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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	1,065	935	87.1	83.8-89.8	130	12.9	10.2-16.2
GENDER
Male	367	315	84.2	78.2-88.8	52	15.8	11.2-21.8
Female	698	620	89.4	85.6-92.2	78	10.6	7.8-14.4
RACE
White	984	864	87.1	83.7-89.8	120	12.9	10.2-16.3
African American	37	32	83.0	54.4-95.2	5	17.0	4.8-45.6
Other Minorities	39	35	93.5	77.1-98.4	4	6.5	1.6-22.9
AGE
18-24	36	25	68.9	48.8-83.8	11	31.1	16.2-51.2
25-34	93	71	72.0	57.3-83.1	22	28.0	16.9-42.7
35-44	153	126	85.0	75.4-91.4	27	15.0	8.6-24.6
45-54	227	202	90.0	83.0-94.3	25	10.0	5.7-17.0
55-64	206	193	95.6	91.3-97.8	13	4.4	2.2- 8.7
65-74	199	181	90.8	84.4-94.7	18	9.2	5.3-15.6
75+	142	129	92.6	86.3-96.1	13	7.4	3.9-13.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	206	185	90.4	81.6-95.2	21	9.6	4.8-18.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	343	303	86.9	81.0-91.2	40	13.1	8.8-19.0
Some Post-H.S.	261	226	85.4	78.1-90.6	35	14.6	9.4-21.9
College Graduate	252	218	86.0	78.3-91.2	34	14.0	8.8-21.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	187	172	91.3	82.5-95.9	15	8.7	4.1-17.5
$15,000- 24,999	207	178	86.8	79.7-91.7	29	13.2	8.3-20.3
$25,000- 34,999	124	107	81.4	67.7-90.2	17	18.6	9.8-32.3
$35,000- 49,999	126	106	84.2	73.0-91.3	20	15.8	8.7-27.0
$50,000-74,999	93	81	89.2	79.5-94.7	12	10.8	5.3-20.5
$75,000+	96	81	80.1	65.2-89.6	15	19.9	10.4-34.8
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

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

-Western NC

1,065

935

87.1

83.8-89.8

130

12.9

10.2-16.2

GENDER

Male

367

315

84.2

78.2-88.8

15.8

11.2-21.8

Female

698

620

89.4

85.6-92.2

10.6

7.8-14.4

RACE

White

984

864

87.1

83.7-89.8

120

12.9

10.2-16.3

African American

83.0

54.4-95.2

17.0

4.8-45.6

Other Minorities

93.5

77.1-98.4

6.5

1.6-22.9

AGE

18-24

68.9

48.8-83.8

31.1

16.2-51.2

25-34

72.0

57.3-83.1

28.0

16.9-42.7

35-44

153

126

85.0

75.4-91.4

15.0

8.6-24.6

45-54

227

202

90.0

83.0-94.3

10.0

5.7-17.0

55-64

206

193

95.6

91.3-97.8

4.4

2.2- 8.7

65-74

199

181

90.8

84.4-94.7

9.2

5.3-15.6

75+

142

129

92.6

86.3-96.1

7.4

3.9-13.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

206

185

90.4

81.6-95.2

9.6

4.8-18.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

343

303

86.9

81.0-91.2

13.1

8.8-19.0

Some Post-H.S.

261

226

85.4

78.1-90.6

14.6

9.4-21.9

College Graduate

252

218

86.0

78.3-91.2

14.0

8.8-21.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

187

172

91.3

82.5-95.9

8.7

4.1-17.5

$15,000- 24,999

207

178

86.8

79.7-91.7

13.2

8.3-20.3

$25,000- 34,999

124

107

81.4

67.7-90.2

18.6

9.8-32.3

$35,000- 49,999

126

106

84.2

73.0-91.3

15.8

8.7-27.0

$50,000-74,999

89.2

79.5-94.7

10.8

5.3-20.5

$75,000+

80.1

65.2-89.6

19.9

10.4-34.8

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

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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