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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,607	3,866	82.9	81.1-84.6	741	17.1	15.4-18.9
-Piedmont NC	1,856	1,518	81.2	78.4-83.7	338	18.8	16.3-21.6
GENDER
Male	635	498	80.1	75.4-84.1	137	19.9	15.9-24.6
Female	1,221	1,020	82.1	78.6-85.1	201	17.9	14.9-21.4
RACE
White	1,415	1,182	83.2	80.1-85.9	233	16.8	14.1-19.9
African American	367	289	77.4	70.5-83.0	78	22.6	17.0-29.5
Other Minorities	59	40	67.8	49.6-81.8	19	32.2	18.2-50.4
AGE
18-24	72	40	61.2	44.4-75.7	32	38.8	24.3-55.6
25-34	179	123	70.9	61.6-78.7	56	29.1	21.3-38.4
35-44	322	247	73.2	66.0-79.4	75	26.8	20.6-34.0
45-54	428	348	84.7	79.6-88.7	80	15.3	11.3-20.4
55-64	364	317	89.3	84.4-92.8	47	10.7	7.2-15.6
65-74	253	230	94.9	90.7-97.2	23	5.1	2.8- 9.3
75+	224	204	93.1	88.1-96.2	20	6.9	3.8-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	264	86.1	79.0-91.1	35	13.9	8.9-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	537	445	84.5	79.9-88.3	92	15.5	11.7-20.1
Some Post-H.S.	447	359	76.6	70.0-82.1	88	23.4	17.9-30.0
College Graduate	567	448	79.7	74.6-84.0	119	20.3	16.0-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	194	172	88.2	80.3-93.2	22	11.8	6.8-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	322	264	80.3	73.1-85.9	58	19.7	14.1-26.9
$25,000- 34,999	178	144	82.8	74.3-89.0	34	17.2	11.0-25.7
$35,000- 49,999	247	202	80.4	72.0-86.7	45	19.6	13.3-28.0
$50,000-74,999	215	179	81.4	73.1-87.6	36	18.6	12.4-26.9
$75,000+	267	213	79.2	70.1-86.0	54	20.8	14.0-29.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	227	204	84.3	76.0-90.0	23	15.7	10.0-24.0
Guilford	215	179	84.1	77.2-89.2	36	15.9	10.8-22.8
Mecklenburg	205	159	70.6	61.2-78.5	46	29.4	21.5-38.8
Orange	196	150	72.1	62.7-79.9	46	27.9	20.1-37.3
Wake	173	134	75.5	66.8-82.5	39	24.5	17.5-33.2
Chatham/Lee	189	156	75.9	66.5-83.3	33	24.1	16.7-33.5
Nash/Wilson	189	172	89.4	82.7-93.7	17	10.6	6.3-17.3
Craven/Pamlico	246	204	78.7	70.6-85.1	42	21.3	14.9-29.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	224	185	85.2	79.5-89.6	39	14.8	10.4-20.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	227	199	85.9	78.8-90.9	28	14.1	9.1-21.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	190	79.3	71.3-85.5	43	20.7	14.5-28.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	215	184	88.7	82.1-93.1	31	11.3	6.9-17.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	244	199	78.2	71.2-83.9	45	21.8	16.1-28.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	224	187	81.1	73.9-86.8	37	18.9	13.2-26.1
Northeast NC I	235	189	78.3	70.8-84.3	46	21.7	15.7-29.2
Northeast NC II	261	217	80.8	73.9-86.3	44	19.2	13.7-26.1
Northeastern Partnership	496	406	79.9	74.8-84.1	90	20.1	15.9-25.2
Mountain AHEC	678	594	85.3	80.8-88.9	84	14.7	11.1-19.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,686	1,413	83.8	80.8-86.4	273	16.2	13.6-19.2
Piedmont	1,856	1,518	81.2	78.4-83.7	338	18.8	16.3-21.6
Western NC	1,065	935	87.1	83.8-89.8	130	12.9	10.2-16.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,607

