BRFSS 2005 - Buncombe County: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
-Buncombe County	452	196	36.6	31.2-42.3	256	63.4	57.7-68.8
GENDER
Male	161	61	31.4	23.3-40.8	100	68.6	59.2-76.7
Female	291	135	41.8	35.3-48.5	156	58.2	51.5-64.7
RACE
White	383	168	37.3	31.8-43.2	215	62.7	56.8-68.2
Other	69	28	33.6	19.5-51.4	41	66.4	48.6-80.5
AGE
18-44	169	52	28.0	20.5-37.0	117	72.0	63.0-79.5
45+	281	143	47.8	41.3-54.3	138	52.2	45.7-58.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	179	86	39.8	30.2-50.3	93	60.2	49.7-69.8
Some College +	270	110	34.7	28.5-41.5	160	65.3	58.5-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	262	124	41.0	33.6-48.9	138	59.0	51.1-66.4
$50,000+	121	44	31.5	23.5-40.8	77	68.5	59.2-76.5

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
-Buncombe County	452	196	36.6	31.2-42.3	256	63.4	57.7-68.8
GENDER
Male	161	61	31.4	23.3-40.8	100	68.6	59.2-76.7
Female	291	135	41.8	35.3-48.5	156	58.2	51.5-64.7
RACE
White	383	168	37.3	31.8-43.2	215	62.7	56.8-68.2
Other	69	28	33.6	19.5-51.4	41	66.4	48.6-80.5
AGE
18-44	169	52	28.0	20.5-37.0	117	72.0	63.0-79.5
45+	281	143	47.8	41.3-54.3	138	52.2	45.7-58.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	179	86	39.8	30.2-50.3	93	60.2	49.7-69.8
Some College +	270	110	34.7	28.5-41.5	160	65.3	58.5-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	262	124	41.0	33.6-48.9	138	59.0	51.1-66.4
$50,000+	121	44	31.5	23.5-40.8	77	68.5	59.2-76.5

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Arthritis Burden

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?