BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,496	6,465	84.2	83.0-85.4	1,031	15.8	14.6-17.0
-Eastern NC	2,520	2,199	85.5	83.4-87.3	321	14.5	12.7-16.6
GENDER
Male	797	679	82.6	78.6-86.1	118	17.4	13.9-21.4
Female	1,723	1,520	87.7	85.7-89.5	203	12.3	10.5-14.3
RACE
White	1,710	1,493	86.1	83.6-88.2	217	13.9	11.8-16.4
African American	631	552	84.5	79.5-88.4	79	15.5	11.6-20.5
Other Minorities	171	146	82.5	74.0-88.7	25	17.5	11.3-26.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	51	78.1	62.5-88.4	12	21.9	11.6-37.5
Non-Hispanic	2,454	2,145	85.7	83.6-87.6	309	14.3	12.4-16.4
AGE
18-24	57	41	66.0	48.6-80.0	16	34.0	20.0-51.4
25-34	193	154	80.2	72.7-86.1	39	19.8	13.9-27.3
35-44	366	305	84.5	79.6-88.3	61	15.5	11.7-20.4
45-54	578	500	87.0	83.4-89.9	78	13.0	10.1-16.6
55-64	580	532	90.2	86.2-93.1	48	9.8	6.9-13.8
65-74	448	394	87.3	83.2-90.5	54	12.7	9.5-16.8
75+	289	264	90.8	85.8-94.1	25	9.2	5.9-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	469	418	86.8	81.8-90.6	51	13.2	9.4-18.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	848	763	88.5	84.8-91.4	85	11.5	8.6-15.2
Some Post-H.S.	644	553	83.3	78.6-87.2	91	16.7	12.8-21.4
College Graduate	557	463	82.2	77.9-85.8	94	17.8	14.2-22.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	435	402	91.9	87.8-94.7	33	8.1	5.3-12.2
$15,000- 24,999	506	448	86.3	80.5-90.6	58	13.7	9.4-19.5
$25,000- 34,999	321	273	83.3	76.8-88.2	48	16.7	11.8-23.2
$35,000- 49,999	326	281	87.1	82.4-90.7	45	12.9	9.3-17.6
$50,000-74,999	291	242	79.2	71.6-85.3	49	20.8	14.7-28.4
$75,000+	290	241	82.4	76.6-87.0	49	17.6	13.0-23.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,316	1,221	91.9	89.5-93.8	95	8.1	6.2-10.5
No	1,168	951	79.3	75.8-82.3	217	20.7	17.7-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	407	352	87.3	83.0-90.7	55	12.7	9.3-17.0
Non-Veteran	2,110	1,844	85.0	82.6-87.2	266	15.0	12.8-17.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,496

6,465

84.2

83.0-85.4

1,031

15.8

14.6-17.0

-Eastern NC

2,520

2,199

85.5

83.4-87.3

321

14.5

12.7-16.6

GENDER

Male

797

679

82.6

78.6-86.1

118

17.4

13.9-21.4

Female

1,723

1,520

87.7

85.7-89.5

203

12.3

10.5-14.3

RACE

White

1,710

1,493

86.1

83.6-88.2

217

13.9

11.8-16.4

African American

631

552

84.5

79.5-88.4

15.5

11.6-20.5

Other Minorities

171

146

82.5

74.0-88.7

17.5

11.3-26.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

78.1

62.5-88.4

21.9

11.6-37.5

Non-Hispanic

2,454

2,145

85.7

83.6-87.6

309

14.3

12.4-16.4

AGE

18-24

66.0

48.6-80.0

34.0

20.0-51.4

25-34

193

154

80.2

72.7-86.1

19.8

13.9-27.3

35-44

366

305

84.5

79.6-88.3

15.5

11.7-20.4

45-54

578

500

87.0

83.4-89.9

13.0

10.1-16.6

55-64

580

532

90.2

86.2-93.1

9.8

6.9-13.8

65-74

448

394

87.3

83.2-90.5

12.7

9.5-16.8

75+

289

264

90.8

85.8-94.1

9.2

5.9-14.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

469

418

86.8

81.8-90.6

13.2

9.4-18.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

848

763

88.5

84.8-91.4

11.5

8.6-15.2

Some Post-H.S.

644

553

83.3

78.6-87.2

16.7

12.8-21.4

College Graduate

557

463

82.2

77.9-85.8

17.8

14.2-22.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

435

402

91.9

87.8-94.7

8.1

5.3-12.2

$15,000- 24,999

506

448

86.3

80.5-90.6

13.7

9.4-19.5

$25,000- 34,999

321

273

83.3

76.8-88.2

16.7

11.8-23.2

$35,000- 49,999

326

281

87.1

82.4-90.7

12.9

9.3-17.6

$50,000-74,999

291

242

79.2

71.6-85.3

20.8

14.7-28.4

$75,000+

290

241

82.4

76.6-87.0

17.6

13.0-23.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,316

1,221

91.9

89.5-93.8

8.1

6.2-10.5

1,168

951

79.3

75.8-82.3

217

20.7

17.7-24.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

407

352

87.3

83.0-90.7

12.7

9.3-17.0

Non-Veteran

2,110

1,844

85.0

82.6-87.2

266

15.0

12.8-17.4

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons in the last month.

^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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