BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Arthritis Burden

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
-Mountain AHEC	1,191	537	40.3	36.7-44.1	654	59.7	55.9-63.3
GENDER
Male	421	177	37.2	31.6-43.2	244	62.8	56.8-68.4
Female	770	360	43.1	38.6-47.7	410	56.9	52.3-61.4
RACE
White	1,038	475	42.3	38.5-46.3	563	57.7	53.7-61.5
African American	65	28	31.8	19.0-48.1	37	68.2	51.9-81.0
Other Minorities	88	34	26.5	15.2-42.1	54	73.5	57.9-84.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	14	18.0	7.3-37.9	31	82.0	62.1-92.7
Non-Hispanic	1,144	522	41.9	38.2-45.6	622	58.1	54.4-61.8
AGE
18-24	59	13	22.9	12.1-39.0	46	77.1	61.0-87.9
25-34	172	49	26.9	19.8-35.4	123	73.1	64.6-80.2
35-44	182	69	36.1	28.2-44.8	113	63.9	55.2-71.8
45-54	201	98	48.7	40.3-57.2	103	51.3	42.8-59.7
55-64	216	121	54.5	46.4-62.3	95	45.5	37.7-53.6
65-74	185	91	49.4	41.1-57.8	94	50.6	42.2-58.9
75+	171	95	57.1	48.4-65.3	76	42.9	34.7-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	98	39.6	29.9-50.2	83	60.4	49.8-70.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	159	41.8	35.1-48.8	194	58.2	51.2-64.9
Some Post-H.S.	305	144	45.8	38.7-53.1	161	54.2	46.9-61.3
College Graduate	349	136	34.0	28.4-40.1	213	66.0	59.9-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	86	38.4	29.0-48.8	67	61.6	51.2-71.0
$15,000- 24,999	243	118	42.3	34.2-50.7	125	57.7	49.3-65.8
$25,000- 34,999	166	85	53.5	44.0-62.8	81	46.5	37.2-56.0
$35,000- 49,999	166	70	40.9	32.2-50.2	96	59.1	49.8-67.8
$50,000-74,999	142	50	33.1	23.9-43.8	92	66.9	56.2-76.1
$75,000+	135	47	31.7	23.4-41.2	88	68.3	58.8-76.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	275	64.5	57.4-70.9	124	35.5	29.1-42.6
No	762	253	30.6	26.7-34.9	509	69.4	65.1-73.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	74	46.2	37.3-55.3	88	53.8	44.7-62.7
Non-Veteran	1,029	463	39.4	35.5-43.5	566	60.6	56.5-64.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,187

7,544

38.4

37.5-39.4

9,643

61.6

60.6-62.5

-Mountain AHEC

1,191

537

40.3

36.7-44.1

654

59.7

55.9-63.3

GENDER

Male

421

177

37.2

31.6-43.2

244

62.8

56.8-68.4

Female

770

360

43.1

38.6-47.7

410

56.9

52.3-61.4

RACE

White

1,038

475

42.3

38.5-46.3

563

57.7

53.7-61.5

African American

31.8

19.0-48.1

68.2

51.9-81.0

Other Minorities

26.5

15.2-42.1

73.5

57.9-84.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.0

7.3-37.9

82.0

62.1-92.7

Non-Hispanic

1,144

522

41.9

38.2-45.6

622

58.1

54.4-61.8

AGE

18-24

22.9

12.1-39.0

77.1

61.0-87.9

25-34

172

26.9

19.8-35.4

123

73.1

64.6-80.2

35-44

182

36.1

28.2-44.8

113

63.9

55.2-71.8

45-54

201

48.7

40.3-57.2

103

51.3

42.8-59.7

55-64

216

121

54.5

46.4-62.3

45.5

37.7-53.6

65-74

185

49.4

41.1-57.8

50.6

42.2-58.9

75+

171

57.1

48.4-65.3

42.9

34.7-51.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

39.6

29.9-50.2

60.4

49.8-70.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

159

41.8

35.1-48.8

194

58.2

51.2-64.9

Some Post-H.S.

305

144

45.8

38.7-53.1

161

54.2

46.9-61.3

College Graduate

349

136

34.0

28.4-40.1

213

66.0

59.9-71.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

38.4

29.0-48.8

61.6

51.2-71.0

$15,000- 24,999

243

118

42.3

34.2-50.7

125

57.7

49.3-65.8

$25,000- 34,999

166

53.5

44.0-62.8

46.5

37.2-56.0

$35,000- 49,999

166

40.9

32.2-50.2

59.1

49.8-67.8

$50,000-74,999

142

33.1

23.9-43.8

66.9

56.2-76.1

$75,000+

135

31.7

23.4-41.2

68.3

58.8-76.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

275

64.5

57.4-70.9

124

35.5

29.1-42.6

762

253

30.6

26.7-34.9

509

69.4

65.1-73.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

46.2

37.3-55.3

53.8

44.7-62.7

Non-Veteran

1,029

463

39.4

35.5-43.5

566

60.6

56.5-64.5

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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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