BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,210	2,926	33.0	31.7-34.3	5,284	67.0	65.7-68.3
-Mountain AHEC	620	225	33.8	29.2-38.6	395	66.2	61.4-70.8
GENDER
Male	210	71	33.1	25.9-41.3	139	66.9	58.7-74.1
Female	410	154	34.3	28.8-40.2	256	65.7	59.8-71.2
RACE
White	556	200	33.6	28.9-38.6	356	66.4	61.4-71.1
African American	28	8	34.4	15.3-60.5	20	65.6	39.5-84.7
Other Minorities	36	17	36.8	17.5-61.5	19	63.2	38.5-82.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	6	17.8	5.3-45.5	8	82.2	54.5-94.7
Non-Hispanic	605	219	34.4	29.8-39.3	386	65.6	60.7-70.2
AGE
18-24	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
25-34	43	12	24.6	12.6-42.4	31	75.4	57.6-87.4
35-44	72	20	28.8	18.0-42.7	52	71.2	57.3-82.0
45-54	116	54	50.6	39.5-61.6	62	49.4	38.4-60.5
55-64	139	49	33.9	25.1-43.9	90	66.1	56.1-74.9
65-74	117	38	29.8	21.1-40.2	79	70.2	59.8-78.9
75+	119	51	42.2	32.1-53.0	68	57.8	47.0-67.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	108	53	48.1	35.9-60.6	55	51.9	39.4-64.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	187	62	29.6	22.1-38.3	125	70.4	61.7-77.9
Some Post-H.S.	163	61	33.6	25.4-43.0	102	66.4	57.0-74.6
College Graduate	161	48	29.0	21.1-38.4	113	71.0	61.6-78.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	97	55	52.0	38.6-65.1	42	48.0	34.9-61.4
$15,000- 24,999	128	41	32.1	22.6-43.4	87	67.9	56.6-77.4
$25,000- 34,999	89	29	23.5	15.3-34.2	60	76.5	65.8-84.7
$35,000- 49,999	75	25	39.1	26.5-53.4	50	60.9	46.6-73.5
$50,000-74,999	71	19	24.8	15.5-37.3	52	75.2	62.7-84.5
$75,000+	55	13	26.1	14.9-41.5	42	73.9	58.5-85.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	310	180	56.3	48.6-63.8	130	43.7	36.2-51.4
No	300	43	14.2	10.1-19.8	257	85.8	80.2-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	33	37.3	26.6-49.4	65	62.7	50.6-73.4
Non-Veteran	522	192	33.0	28.1-38.3	330	67.0	61.7-71.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,210

2,926

33.0

31.7-34.3

5,284

67.0

65.7-68.3

-Mountain AHEC

620

225

33.8

29.2-38.6

395

66.2

61.4-70.8

GENDER

Male

210

33.1

25.9-41.3

139

66.9

58.7-74.1

Female

410

154

34.3

28.8-40.2

256

65.7

59.8-71.2

RACE

White

556

200

33.6

28.9-38.6

356

66.4

61.4-71.1

African American

34.4

15.3-60.5

65.6

39.5-84.7

Other Minorities

36.8

17.5-61.5

63.2

38.5-82.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.8

5.3-45.5

82.2

54.5-94.7

Non-Hispanic

605

219

34.4

29.8-39.3

386

65.6

60.7-70.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

24.6

12.6-42.4

75.4

57.6-87.4

35-44

28.8

18.0-42.7

71.2

57.3-82.0

45-54

116

50.6

39.5-61.6

49.4

38.4-60.5

55-64

139

33.9

25.1-43.9

66.1

56.1-74.9

65-74

117

29.8

21.1-40.2

70.2

59.8-78.9

75+

119

42.2

32.1-53.0

57.8

47.0-67.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

108

48.1

35.9-60.6

51.9

39.4-64.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

187

29.6

22.1-38.3

125

70.4

61.7-77.9

Some Post-H.S.

163

33.6

25.4-43.0

102

66.4

57.0-74.6

College Graduate

161

29.0

21.1-38.4

113

71.0

61.6-78.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

52.0

38.6-65.1

48.0

34.9-61.4

$15,000- 24,999

128

32.1

22.6-43.4

67.9

56.6-77.4

$25,000- 34,999

23.5

15.3-34.2

76.5

65.8-84.7

$35,000- 49,999

39.1

26.5-53.4

60.9

46.6-73.5

$50,000-74,999

24.8

15.5-37.3

75.2

62.7-84.5

$75,000+

26.1

14.9-41.5

73.9

58.5-85.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

310

180

56.3

48.6-63.8

130

43.7

36.2-51.4

300

14.2

10.1-19.8

257

85.8

80.2-89.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

37.3

26.6-49.4

62.7

50.6-73.4

Non-Veteran

522

192

33.0

28.1-38.3

330

67.0

61.7-71.9

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*This question asked only of respondents who reported arthritis or joint symptoms 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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