BRFSS 2005 - Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	457	185	36.6	31.3-42.2	272	63.4	57.8-68.7
GENDER
Male	149	53	30.8	22.9-40.2	96	69.2	59.8-77.1
Female	308	132	41.2	34.8-48.0	176	58.8	52.0-65.2
RACE
White	341	140	38.9	32.7-45.5	201	61.1	54.5-67.3
Other	114	45	31.6	22.5-42.3	69	68.4	57.7-77.5
AGE
18-44	152	44	25.7	18.1-35.1	108	74.3	64.9-81.9
45+	303	140	46.2	39.9-52.5	163	53.8	47.5-60.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	161	71	39.9	30.4-50.3	90	60.1	49.7-69.6
Some College +	296	114	34.5	28.5-41.1	182	65.5	58.9-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	225	99	38.4	30.7-46.9	126	61.6	53.1-69.3
$50,000+	164	57	33.4	25.7-42.1	107	66.6	57.9-74.3

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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
-Forsyth County	457	185	36.6	31.3-42.2	272	63.4	57.8-68.7
GENDER
Male	149	53	30.8	22.9-40.2	96	69.2	59.8-77.1
Female	308	132	41.2	34.8-48.0	176	58.8	52.0-65.2
RACE
White	341	140	38.9	32.7-45.5	201	61.1	54.5-67.3
Other	114	45	31.6	22.5-42.3	69	68.4	57.7-77.5
AGE
18-44	152	44	25.7	18.1-35.1	108	74.3	64.9-81.9
45+	303	140	46.2	39.9-52.5	163	53.8	47.5-60.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	161	71	39.9	30.4-50.3	90	60.1	49.7-69.6
Some College +	296	114	34.5	28.5-41.1	182	65.5	58.9-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	225	99	38.4	30.7-46.9	126	61.6	53.1-69.3
$50,000+	164	57	33.4	25.7-42.1	107	66.6	57.9-74.3

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Arthritis Burden

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