BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,187	462	32.8	29.5-36.4	725	67.2	63.6-70.5
GENDER
Male	420	149	30.1	25.0-35.7	271	69.9	64.3-75.0
Female	767	313	35.3	31.0-39.8	454	64.7	60.2-69.0
RACE
White	1,037	417	35.4	31.7-39.2	620	64.6	60.8-68.3
African American	63	18	15.6	8.0-28.4	45	84.4	71.6-92.0
Other Minorities	87	27	19.2	11.1-31.1	60	80.8	68.9-88.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	10	8.7	3.9-18.3	35	91.3	81.7-96.1
Non-Hispanic	1,140	451	34.5	31.0-38.1	689	65.5	61.9-69.0
AGE
18-24	59	4	9.4	2.9-26.6	55	90.6	73.4-97.1
25-34	172	20	13.5	7.6-22.9	152	86.5	77.1-92.4
35-44	182	36	17.1	11.6-24.4	146	82.9	75.6-88.4
45-54	200	92	48.1	39.7-56.6	108	51.9	43.4-60.3
55-64	213	104	48.2	40.2-56.3	109	51.8	43.7-59.8
65-74	185	98	52.6	44.2-60.8	87	47.4	39.2-55.8
75+	171	106	65.2	56.8-72.7	65	34.8	27.3-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	85	33.4	24.7-43.3	96	66.6	56.7-75.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	349	142	35.0	28.7-41.8	207	65.0	58.2-71.3
Some Post-H.S.	302	121	36.7	30.0-44.0	181	63.3	56.0-70.0
College Graduate	352	113	26.3	21.4-31.9	239	73.7	68.1-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	78	37.5	27.9-48.2	74	62.5	51.8-72.1
$15,000- 24,999	242	91	33.9	26.3-42.4	151	66.1	57.6-73.7
$25,000- 34,999	166	65	36.8	28.6-46.0	101	63.2	54.0-71.4
$35,000- 49,999	166	53	27.1	20.0-35.7	113	72.9	64.3-80.0
$50,000-74,999	142	54	27.7	19.7-37.5	88	72.3	62.5-80.3
$75,000+	135	39	26.1	18.5-35.5	96	73.9	64.5-81.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	395	257	61.2	54.2-67.8	138	38.8	32.2-45.8
No	762	200	21.2	17.9-24.9	562	78.8	75.1-82.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	77	51.7	42.6-60.6	84	48.3	39.4-57.4
Non-Veteran	1,026	385	29.9	26.4-33.7	641	70.1	66.3-73.6

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,187

462

32.8

29.5-36.4

725

67.2

63.6-70.5

GENDER

Male

420

149

30.1

25.0-35.7

271

69.9

64.3-75.0

Female

767

313

35.3

31.0-39.8

454

64.7

60.2-69.0

RACE

White

1,037

417

35.4

31.7-39.2

620

64.6

60.8-68.3

African American

15.6

8.0-28.4

84.4

71.6-92.0

Other Minorities

19.2

11.1-31.1

80.8

68.9-88.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.7

3.9-18.3

91.3

81.7-96.1

Non-Hispanic

1,140

451

34.5

31.0-38.1

689

65.5

61.9-69.0

AGE

18-24

9.4

2.9-26.6

90.6

73.4-97.1

25-34

172

13.5

7.6-22.9

152

86.5

77.1-92.4

35-44

182

17.1

11.6-24.4

146

82.9

75.6-88.4

45-54

200

48.1

39.7-56.6

108

51.9

43.4-60.3

55-64

213

104

48.2

40.2-56.3

109

51.8

43.7-59.8

65-74

185

52.6

44.2-60.8

47.4

39.2-55.8

75+

171

106

65.2

56.8-72.7

34.8

27.3-43.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

33.4

24.7-43.3

66.6

56.7-75.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

349

142

35.0

28.7-41.8

207

65.0

58.2-71.3

Some Post-H.S.

302

121

36.7

30.0-44.0

181

63.3

56.0-70.0

College Graduate

352

113

26.3

21.4-31.9

239

73.7

68.1-78.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

37.5

27.9-48.2

62.5

51.8-72.1

$15,000- 24,999

242

33.9

26.3-42.4

151

66.1

57.6-73.7

$25,000- 34,999

166

36.8

28.6-46.0

101

63.2

54.0-71.4

$35,000- 49,999

166

27.1

20.0-35.7

113

72.9

64.3-80.0

$50,000-74,999

142

27.7

19.7-37.5

72.3

62.5-80.3

$75,000+

135

26.1

18.5-35.5

73.9

64.5-81.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

395

257

61.2

54.2-67.8

138

38.8

32.2-45.8

762

200

21.2

17.9-24.9

562

78.8

75.1-82.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

51.7

42.6-60.6

48.3

39.4-57.4

Non-Veteran

1,026

385

29.9

26.4-33.7

641

70.1

66.3-73.6

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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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