BRFSS 2003 - Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties: (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 Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties

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
-Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	146	33.2	27.6-39.5	288	66.8	60.5-72.4
GENDER
Male	161	46	30.7	21.3-41.9	115	69.3	58.1-78.7
Female	273	100	35.4	28.9-42.5	173	64.6	57.5-71.1
RACE
White	403	140	34.2	28.3-40.6	263	65.8	59.4-71.7
Other	28	6	23.8	7.6-54.0	22	76.2	46.0-92.4
AGE
18-44	172	33	18.5	13.0-25.7	139	81.5	74.3-87.0
45+	259	111	46.3	38.1-54.8	148	53.7	45.2-61.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	258	100	37.0	30.4-44.1	158	63.0	55.9-69.6
Some College +	173	46	28.6	19.1-40.5	127	71.4	59.5-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	249	93	36.2	29.6-43.4	156	63.8	56.6-70.4
$50,000+	77	15	17.1	10.1-27.5	62	82.9	72.5-89.9
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
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

-Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

146

33.2

27.6-39.5

288

66.8

60.5-72.4

GENDER

Male

161

30.7

21.3-41.9

115

69.3

58.1-78.7

Female

273

100

35.4

28.9-42.5

173

64.6

57.5-71.1

RACE

White

403

140

34.2

28.3-40.6

263

65.8

59.4-71.7

Other

23.8

7.6-54.0

76.2

46.0-92.4

AGE

18-44

172

18.5

13.0-25.7

139

81.5

74.3-87.0

45+

259

111

46.3

38.1-54.8

148

53.7

45.2-61.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

258

100

37.0

30.4-44.1

158

63.0

55.9-69.6

Some College +

173

28.6

19.1-40.5

127

71.4

59.5-80.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

249

36.2

29.6-43.4

156

63.8

56.6-70.4

$50,000+

17.1

10.1-27.5

82.9

72.5-89.9

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

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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