BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (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 Wake County

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
-Wake County	451	106	21.8	17.5-26.7	345	78.2	73.3-82.5
GENDER
Male	176	27	15.0	9.3-23.1	149	85.0	76.9-90.7
Female	275	79	28.1	22.4-34.7	196	71.9	65.3-77.6
RACE
White	324	79	21.8	17.4-27.0	245	78.2	73.0-82.6
Other	124	27	22.1	13.7-33.7	97	77.9	66.3-86.3
AGE
18-44	248	30	10.9	7.2-16.3	218	89.1	83.7-92.8
45+	199	76	40.6	32.6-49.2	123	59.4	50.8-67.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	113	39	30.3	20.5-42.2	74	69.7	57.8-79.5
Some College +	337	66	17.4	13.5-22.2	271	82.6	77.8-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	44	23.5	16.3-32.6	140	76.5	67.4-83.7
$50,000+	189	41	20.6	15.0-27.7	148	79.4	72.3-85.0
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

-Wake County

451

106

21.8

17.5-26.7

345

78.2

73.3-82.5

GENDER

Male

176

15.0

9.3-23.1

149

85.0

76.9-90.7

Female

275

28.1

22.4-34.7

196

71.9

65.3-77.6

RACE

White

324

21.8

17.4-27.0

245

78.2

73.0-82.6

Other

124

22.1

13.7-33.7

77.9

66.3-86.3

AGE

18-44

248

10.9

7.2-16.3

218

89.1

83.7-92.8

45+

199

40.6

32.6-49.2

123

59.4

50.8-67.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

113

30.3

20.5-42.2

69.7

57.8-79.5

Some College +

337

17.4

13.5-22.2

271

82.6

77.8-86.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

184

23.5

16.3-32.6

140

76.5

67.4-83.7

$50,000+

189

20.6

15.0-27.7

148

79.4

72.3-85.0

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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