BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,459	4,982	74.4	72.8-75.8	1,477	25.6	24.2-27.2
-Mountain AHEC	470	362	75.3	69.9-80.0	108	24.7	20.0-30.1
GENDER
Male	158	116	70.1	60.4-78.2	42	29.9	21.8-39.6
Female	312	246	79.3	73.3-84.3	66	20.7	15.7-26.7
RACE
White	417	317	73.9	68.1-79.0	100	26.1	21.0-31.9
African American	23	21	79.0	45.6-94.4	2	21.0	5.6-54.4
Other Minorities	30	24	92.1	76.8-97.6	6	7.9	2.4-23.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	11	88.3	56.2-97.8	2	11.7	2.2-43.8
Non-Hispanic	456	351	75.2	69.6-80.0	105	24.8	20.0-30.4
AGE
18-24	9	4	66.2	30.2-89.9	5	33.8	10.1-69.8
25-34	36	26	74.3	53.8-87.7	10	25.7	12.3-46.2
35-44	56	31	52.4	37.4-67.0	25	47.6	33.0-62.6
45-54	87	71	82.6	70.6-90.3	16	17.4	9.7-29.4
55-64	111	87	75.9	65.2-84.1	24	24.1	15.9-34.8
65-74	83	67	82.1	70.1-90.0	16	17.9	10.0-29.9
75+	88	76	87.2	76.3-93.5	12	12.8	6.5-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	88	69	73.5	58.0-84.8	19	26.5	15.2-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	138	100	70.2	59.7-79.0	38	29.8	21.0-40.3
Some Post-H.S.	127	106	80.4	70.2-87.8	21	19.6	12.2-29.8
College Graduate	117	87	77.0	66.8-84.8	30	23.0	15.2-33.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	63	73.5	57.4-85.2	14	26.5	14.8-42.6
$15,000- 24,999	103	74	67.9	54.8-78.7	29	32.1	21.3-45.2
$25,000- 34,999	72	54	70.4	55.7-81.8	18	29.6	18.2-44.3
$35,000- 49,999	59	41	74.5	59.9-85.1	18	25.5	14.9-40.1
$50,000-74,999	46	42	86.8	69.0-95.1	4	13.2	4.9-31.0
$75,000+	39	32	80.2	62.1-90.9	7	19.8	9.1-37.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	253	211	82.9	76.1-88.1	42	17.1	11.9-23.9
No	210	149	68.3	59.8-75.8	61	31.7	24.2-40.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	71	58	82.2	68.8-90.7	13	17.8	9.3-31.2
Non-Veteran	399	304	73.8	67.8-79.1	95	26.2	20.9-32.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,459

4,982

74.4

72.8-75.8

1,477

25.6

24.2-27.2

-Mountain AHEC

470

362

75.3

69.9-80.0

108

24.7

20.0-30.1

GENDER

Male

158

116

70.1

60.4-78.2

29.9

21.8-39.6

Female

312

246

79.3

73.3-84.3

20.7

15.7-26.7

RACE

White

417

317

73.9

68.1-79.0

100

26.1

21.0-31.9

African American

79.0

45.6-94.4

21.0

5.6-54.4

Other Minorities

92.1

76.8-97.6

7.9

2.4-23.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

88.3

56.2-97.8

11.7

2.2-43.8

Non-Hispanic

456

351

75.2

69.6-80.0

105

24.8

20.0-30.4

AGE

18-24

66.2

30.2-89.9

33.8

10.1-69.8

25-34

74.3

53.8-87.7

25.7

12.3-46.2

35-44

52.4

37.4-67.0

47.6

33.0-62.6

45-54

82.6

70.6-90.3

17.4

9.7-29.4

55-64

111

75.9

65.2-84.1

24.1

15.9-34.8

65-74

82.1

70.1-90.0

17.9

10.0-29.9

75+

87.2

76.3-93.5

12.8

6.5-23.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

73.5

58.0-84.8

26.5

15.2-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

138

100

70.2

59.7-79.0

29.8

21.0-40.3

Some Post-H.S.

127

106

80.4

70.2-87.8

19.6

12.2-29.8

College Graduate

117

77.0

66.8-84.8

23.0

15.2-33.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

73.5

57.4-85.2

26.5

14.8-42.6

$15,000- 24,999

103

67.9

54.8-78.7

32.1

21.3-45.2

$25,000- 34,999

70.4

55.7-81.8

29.6

18.2-44.3

$35,000- 49,999

74.5

59.9-85.1

25.5

14.9-40.1

$50,000-74,999

86.8

69.0-95.1

13.2

4.9-31.0

$75,000+

80.2

62.1-90.9

19.8

9.1-37.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

253

211

82.9

76.1-88.1

17.1

11.9-23.9

210

149

68.3

59.8-75.8

31.7

24.2-40.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

82.2

68.8-90.7

17.8

9.3-31.2

Non-Veteran

399

304

73.8

67.8-79.1

26.2

20.9-32.2

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons that began more than 3 months ago.

^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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