BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	202	170	84.1	77.5-89.1	32	15.9	10.9-22.5
Buncombe	195	178	88.5	81.1-93.2	17	11.5	6.8-18.9
Cabarrus	183	159	86.6	79.3-91.6	24	13.4	8.4-20.7
Catawba	196	177	90.9	85.4-94.4	19	9.1	5.6-14.6
Cumberland	204	175	83.4	75.6-89.0	29	16.6	11.0-24.4
Davidson	192	160	75.9	66.3-83.5	32	24.1	16.5-33.7
Durham	168	135	73.0	63.2-80.9	33	27.0	19.1-36.8
Forsyth	181	147	78.0	68.8-85.0	34	22.0	15.0-31.2
Gaston	227	192	77.9	66.3-86.4	35	22.1	13.6-33.7
Guilford	188	160	83.6	76.5-88.8	28	16.4	11.2-23.5
Iredell	172	139	78.7	69.7-85.6	33	21.3	14.4-30.3
Johnston	171	151	86.5	78.3-91.9	20	13.5	8.1-21.7
Mecklenburg	351	286	78.2	71.7-83.5	65	21.8	16.5-28.3
New Hanover	202	180	89.3	82.4-93.7	22	10.7	6.3-17.6
Onslow	159	141	83.5	71.8-90.9	18	16.5	9.1-28.2
Orange	161	136	84.7	76.9-90.2	25	15.3	9.8-23.1
Pitt	171	150	88.6	82.2-92.9	21	11.4	7.1-17.8
Randolph	200	180	87.9	79.9-93.0	20	12.1	7.0-20.1
Robeson	201	176	81.4	69.8-89.2	25	18.6	10.8-30.2
Rowan	230	201	88.6	83.4-92.4	29	11.4	7.6-16.6
Union	161	151	93.0	87.0-96.3	10	7.0	3.7-13.0
Wake	313	257	80.4	74.2-85.3	56	19.6	14.7-25.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	232	199	82.3	72.3-89.2	33	17.7	10.8-27.7
Northeast Partnership II	244	209	85.6	80.0-89.9	35	14.4	10.1-20.0
Northeast Partnership I	274	238	84.6	78.1-89.4	36	15.4	10.6-21.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	197	175	84.3	75.2-90.6	22	15.7	9.4-24.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	239	209	86.8	80.6-91.2	30	13.2	8.8-19.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	201	175	86.8	80.7-91.2	26	13.2	8.8-19.3
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	193	154	77.2	69.3-83.5	39	22.8	16.5-30.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	217	185	85.6	79.3-90.3	32	14.4	9.7-20.7
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	275	236	84.6	78.4-89.2	39	15.4	10.8-21.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	210	190	91.5	85.8-95.0	20	8.5	5.0-14.2
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	194	179	92.6	86.7-96.0	15	7.4	4.0-13.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	243	212	86.4	80.4-90.8	31	13.6	9.2-19.6
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	349	303	86.7	81.4-90.6	46	13.3	9.4-18.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	593	509	83.8	78.7-87.9	84	16.2	12.1-21.3
No	6,903	5,956	84.3	83.0-85.4	947	15.7	14.6-17.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,520	2,199	85.5	83.4-87.3	321	14.5	12.7-16.6
Piedmont	4,064	3,450	82.3	80.5-83.9	614	17.7	16.1-19.5
Western NC	912	816	88.2	85.2-90.7	96	11.8	9.3-14.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	544	481	87.2	83.1-90.5	63	12.8	9.5-16.9
Northwest	1,452	1,260	85.3	82.6-87.6	192	14.7	12.4-17.4
Charlotte	1,107	951	82.2	78.5-85.3	156	17.8	14.7-21.5
Greensboro	921	790	85.6	82.4-88.3	131	14.4	11.7-17.6
Southern Regional	791	684	83.8	79.7-87.2	107	16.2	12.8-20.3
Coastal	409	355	86.3	81.9-89.9	54	13.7	10.1-18.1
Wake	957	791	79.5	75.6-82.9	166	20.5	17.1-24.4
Area L	346	307	87.2	82.1-91.0	39	12.8	9.0-17.9
Eastern	969	846	85.5	81.7-88.7	123	14.5	11.3-18.3

