BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	4,029	1,257	26.4	24.6-28.3	2,772	73.6	71.7-75.4
GENDER
Male	1,518	357	19.7	17.2-22.6	1,161	80.3	77.4-82.8
Female	2,511	900	32.7	30.3-35.3	1,611	67.3	64.7-69.7
RACE
White	2,957	949	28.0	25.9-30.3	2,008	72.0	69.7-74.1
African American	810	261	24.7	21.0-28.8	549	75.3	71.2-79.0
Other Minorities	202	38	19.9	12.7-29.6	164	80.1	70.4-87.3
AGE
18-24	245	19	9.1	5.1-15.6	226	90.9	84.4-94.9
25-34	638	64	8.7	6.3-11.8	574	91.3	88.2-93.7
35-44	842	147	15.5	12.6-18.9	695	84.5	81.1-87.4
45-54	812	276	33.9	29.3-38.8	536	66.1	61.2-70.7
55-64	612	271	46.1	40.6-51.7	341	53.9	48.3-59.4
65-74	465	242	50.7	44.4-57.0	223	49.3	43.0-55.6
75+	384	228	57.5	50.7-64.1	156	42.5	35.9-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	583	258	35.8	30.4-41.5	325	64.2	58.5-69.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,071	374	29.5	25.8-33.4	697	70.5	66.6-74.2
Some Post-H.S.	948	294	25.6	22.0-29.5	654	74.4	70.5-78.0
College Graduate	1,412	327	19.5	17.0-22.4	1,085	80.5	77.6-83.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	358	169	43.0	35.3-51.1	189	57.0	48.9-64.7
$15,000- 24,999	662	223	28.0	23.5-33.0	439	72.0	67.0-76.5
$25,000- 34,999	403	125	26.9	20.9-33.9	278	73.1	66.1-79.1
$35,000- 49,999	546	140	19.4	15.6-23.8	406	80.6	76.2-84.4
$50,000-74,999	471	125	24.0	19.3-29.4	346	76.0	70.6-80.7
$75,000+	657	132	18.1	14.7-22.2	525	81.9	77.8-85.3
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
Northeast NC II	509	212	34.9	30.3-39.7	297	65.1	60.3-69.7
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

-Piedmont NC

4,029

1,257

26.4

24.6-28.3

2,772

73.6

71.7-75.4

GENDER

Male

1,518

357

19.7

17.2-22.6

1,161

80.3

77.4-82.8

Female

2,511

900

32.7

30.3-35.3

1,611

67.3

64.7-69.7

RACE

White

2,957

949

28.0

25.9-30.3

2,008

72.0

69.7-74.1

African American

810

261

24.7

21.0-28.8

549

75.3

71.2-79.0

Other Minorities

202

19.9

12.7-29.6

164

80.1

70.4-87.3

AGE

18-24

245

9.1

5.1-15.6

226

90.9

84.4-94.9

25-34

638

8.7

6.3-11.8

574

91.3

88.2-93.7

35-44

842

147

15.5

12.6-18.9

695

84.5

81.1-87.4

45-54

812

276

33.9

29.3-38.8

536

66.1

61.2-70.7

55-64

612

271

46.1

40.6-51.7

341

53.9

48.3-59.4

65-74

465

242

50.7

44.4-57.0

223

49.3

43.0-55.6

75+

384

228

57.5

50.7-64.1

156

42.5

35.9-49.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

583

258

35.8

30.4-41.5

325

64.2

58.5-69.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,071

374

29.5

25.8-33.4

697

70.5

66.6-74.2

Some Post-H.S.

948

294

25.6

22.0-29.5

654

74.4

70.5-78.0

College Graduate

1,412

327

19.5

17.0-22.4

1,085

80.5

77.6-83.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

358

169

43.0

35.3-51.1

189

57.0

48.9-64.7

$15,000- 24,999

662

223

28.0

23.5-33.0

439

72.0

67.0-76.5

$25,000- 34,999

403

125

26.9

20.9-33.9

278

73.1

66.1-79.1

$35,000- 49,999

546

140

19.4

15.6-23.8

406

80.6

76.2-84.4

$50,000-74,999

471

125

24.0

19.3-29.4

346

76.0

70.6-80.7

$75,000+

657

132

18.1

14.7-22.2

525

81.9

77.8-85.3

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

Northeast NC II

509

212

34.9

30.3-39.7

297

65.1

60.3-69.7

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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