	21.7-33.5	313	72.8	66.5-78.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	168	29.6	22.9-37.4	257	70.4	62.6-77.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	177	32.5	28.0-37.4	294	67.5	62.6-72.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	163	32.5	27.4-37.9	254	67.5	62.1-72.6
Northeast NC I	456	182	35.9	30.5-41.7	274	64.1	58.3-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	965	394	35.2	31.7-39.0	571	64.8	61.0-68.3
Mountain AHEC	1,302	509	33.9	30.3-37.7	793	66.1	62.3-69.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,294	1,265	30.9	28.5-33.4	2,029	69.1	66.6-71.5
Piedmont	4,029	1,257	26.4	24.6-28.3	2,772	73.6	71.7-75.4
Western NC	2,065	777	31.9	29.0-35.0	1,288	68.1	65.0-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,388

3,299

28.5

27.2-29.9

6,089

71.5

70.1-72.8

-Northeast NC II

509

212

34.9

30.3-39.7

297

65.1

60.3-69.7

GENDER

Male

184

30.8

24.0-38.5

115

69.2

61.5-76.0

Female

325

143

38.8

33.1-44.8

182

61.2

55.2-66.9

RACE

White

347

149

38.1

32.4-44.1

198

61.9

55.9-67.6

Other

160

28.7

21.6-37.1

71.3

62.9-78.4

AGE

18-44

175

14.8

10.1-21.2

145

85.2

78.8-89.9

45+

330

181

51.8

45.4-58.1

149

48.2

41.9-54.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

262

131

40.3

33.5-47.5

131

59.7

52.5-66.5

Some College +

245

28.7

22.8-35.3

165

71.3

64.7-77.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

276

124

38.7

32.2-45.6

152

61.3

54.4-67.8

$50,000+

22.7

15.2-32.5

77.3

67.5-84.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

167

32.4

27.7-37.5

283

67.6

62.5-72.3

Guilford

445

145

28.3

23.8-33.2

300

71.7

66.8-76.2

Mecklenburg

447

126

21.8

18.0-26.1

321

78.2

73.9-82.0

Orange

449

107

17.7

13.6-22.6

342

82.3

77.4-86.4

Wake

451

106

21.8

17.5-26.7

345

78.2

73.3-82.5

Chatham/Lee

398

133

26.3

21.7-31.5

265

73.7

68.5-78.3

Nash/Wilson

378

151

32.8

27.8-38.2

227

67.2

61.8-72.2

Craven/Pamlico

453

182

32.3

27.7-37.3

271

67.7

62.7-72.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

146

33.2

27.6-39.5

288

66.8

60.5-72.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

158

29.2

24.3-34.7

293

70.8

65.3-75.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

164

27.2

21.7-33.5

313

72.8

66.5-78.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

168

29.6

22.9-37.4

257

70.4

62.6-77.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

177

32.5

28.0-37.4

294

67.5

62.6-72.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

163

32.5

27.4-37.9

254

67.5

62.1-72.6

Northeast NC I

456

182

35.9

30.5-41.7

274

64.1

58.3-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

965

394

35.2

31.7-39.0

571

64.8

61.0-68.3

Mountain AHEC

1,302

509

33.9

30.3-37.7

793

66.1

62.3-69.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,294

1,265

30.9

28.5-33.4

2,029

69.1

66.6-71.5

Piedmont

4,029

1,257

26.4

24.6-28.3

2,772

73.6

71.7-75.4

Western NC

2,065

777

31.9

29.0-35.0

1,288

68.1

65.0-71.0

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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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