BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Arthritis

The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,425	4,632	43.8	42.2-45.4	4,793	56.2	54.6-57.8
-Western NC	2,076	1,070	47.4	43.9-50.9	1,006	52.6	49.1-56.1
GENDER
Male	778	367	42.1	36.7-47.8	411	57.9	52.2-63.3
Female	1,298	703	52.4	48.3-56.4	595	47.6	43.6-51.7
RACE
White	1,891	989	48.2	44.7-51.8	902	51.8	48.2-55.3
African American	72	37	55.2	35.1-73.8	35	44.8	26.2-64.9
Other Minorities	104	39	26.9	13.2-47.0	65	73.1	53.0-86.8
AGE
18-24	136	36	25.8	17.6-36.2	100	74.2	63.8-82.4
25-34	282	93	29.2	21.4-38.4	189	70.8	61.6-78.6
35-44	342	154	46.4	38.4-54.5	188	53.6	45.5-61.6
45-54	382	227	53.1	44.7-61.4	155	46.9	38.6-55.3
55-64	355	206	59.2	51.5-66.5	149	40.8	33.5-48.5
65-74	343	200	58.1	50.8-65.2	143	41.9	34.8-49.2
75+	220	145	63.4	54.7-71.3	75	36.6	28.7-45.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	208	53.3	42.3-63.9	143	46.7	36.1-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	644	343	47.1	41.3-53.0	301	52.9	47.0-58.7
Some Post-H.S.	547	263	41.9	35.6-48.5	284	58.1	51.5-64.4
College Graduate	527	253	49.6	43.8-55.4	274	50.4	44.6-56.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	188	66.9	57.6-75.1	84	33.1	24.9-42.4
$15,000- 24,999	408	208	45.0	36.8-53.4	200	55.0	46.6-63.2
$25,000- 34,999	255	125	47.1	38.2-56.3	130	52.9	43.7-61.8
$35,000- 49,999	270	126	46.7	37.7-56.0	144	53.3	44.0-62.3
$50,000-74,999	206	93	41.9	33.0-51.3	113	58.1	48.7-67.0
$75,000+	205	96	45.8	36.6-55.3	109	54.2	44.7-63.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	229	46.9	41.5-52.4	224	53.1	47.6-58.5
Guilford	445	216	45.5	40.1-51.1	229	54.5	48.9-59.9
Mecklenburg	449	207	41.4	35.8-47.2	242	58.6	52.8-64.2
Orange	451	197	36.8	30.6-43.4	254	63.2	56.6-69.4
Wake	453	174	35.2	30.3-40.4	279	64.8	59.6-69.7
Chatham/Lee	400	189	44.4	38.2-50.8	211	55.6	49.2-61.8
Nash/Wilson	379	191	46.7	40.7-52.7	188	53.3	47.3-59.3
Craven/Pamlico	454	247	50.3	44.7-55.8	207	49.7	44.2-55.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	226	49.6	43.7-55.5	211	50.4	44.5-56.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	227	43.7	37.5-50.1	229	56.3	49.9-62.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	233	44.8	37.2-52.8	243	55.2	47.2-62.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	215	48.9	38.2-59.7	210	51.1	40.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	244	46.4	41.3-51.6	227	53.6	48.4-58.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	227	49.5	43.3-55.7	190	50.5	44.3-56.7
Northeast NC I	461	237	50.1	43.8-56.4	224	49.9	43.6-56.2
Northeast NC II	511	262	47.9	42.7-53.2	249	52.1	46.8-57.3
Northeastern Partnership	972	499	48.7	44.6-52.8	473	51.3	47.2-55.4
Mountain AHEC	1,306	681	49.9	45.6-54.2	625	50.1	45.8-54.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,305	1,696	45.7	42.8-48.6	1,609	54.3	51.4-57.2
Piedmont	4,044	1,866	42.0	39.8-44.2	2,178	58.0	55.8-60.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,425

4,632

43.8

42.2-45.4

4,793

56.2

54.6-57.8

-Western NC

2,076

1,070

47.4

43.9-50.9

1,006

52.6

49.1-56.1

GENDER

Male

778

367

42.1

36.7-47.8

411

57.9

52.2-63.3

Female

1,298

703

52.4

48.3-56.4

595

47.6

43.6-51.7

RACE

White

1,891

989

48.2

44.7-51.8

902

51.8

48.2-55.3

African American

55.2

35.1-73.8

44.8

26.2-64.9

Other Minorities

104

26.9

13.2-47.0

73.1

53.0-86.8

AGE

18-24

136

25.8

17.6-36.2

100

74.2

63.8-82.4

25-34

282

29.2

21.4-38.4

189

70.8

61.6-78.6

35-44

342

154

46.4

38.4-54.5

188

53.6

45.5-61.6

45-54

382

227

53.1

44.7-61.4

155

46.9

38.6-55.3

55-64

355

206

59.2

51.5-66.5

149

40.8

33.5-48.5

65-74

343

200

58.1

50.8-65.2

143

41.9

34.8-49.2

75+

220

145

63.4

54.7-71.3

36.6

28.7-45.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

208

53.3

42.3-63.9

143

46.7

36.1-57.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

644

343

47.1

41.3-53.0

301

52.9

47.0-58.7

Some Post-H.S.

547

263

41.9

35.6-48.5

284

58.1

51.5-64.4

College Graduate

527

253

49.6

43.8-55.4

274

50.4

44.6-56.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

188

66.9

57.6-75.1

33.1

24.9-42.4

$15,000- 24,999

408

208

45.0

36.8-53.4

200

55.0

46.6-63.2

$25,000- 34,999

255

125

47.1

38.2-56.3

130

52.9

43.7-61.8

$35,000- 49,999

270

126

46.7

37.7-56.0

144

53.3

44.0-62.3

$50,000-74,999

206

41.9

33.0-51.3

113

58.1

48.7-67.0

$75,000+

205

45.8

36.6-55.3

109

54.2

44.7-63.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

229

46.9

41.5-52.4

224

53.1

47.6-58.5

Guilford

445

216

45.5

40.1-51.1

229

54.5

48.9-59.9

Mecklenburg

449

207

41.4

35.8-47.2

242

58.6

52.8-64.2

Orange

451

197

36.8

30.6-43.4

254

63.2

56.6-69.4

Wake

453

174

35.2

30.3-40.4

279

64.8

59.6-69.7

Chatham/Lee

400

189

44.4

38.2-50.8

211

55.6

49.2-61.8

Nash/Wilson

379

191

46.7

40.7-52.7

188

53.3

47.3-59.3

Craven/Pamlico

454

247

50.3

44.7-55.8

207

49.7

44.2-55.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

226

49.6

43.7-55.5

211

50.4

44.5-56.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

227

43.7

37.5-50.1

229

56.3

49.9-62.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

233

44.8

37.2-52.8

243

55.2

47.2-62.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

215

48.9

38.2-59.7

210

51.1

40.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

244

46.4

41.3-51.6

227

53.6

48.4-58.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

227

49.5

43.3-55.7

190

50.5

44.3-56.7

Northeast NC I

461

237

50.1

43.8-56.4

224

49.9

43.6-56.2

Northeast NC II

511

262

47.9

42.7-53.2

249

52.1

46.8-57.3

Northeastern Partnership

972

499

48.7

44.6-52.8

473

51.3

47.2-55.4

Mountain AHEC

1,306

681

49.9

45.6-54.2

625

50.1

45.8-54.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,305

1,696

45.7

42.8-48.6

1,609

54.3

51.4-57.2

Piedmont

4,044

1,866

42.0

39.8-44.2

2,178

58.0

55.8-60.2

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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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