BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,951	1,723	32.9	30.8-35.0	3,228	67.1	65.0-69.2
-Piedmont NC	1,989	635	31.6	28.7-34.7	1,354	68.4	65.3-71.3
GENDER
Male	666	184	27.9	23.1-33.3	482	72.1	66.7-76.9
Female	1,323	451	34.4	30.9-38.1	872	65.6	61.9-69.1
RACE
White	1,519	467	30.5	27.2-34.0	1,052	69.5	66.0-72.8
African American	390	139	32.4	26.3-39.1	251	67.6	60.9-73.7
Other Minorities	67	22	42.4	26.1-60.5	45	57.6	39.5-73.9
AGE
18-24	65	13	21.2	9.7-40.2	52	78.8	59.8-90.3
25-34	179	36	23.1	15.8-32.5	143	76.9	67.5-84.2
35-44	333	76	22.8	17.2-29.5	257	77.2	70.5-82.8
45-54	442	162	40.4	33.8-47.3	280	59.6	52.7-66.2
55-64	391	129	34.0	27.6-41.1	262	66.0	58.9-72.4
65-74	300	99	29.3	23.0-36.5	201	70.7	63.5-77.0
75+	265	116	43.6	35.9-51.7	149	56.4	48.3-64.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	344	148	44.2	36.5-52.2	196	55.8	47.8-63.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	574	184	31.8	26.3-38.0	390	68.2	62.0-73.7
Some Post-H.S.	471	143	26.2	21.3-31.8	328	73.8	68.2-78.7
College Graduate	593	156	27.0	22.3-32.3	437	73.0	67.7-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	217	105	50.9	40.5-61.1	112	49.1	38.9-59.5
$15,000- 24,999	334	124	38.1	30.7-46.1	210	61.9	53.9-69.3
$25,000- 34,999	199	60	28.7	20.5-38.7	139	71.3	61.3-79.5
$35,000- 49,999	260	56	17.9	12.7-24.5	204	82.1	75.5-87.3
$50,000-74,999	226	59	22.9	16.5-30.7	167	77.1	69.3-83.5
$75,000+	274	54	21.4	15.6-28.4	220	78.6	71.6-84.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	242	81	32.1	25.8-39.0	161	67.9	61.0-74.2
Guilford	223	64	29.4	22.8-36.9	159	70.6	63.1-77.2
Mecklenburg	209	65	28.1	21.9-35.1	144	71.9	64.9-78.1
Orange	200	49	20.6	15.0-27.6	151	79.4	72.4-85.0
Wake	181	51	30.5	22.6-39.8	130	69.5	60.2-77.4
Chatham/Lee	202	62	23.5	17.6-30.6	140	76.5	69.4-82.4
Nash/Wilson	207	73	27.8	21.7-34.8	134	72.2	65.2-78.3
Craven/Pamlico	261	99	33.8	27.6-40.7	162	66.2	59.3-72.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	234	87	38.1	29.6-47.4	147	61.9	52.6-70.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	245	79	28.1	22.2-34.8	166	71.9	65.2-77.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	254	91	28.9	22.3-36.5	163	71.1	63.5-77.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	239	96	31.9	21.9-43.9	143	68.1	56.1-78.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	254	101	39.8	33.2-46.9	153	60.2	53.1-66.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	239	94	36.5	29.9-43.7	145	63.5	56.3-70.1
Northeast NC I	260	88	34.5	28.0-41.7	172	65.5	58.3-72.0
Northeast NC II	288	110	38.6	32.4-45.3	178	61.4	54.7-67.6
Northeastern Partnership	548	198	37.1	32.4-42.1	350	62.9	57.9-67.6
Mountain AHEC	733	270	33.3	28.9-38.1	463	66.7	61.9-71.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,808	662	33.8	30.3-37.5	1,146	66.2	62.5-69.7
Piedmont	1,989	635	31.6	28.7-34.7	1,354	68.4	65.3-71.3
Western NC	1,154	426	35.4	31.4-39.7	728	64.6	60.3-68.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,951