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

202

170

84.1

77.5-89.1

15.9

10.9-22.5

Buncombe

195

178

88.5

81.1-93.2

11.5

6.8-18.9

Cabarrus

183

159

86.6

79.3-91.6

13.4

8.4-20.7

Catawba

196

177

90.9

85.4-94.4

9.1

5.6-14.6

Cumberland

204

175

83.4

75.6-89.0

16.6

11.0-24.4

Davidson

192

160

75.9

66.3-83.5

24.1

16.5-33.7

Durham

168

135

73.0

63.2-80.9

27.0

19.1-36.8

Forsyth

181

147

78.0

68.8-85.0

22.0

15.0-31.2

Gaston

227

192

77.9

66.3-86.4

22.1

13.6-33.7

Guilford

188

160

83.6

76.5-88.8

16.4

11.2-23.5

Iredell

172

139

78.7

69.7-85.6

21.3

14.4-30.3

Johnston

171

151

86.5

78.3-91.9

13.5

8.1-21.7

Mecklenburg

351

286

78.2

71.7-83.5

21.8

16.5-28.3

New Hanover

202

180

89.3

82.4-93.7

10.7

6.3-17.6

Onslow

159

141

83.5

71.8-90.9

16.5

9.1-28.2

Orange

161

136

84.7

76.9-90.2

15.3

9.8-23.1

Pitt

171

150

88.6

82.2-92.9

11.4

7.1-17.8

Randolph

200

180

87.9

79.9-93.0

12.1

7.0-20.1

Robeson

201

176

81.4

69.8-89.2

18.6

10.8-30.2

Rowan

230

201

88.6

83.4-92.4

11.4

7.6-16.6

Union

161

151

93.0

87.0-96.3

7.0

3.7-13.0

Wake

313

257

80.4

74.2-85.3

19.6

14.7-25.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

232

199

82.3

72.3-89.2

17.7

10.8-27.7

Northeast Partnership II

244

209

85.6

80.0-89.9

14.4

10.1-20.0

Northeast Partnership I

274

238

84.6

78.1-89.4

15.4

10.6-21.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

197

175

84.3

75.2-90.6

15.7

9.4-24.8

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

239

209

86.8

80.6-91.2

13.2

8.8-19.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

201

175

86.8

80.7-91.2

13.2

8.8-19.3

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

193

154

77.2

69.3-83.5

22.8

16.5-30.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

217

185

85.6

79.3-90.3

14.4

9.7-20.7

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

275

236

84.6

78.4-89.2

15.4

10.8-21.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

210

190

91.5

85.8-95.0

8.5

5.0-14.2

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

194

179

92.6

86.7-96.0

7.4

4.0-13.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

243

212

86.4

80.4-90.8

13.6

9.2-19.6

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

349

303

86.7

81.4-90.6

13.3

9.4-18.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

593

509

83.8

78.7-87.9

16.2

12.1-21.3

6,903

5,956

84.3

83.0-85.4

947

15.7

14.6-17.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,520

2,199

85.5

83.4-87.3

321

14.5

12.7-16.6

Piedmont

4,064

3,450

82.3

80.5-83.9

614

17.7

16.1-19.5

Western NC

912

816

88.2

85.2-90.7

11.8

9.3-14.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

544

481

87.2

83.1-90.5

12.8

9.5-16.9

Northwest

1,452

1,260

85.3

82.6-87.6

192

14.7

12.4-17.4

Charlotte

1,107

951

82.2

78.5-85.3

156

17.8

14.7-21.5

Greensboro

921

790

85.6

82.4-88.3

131

14.4

11.7-17.6

Southern Regional

791

684

83.8

79.7-87.2

107

16.2

12.8-20.3

Coastal

409

355

86.3

81.9-89.9

13.7

10.1-18.1

Wake

957

791

79.5

75.6-82.9

166

20.5

17.1-24.4

Area L

346

307

87.2

82.1-91.0

12.8

9.0-17.9

Eastern

969

846

85.5

81.7-88.7

123

14.5

11.3-18.3

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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