3,866

82.9

81.1-84.6

741

17.1

15.4-18.9

-Piedmont NC

1,856

1,518

81.2

78.4-83.7

338

18.8

16.3-21.6

GENDER

Male

635

498

80.1

75.4-84.1

137

19.9

15.9-24.6

Female

1,221

1,020

82.1

78.6-85.1

201

17.9

14.9-21.4

RACE

White

1,415

1,182

83.2

80.1-85.9

233

16.8

14.1-19.9

African American

367

289

77.4

70.5-83.0

22.6

17.0-29.5

Other Minorities

67.8

49.6-81.8

32.2

18.2-50.4

AGE

18-24

61.2

44.4-75.7

38.8

24.3-55.6

25-34

179

123

70.9

61.6-78.7

29.1

21.3-38.4

35-44

322

247

73.2

66.0-79.4

26.8

20.6-34.0

45-54

428

348

84.7

79.6-88.7

15.3

11.3-20.4

55-64

364

317

89.3

84.4-92.8

10.7

7.2-15.6

65-74

253

230

94.9

90.7-97.2

5.1

2.8- 9.3

75+

224

204

93.1

88.1-96.2

6.9

3.8-11.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

299

264

86.1

79.0-91.1

13.9

8.9-21.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

537

445

84.5

79.9-88.3

15.5

11.7-20.1

Some Post-H.S.

447

359

76.6

70.0-82.1

23.4

17.9-30.0

College Graduate

567

448

79.7

74.6-84.0

119

20.3

16.0-25.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

194

172

88.2

80.3-93.2

11.8

6.8-19.7

$15,000- 24,999

322

264

80.3

73.1-85.9

19.7

14.1-26.9

$25,000- 34,999

178

144

82.8

74.3-89.0

17.2

11.0-25.7

$35,000- 49,999

247

202

80.4

72.0-86.7

19.6

13.3-28.0

$50,000-74,999

215

179

81.4

73.1-87.6

18.6

12.4-26.9

$75,000+

267

213

79.2

70.1-86.0

20.8

14.0-29.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

227

204

84.3

76.0-90.0

15.7

10.0-24.0

Guilford

215

179

84.1

77.2-89.2

15.9

10.8-22.8

Mecklenburg

205

159

70.6

61.2-78.5

29.4

21.5-38.8

Orange

196

150

72.1

62.7-79.9

27.9

20.1-37.3

Wake

173

134

75.5

66.8-82.5

24.5

17.5-33.2

Chatham/Lee

189

156

75.9

66.5-83.3

24.1

16.7-33.5

Nash/Wilson

189

172

89.4

82.7-93.7

10.6

6.3-17.3

Craven/Pamlico

246

204

78.7

70.6-85.1

21.3

14.9-29.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

224

185

85.2

79.5-89.6

14.8

10.4-20.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

227

199

85.9

78.8-90.9

14.1

9.1-21.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

190

79.3

71.3-85.5

20.7

14.5-28.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

215

184

88.7

82.1-93.1

11.3

6.9-17.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

244

199

78.2

71.2-83.9

21.8

16.1-28.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

224

187

81.1

73.9-86.8

18.9

13.2-26.1

Northeast NC I

235

189

78.3

70.8-84.3

21.7

15.7-29.2

Northeast NC II

261

217

80.8

73.9-86.3

19.2

13.7-26.1

Northeastern Partnership

496

406

79.9

74.8-84.1

20.1

15.9-25.2

Mountain AHEC

678

594

85.3

80.8-88.9

14.7

11.1-19.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,686

1,413

83.8

80.8-86.4

273

16.2

13.6-19.2

Piedmont

1,856

1,518

81.2

78.4-83.7

338

18.8

16.3-21.6

Western NC

1,065

935

87.1

83.8-89.8

130

12.9

10.2-16.2

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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