BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis

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
North Carolina	3,430	1,060	28.5	26.2-31.0	2,370	71.5	69.0-73.8
-Piedmont NC	1,424	365	24.9	21.8-28.3	1,059	75.1	71.7-78.2
GENDER
Male	502	115	20.7	16.0-26.3	387	79.3	73.7-84.0
Female	922	250	28.4	24.5-32.8	672	71.6	67.2-75.5
RACE
White	1,072	243	21.9	18.6-25.5	829	78.1	74.5-81.4
African American	285	100	29.5	22.5-37.7	185	70.5	62.3-77.5
Other Minorities	56	19	48.9	30.6-67.5	37	51.1	32.5-69.4
AGE
18-24	65	10	10.0	4.3-21.4	55	90.0	78.6-95.7
25-34	178	32	20.7	13.0-31.3	146	79.3	68.7-87.0
35-44	333	81	19.8	14.9-25.9	252	80.2	74.1-85.1
45-54	442	136	37.5	30.9-44.5	306	62.5	55.5-69.1
55-64	392	103	25.2	19.6-31.9	289	74.8	68.1-80.4
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	80	49.2	37.8-60.7	85	50.8	39.3-62.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	419	134	29.0	23.2-35.6	285	71.0	64.4-76.8
Some Post-H.S.	368	84	19.6	14.8-25.5	284	80.4	74.5-85.2
College Graduate	469	65	13.1	9.5-17.9	404	86.9	82.1-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	56	55.4	41.2-68.7	63	44.6	31.3-58.8
$15,000- 24,999	214	99	43.3	33.5-53.6	115	56.7	46.4-66.5
$25,000- 34,999	148	43	31.8	21.7-44.1	105	68.2	55.9-78.3
$35,000- 49,999	218	36	14.1	9.1-21.1	182	85.9	78.9-90.9
$50,000-74,999	195	33	16.2	10.4-24.2	162	83.8	75.8-89.6
$75,000+	257	25	10.4	6.5-16.4	232	89.6	83.6-93.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	153	53	34.9	26.8-44.0	100	65.1	56.0-73.2
Guilford	153	33	20.4	13.9-28.9	120	79.6	71.1-86.1
Mecklenburg	155	28	15.9	10.6-23.2	127	84.1	76.8-89.4
Orange	154	29	17.2	11.4-24.9	125	82.8	75.1-88.6
Wake	145	33	29.1	20.1-40.0	112	70.9	60.0-79.9
Chatham/Lee	138	33	20.1	13.5-28.9	105	79.9	71.1-86.5
Nash/Wilson	142	47	28.0	20.6-36.8	95	72.0	63.2-79.4
Craven/Pamlico	170	46	24.4	18.0-32.3	124	75.6	67.7-82.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	169	51	27.7	20.4-36.3	118	72.3	63.7-79.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	173	57	29.4	22.3-37.6	116	70.6	62.4-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	186	66	29.8	22.4-38.3	120	70.2	61.7-77.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	54	24.3	15.1-36.6	107	75.7	63.4-84.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	189	82	43.8	35.9-52.0	107	56.2	48.0-64.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	160	61	33.9	26.3-42.5	99	66.1	57.5-73.7
Northeast NC I	173	59	37.0	29.0-45.8	114	63.0	54.2-71.0
Northeast NC II	186	74	38.1	30.5-46.4	112	61.9	53.6-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	359	133	37.7	32.0-43.8	226	62.3	56.2-68.0
Mountain AHEC	471	159	33.3	27.6-39.4	312	66.7	60.6-72.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,230	431	31.8	27.6-36.3	799	68.2	63.7-72.4
Piedmont	1,424	365	24.9	21.8-28.3	1,059	75.1	71.7-78.2
Western NC	776	264	35.2	30.2-40.6	512	64.8	59.4-69.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,430

1,060

28.5

26.2-31.0

2,370

71.5

69.0-73.8

-Piedmont NC

1,424

365

24.9

21.8-28.3

1,059

75.1

71.7-78.2

GENDER

Male

502

115

20.7

16.0-26.3

387

79.3

73.7-84.0

Female

922

250

28.4

24.5-32.8

672

71.6

67.2-75.5

RACE

White

1,072

243

21.9

18.6-25.5

829

78.1

74.5-81.4

African American

285

100

29.5

22.5-37.7

185

70.5

62.3-77.5

Other Minorities

48.9

30.6-67.5

51.1

32.5-69.4

AGE

18-24

10.0

4.3-21.4

90.0

78.6-95.7

25-34

178

20.7

13.0-31.3

146

79.3

68.7-87.0

35-44

333

19.8

14.9-25.9

252

80.2

74.1-85.1

45-54

442

136

37.5

30.9-44.5

306

62.5

55.5-69.1

55-64

392

103

25.2

19.6-31.9

289

74.8

68.1-80.4

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

49.2

37.8-60.7

50.8

39.3-62.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

419

134

29.0

23.2-35.6

285

71.0

64.4-76.8

Some Post-H.S.

368

19.6

14.8-25.5

284

80.4

74.5-85.2

College Graduate

469

13.1

9.5-17.9

404

86.9

82.1-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

55.4

41.2-68.7

44.6

31.3-58.8

$15,000- 24,999

214

43.3

33.5-53.6

115

56.7

46.4-66.5

$25,000- 34,999

148

31.8

21.7-44.1

105

68.2

55.9-78.3

$35,000- 49,999

218

14.1

9.1-21.1

182

85.9

78.9-90.9

$50,000-74,999

195

16.2

10.4-24.2

162

83.8

75.8-89.6

$75,000+

257

10.4

6.5-16.4

232

89.6

83.6-93.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

153

34.9

26.8-44.0

100

65.1

56.0-73.2

Guilford

153

20.4

13.9-28.9

120

79.6

71.1-86.1

Mecklenburg

155

15.9

10.6-23.2

127

84.1

76.8-89.4

Orange

154

17.2

11.4-24.9

125

82.8

75.1-88.6

Wake

145

29.1

20.1-40.0

112

70.9

60.0-79.9

Chatham/Lee

138

20.1

13.5-28.9

105

79.9

71.1-86.5

Nash/Wilson

142

28.0

20.6-36.8

72.0

63.2-79.4

Craven/Pamlico

170

24.4

18.0-32.3

124

75.6

67.7-82.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

169

27.7

20.4-36.3

118

72.3

63.7-79.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

173

29.4

22.3-37.6

116

70.6

62.4-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

186

29.8

22.4-38.3

120

70.2

61.7-77.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

24.3

15.1-36.6

107

75.7

63.4-84.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

189

43.8

35.9-52.0

107

56.2

48.0-64.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

160

33.9

26.3-42.5

66.1

57.5-73.7

Northeast NC I

173

37.0

29.0-45.8

114

63.0

54.2-71.0

Northeast NC II

186

38.1

30.5-46.4

112

61.9

53.6-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

359

133

37.7

32.0-43.8

226

62.3

56.2-68.0

Mountain AHEC

471

159

33.3

27.6-39.4

312

66.7

60.6-72.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,230

431

31.8

27.6-36.3

799

68.2

63.7-72.4

Piedmont

1,424

365

24.9

21.8-28.3

1,059

75.1

71.7-78.2

Western NC

776

264

35.2

30.2-40.6

512

64.8

59.4-69.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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