BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Arthritis Burden

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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
-Mountain AHEC	533	470	87.0	82.7-90.3	63	13.0	9.7-17.3
GENDER
Male	176	158	87.3	79.4-92.5	18	12.7	7.5-20.6
Female	357	312	86.7	81.6-90.5	45	13.3	9.5-18.4
RACE
White	471	417	86.4	81.8-90.0	54	13.6	10.0-18.2
African American	28	23	85.8	67.2-94.7	5	14.2	5.3-32.8
Other Minorities	34	30	96.3	88.3-98.9	4	3.7	1.1-11.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	13	97.0	78.4-99.6	1	3.0	0.4-21.6
Non-Hispanic	518	456	86.6	82.3-90.0	62	13.4	10.0-17.7
AGE
18-24	13	9	77.9	49.2-92.8	4	22.1	7.2-50.8
25-34	49	36	68.1	50.2-81.9	13	31.9	18.1-49.8
35-44	67	56	88.3	78.3-94.0	11	11.7	6.0-21.7
45-54	97	87	91.4	83.8-95.6	10	8.6	4.4-16.2
55-64	121	111	95.0	89.7-97.6	10	5.0	2.4-10.3
65-74	91	83	88.8	77.5-94.8	8	11.2	5.2-22.5
75+	94	88	91.1	80.1-96.3	6	8.9	3.7-19.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	98	88	89.9	80.3-95.1	10	10.1	4.9-19.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	157	138	86.7	77.3-92.6	19	13.3	7.4-22.7
Some Post-H.S.	143	127	88.1	79.5-93.4	16	11.9	6.6-20.5
College Graduate	135	117	83.5	74.1-89.9	18	16.5	10.1-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	77	87.8	75.2-94.4	9	12.2	5.6-24.8
$15,000- 24,999	117	103	90.4	81.8-95.2	14	9.6	4.8-18.2
$25,000- 34,999	84	72	82.4	69.3-90.7	12	17.6	9.3-30.7
$35,000- 49,999	70	59	78.5	62.4-89.0	11	21.5	11.0-37.6
$50,000-74,999	48	46	94.0	78.7-98.5	2	6.0	1.5-21.3
$75,000+	47	39	82.9	67.9-91.7	8	17.1	8.3-32.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	274	253	93.0	88.4-95.9	21	7.0	4.1-11.6
No	250	210	81.6	74.6-87.1	40	18.4	12.9-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	73	71	97.4	85.4-99.6	2	2.6	0.4-14.6
Non-Veteran	460	399	85.1	80.3-88.9	61	14.9	11.1-19.7

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

-Mountain AHEC

533

470

87.0

82.7-90.3

13.0

9.7-17.3

GENDER

Male

176

158

87.3

79.4-92.5

12.7

7.5-20.6

Female

357

312

86.7

81.6-90.5

13.3

9.5-18.4

RACE

White

471

417

86.4

81.8-90.0

13.6

10.0-18.2

African American

85.8

67.2-94.7

14.2

5.3-32.8

Other Minorities

96.3

88.3-98.9

3.7

1.1-11.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

97.0

78.4-99.6

3.0

0.4-21.6

Non-Hispanic

518

456

86.6

82.3-90.0

13.4

10.0-17.7

AGE

18-24

77.9

49.2-92.8

22.1

7.2-50.8

25-34

68.1

50.2-81.9

31.9

18.1-49.8

35-44

88.3

78.3-94.0

11.7

6.0-21.7

45-54

91.4

83.8-95.6

8.6

4.4-16.2

55-64

121

111

95.0

89.7-97.6

5.0

2.4-10.3

65-74

88.8

77.5-94.8

11.2

5.2-22.5

75+

91.1

80.1-96.3

8.9

3.7-19.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

89.9

80.3-95.1

10.1

4.9-19.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

157

138

86.7

77.3-92.6

13.3

7.4-22.7

Some Post-H.S.

143

127

88.1

79.5-93.4

11.9

6.6-20.5

College Graduate

135

117

83.5

74.1-89.9

16.5

10.1-25.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

87.8

75.2-94.4

12.2

5.6-24.8

$15,000- 24,999

117

103

90.4

81.8-95.2

9.6

4.8-18.2

$25,000- 34,999

82.4

69.3-90.7

17.6

9.3-30.7

$35,000- 49,999

78.5

62.4-89.0

21.5

11.0-37.6

$50,000-74,999

94.0

78.7-98.5

6.0

1.5-21.3

$75,000+

82.9

67.9-91.7

17.1

8.3-32.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

274

253

93.0

88.4-95.9

7.0

4.1-11.6

250

210

81.6

74.6-87.1

18.4

12.9-25.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

97.4

85.4-99.6

2.6

0.4-14.6

Non-Veteran

460

399

85.1

80.3-88.9

14.9

11.1-19.7

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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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