BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Arthritis

In this next question we are referring to work for pay.Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,430	1,060	28.5	26.2-31.0	2,370	71.5	69.0-73.8
-Western NC	776	264	35.2	30.2-40.6	512	64.8	59.4-69.8
GENDER
Male	280	88	35.6	27.3-44.8	192	64.4	55.2-72.7
Female	496	176	34.9	29.1-41.1	320	65.1	58.9-70.9
RACE
White	709	235	34.6	29.5-40.0	474	65.4	60.0-70.5
African American	31	12	53.6	25.4-79.8	19	46.4	20.2-74.6
Other Minorities	33	16	28.1	9.6-59.1	17	71.9	40.9-90.4
AGE
18-24	34	4	9.8	2.9-28.4	30	90.2	71.6-97.1
25-34	94	22	29.8	17.7-45.5	72	70.2	54.5-82.3
35-44	165	56	36.8	27.0-47.8	109	63.2	52.2-73.0
45-54	242	98	41.7	32.0-52.2	144	58.3	47.8-68.0
55-64	232	82	38.1	28.6-48.5	150	61.9	51.5-71.4
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	51	42.8	29.0-57.9	56	57.2	42.1-71.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	261	108	40.7	32.4-49.7	153	59.3	50.3-67.6
Some Post-H.S.	214	67	34.6	24.6-46.1	147	65.4	53.9-75.4
College Graduate	193	38	21.4	14.4-30.5	155	78.6	69.5-85.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	73	59.4	46.6-71.0	41	40.6	29.0-53.4
$15,000- 24,999	141	53	35.4	23.6-49.3	88	64.6	50.7-76.4
$25,000- 34,999	106	33	35.9	23.3-50.8	73	64.1	49.2-76.7
$35,000- 49,999	105	29	30.9	17.7-48.3	76	69.1	51.7-82.3
$50,000-74,999	91	19	30.2	18.0-46.0	72	69.8	54.0-82.0
$75,000+	84	13	13.5	6.6-25.5	71	86.5	74.5-93.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	153	53	34.9	26.8-44.0	100	65.1	56.0-73.2
Guilford	153	33	20.4	13.9-28.9	120	79.6	71.1-86.1
Mecklenburg	155	28	15.9	10.6-23.2	127	84.1	76.8-89.4
Orange	154	29	17.2	11.4-24.9	125	82.8	75.1-88.6
Wake	145	33	29.1	20.1-40.0	112	70.9	60.0-79.9
Chatham/Lee	138	33	20.1	13.5-28.9	105	79.9	71.1-86.5
Nash/Wilson	142	47	28.0	20.6-36.8	95	72.0	63.2-79.4
Craven/Pamlico	170	46	24.4	18.0-32.3	124	75.6	67.7-82.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	169	51	27.7	20.4-36.3	118	72.3	63.7-79.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	173	57	29.4	22.3-37.6	116	70.6	62.4-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	186	66	29.8	22.4-38.3	120	70.2	61.7-77.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	54	24.3	15.1-36.6	107	75.7	63.4-84.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	189	82	43.8	35.9-52.0	107	56.2	48.0-64.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	160	61	33.9	26.3-42.5	99	66.1	57.5-73.7
Northeast NC I	173	59	37.0	29.0-45.8	114	63.0	54.2-71.0
Northeast NC II	186	74	38.1	30.5-46.4	112	61.9	53.6-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	359	133	37.7	32.0-43.8	226	62.3	56.2-68.0
Mountain AHEC	471	159	33.3	27.6-39.4	312	66.7	60.6-72.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,230	431	31.8	27.6-36.3	799	68.2	63.7-72.4
Piedmont	1,424	365	24.9	21.8-28.3	1,059	75.1	71.7-78.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,430

1,060

28.5

26.2-31.0

2,370

71.5

69.0-73.8

-Western NC

776

264

35.2

30.2-40.6

512

64.8

59.4-69.8

GENDER

Male

280

35.6

27.3-44.8

192

64.4

55.2-72.7

Female

496

176

34.9

29.1-41.1

320

65.1

58.9-70.9

RACE

White

709

235

34.6

29.5-40.0

474

65.4

60.0-70.5

African American

53.6

25.4-79.8

46.4

20.2-74.6

Other Minorities

28.1

9.6-59.1

71.9

40.9-90.4

AGE

18-24

9.8

2.9-28.4

90.2

71.6-97.1

25-34

29.8

17.7-45.5

70.2

54.5-82.3

35-44

165

36.8

27.0-47.8

109

63.2

52.2-73.0

45-54

242

41.7

32.0-52.2

144

58.3

47.8-68.0

55-64

232

38.1

28.6-48.5

150

61.9

51.5-71.4

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

42.8

29.0-57.9

57.2

42.1-71.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

261

108

40.7

32.4-49.7

153

59.3

50.3-67.6

Some Post-H.S.

214

34.6

24.6-46.1

147

65.4

53.9-75.4

College Graduate

193

21.4

14.4-30.5

155

78.6

69.5-85.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

59.4

46.6-71.0

40.6

29.0-53.4

$15,000- 24,999

141

35.4

23.6-49.3

64.6

50.7-76.4

$25,000- 34,999

106

35.9

23.3-50.8

64.1

49.2-76.7

$35,000- 49,999

105

30.9

17.7-48.3

69.1

51.7-82.3

$50,000-74,999

30.2

18.0-46.0

69.8

54.0-82.0

$75,000+

13.5

6.6-25.5

86.5

74.5-93.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

153

34.9

26.8-44.0

100

65.1

56.0-73.2

Guilford

153

20.4

13.9-28.9

120

79.6

71.1-86.1

Mecklenburg

155

15.9

10.6-23.2

127

84.1

76.8-89.4

Orange

154

17.2

11.4-24.9

125

82.8

75.1-88.6

Wake

145

29.1

20.1-40.0

112

70.9

60.0-79.9

Chatham/Lee

138

20.1

13.5-28.9

105

79.9

71.1-86.5

Nash/Wilson

142

28.0

20.6-36.8

72.0

63.2-79.4

Craven/Pamlico

170

24.4

18.0-32.3

124

75.6

67.7-82.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

169

27.7

20.4-36.3

118

72.3

63.7-79.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

173

29.4

22.3-37.6

116

70.6

62.4-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

186

29.8

22.4-38.3

120

70.2

61.7-77.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

24.3

15.1-36.6

107

75.7

63.4-84.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

189

43.8

35.9-52.0

107

56.2

48.0-64.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

160

33.9

26.3-42.5

66.1

57.5-73.7

Northeast NC I

173

37.0

29.0-45.8

114

63.0

54.2-71.0

Northeast NC II

186

38.1

30.5-46.4

112

61.9

53.6-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

359

133

37.7

32.0-43.8

226

62.3

56.2-68.0

Mountain AHEC

471

159

33.3

27.6-39.4

312

66.7

60.6-72.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,230

431

31.8

27.6-36.3

799

68.2

63.7-72.4

Piedmont

1,424

365

24.9

21.8-28.3

1,059

75.1

71.7-78.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

Back to Arthritis.

*This question was asked of respondents (18-64 yrs.) 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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