1,723

32.9

30.8-35.0

3,228

67.1

65.0-69.2

-Piedmont NC

1,989

635

31.6

28.7-34.7

1,354

68.4

65.3-71.3

GENDER

Male

666

184

27.9

23.1-33.3

482

72.1

66.7-76.9

Female

1,323

451

34.4

30.9-38.1

872

65.6

61.9-69.1

RACE

White

1,519

467

30.5

27.2-34.0

1,052

69.5

66.0-72.8

African American

390

139

32.4

26.3-39.1

251

67.6

60.9-73.7

Other Minorities

42.4

26.1-60.5

57.6

39.5-73.9

AGE

18-24

21.2

9.7-40.2

78.8

59.8-90.3

25-34

179

23.1

15.8-32.5

143

76.9

67.5-84.2

35-44

333

22.8

17.2-29.5

257

77.2

70.5-82.8

45-54

442

162

40.4

33.8-47.3

280

59.6

52.7-66.2

55-64

391

129

34.0

27.6-41.1

262

66.0

58.9-72.4

65-74

300

29.3

23.0-36.5

201

70.7

63.5-77.0

75+

265

116

43.6

35.9-51.7

149

56.4

48.3-64.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

344

148

44.2

36.5-52.2

196

55.8

47.8-63.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

574

184

31.8

26.3-38.0

390

68.2

62.0-73.7

Some Post-H.S.

471

143

26.2

21.3-31.8

328

73.8

68.2-78.7

College Graduate

593

156

27.0

22.3-32.3

437

73.0

67.7-77.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

217

105

50.9

40.5-61.1

112

49.1

38.9-59.5

$15,000- 24,999

334

124

38.1

30.7-46.1

210

61.9

53.9-69.3

$25,000- 34,999

199

28.7

20.5-38.7

139

71.3

61.3-79.5

$35,000- 49,999

260

17.9

12.7-24.5

204

82.1

75.5-87.3

$50,000-74,999

226

22.9

16.5-30.7

167

77.1

69.3-83.5

$75,000+

274

21.4

15.6-28.4

220

78.6

71.6-84.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

242

32.1

25.8-39.0

161

67.9

61.0-74.2

Guilford

223

29.4

22.8-36.9

159

70.6

63.1-77.2

Mecklenburg

209

28.1

21.9-35.1

144

71.9

64.9-78.1

Orange

200

20.6

15.0-27.6

151

79.4

72.4-85.0

Wake

181

30.5

22.6-39.8

130

69.5

60.2-77.4

Chatham/Lee

202

23.5

17.6-30.6

140

76.5

69.4-82.4

Nash/Wilson

207

27.8

21.7-34.8

134

72.2

65.2-78.3

Craven/Pamlico

261

33.8

27.6-40.7

162

66.2

59.3-72.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

234

38.1

29.6-47.4

147

61.9

52.6-70.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

245

28.1

22.2-34.8

166

71.9

65.2-77.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

254

28.9

22.3-36.5

163

71.1

63.5-77.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

239

31.9

21.9-43.9

143

68.1

56.1-78.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

254

101

39.8

33.2-46.9

153

60.2

53.1-66.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

239

36.5

29.9-43.7

145

63.5

56.3-70.1

Northeast NC I

260

34.5

28.0-41.7

172

65.5

58.3-72.0

Northeast NC II

288

110

38.6

32.4-45.3

178

61.4

54.7-67.6

Northeastern Partnership

548

198

37.1

32.4-42.1

350

62.9

57.9-67.6

Mountain AHEC

733

270

33.3

28.9-38.1

463

66.7

61.9-71.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,808

662

33.8

30.3-37.5

1,146

66.2

62.5-69.7

Piedmont

1,989

635

31.6

28.7-34.7

1,354

68.4

65.3-71.3

Western NC

1,154

426

35.4

31.4-39.7

728

64.6

60.3-68.6

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents 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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