BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,133	5,964	27.3	26.5-28.2	11,169	72.7	71.8-73.5
-Eastern NC	5,521	2,023	29.3	27.8-30.8	3,498	70.7	69.2-72.2
GENDER
Male	1,918	577	24.2	21.9-26.7	1,341	75.8	73.3-78.1
Female	3,603	1,446	34.0	32.2-35.9	2,157	66.0	64.1-67.8
RACE
White	3,688	1,358	30.1	28.3-31.9	2,330	69.9	68.1-71.7
African American	1,353	521	32.2	29.1-35.4	832	67.8	64.6-70.9
Other Minorities	463	137	17.4	13.9-21.5	326	82.6	78.5-86.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	33	8.6	5.5-13.1	211	91.4	86.9-94.5
Non-Hispanic	5,271	1,988	31.0	29.5-32.6	3,283	69.0	67.4-70.5
AGE
18-24	277	16	4.9	2.3-10.1	261	95.1	89.9-97.7
25-34	772	78	9.2	6.9-12.1	694	90.8	87.9-93.1
35-44	983	208	18.9	16.2-22.0	775	81.1	78.0-83.8
45-54	1,130	412	34.2	30.8-37.7	718	65.8	62.3-69.2
55-64	1,034	512	48.7	45.0-52.5	522	51.3	47.5-55.0
65-74	760	466	61.6	57.5-65.6	294	38.4	34.4-42.5
75+	535	325	59.2	54.1-64.1	210	40.8	35.9-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	424	36.6	32.4-41.0	437	63.4	59.0-67.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,826	722	31.7	28.9-34.6	1,104	68.3	65.4-71.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,411	486	26.9	24.3-29.7	925	73.1	70.3-75.7
College Graduate	1,416	390	23.0	20.6-25.5	1,026	77.0	74.5-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	750	418	46.8	42.2-51.5	332	53.2	48.5-57.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,030	391	27.6	24.3-31.2	639	72.4	68.8-75.7
$25,000- 34,999	709	241	28.8	24.2-34.0	468	71.2	66.0-75.8
$35,000- 49,999	782	243	26.4	23.1-30.1	539	73.6	69.9-76.9
$50,000-74,999	708	198	24.2	20.7-28.0	510	75.8	72.0-79.3
$75,000+	753	201	24.5	21.2-28.2	552	75.5	71.8-78.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,878	1,151	53.5	50.2-56.8	727	46.5	43.2-49.8
No	3,513	841	18.8	17.3-20.4	2,672	81.2	79.6-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	894	326	33.3	29.5-37.4	568	66.7	62.6-70.5
Non-Veteran	4,621	1,696	28.4	26.9-30.1	2,925	71.6	69.9-73.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,133

5,964

27.3

26.5-28.2

11,169

72.7

71.8-73.5

-Eastern NC

5,521

2,023

29.3

27.8-30.8

3,498

70.7

69.2-72.2

GENDER

Male

1,918

577

24.2

21.9-26.7

1,341

75.8

73.3-78.1

Female

3,603

1,446

34.0

32.2-35.9

2,157

66.0

64.1-67.8

RACE

White

3,688

1,358

30.1

28.3-31.9

2,330

69.9

68.1-71.7

African American

1,353

521

32.2

29.1-35.4

832

67.8

64.6-70.9

Other Minorities

463

137

17.4

13.9-21.5

326

82.6

78.5-86.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

8.6

5.5-13.1

211

91.4

86.9-94.5

Non-Hispanic

5,271

1,988

31.0

29.5-32.6

3,283

69.0

67.4-70.5

AGE

18-24

277

4.9

2.3-10.1

261

95.1

89.9-97.7

25-34

772

9.2

6.9-12.1

694

90.8

87.9-93.1

35-44

983

208

18.9

16.2-22.0

775

81.1

78.0-83.8

45-54

1,130

412

34.2

30.8-37.7

718

65.8

62.3-69.2

55-64

1,034

512

48.7

45.0-52.5

522

51.3

47.5-55.0

65-74

760

466

61.6

57.5-65.6

294

38.4

34.4-42.5

75+

535

325

59.2

54.1-64.1

210

40.8

35.9-45.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

424

36.6

32.4-41.0

437

63.4

59.0-67.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,826

722

31.7

28.9-34.6

1,104

68.3

65.4-71.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,411

486

26.9

24.3-29.7

925

73.1

70.3-75.7

College Graduate

1,416

390

23.0

20.6-25.5

1,026

77.0

74.5-79.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

750

418

46.8

42.2-51.5

332

53.2

48.5-57.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,030

391

27.6

24.3-31.2

639

72.4

68.8-75.7

$25,000- 34,999

709

241

28.8

24.2-34.0

468

71.2

66.0-75.8

$35,000- 49,999

782

243

26.4

23.1-30.1

539

73.6

69.9-76.9

$50,000-74,999

708

198

24.2

20.7-28.0

510

75.8

72.0-79.3

$75,000+

753

201

24.5

21.2-28.2

552

75.5

71.8-78.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,878

1,151

53.5

50.2-56.8

727

46.5

43.2-49.8

3,513

841

18.8

17.3-20.4

2,672

81.2

79.6-82.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

894

326

33.3

29.5-37.4

568

66.7

62.6-70.5

Non-Veteran

4,621

1,696

28.4

26.9-30.1

2,925

71.6

69.9-73.1

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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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