BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Arthritis Burden"

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	206	68	31.1	24.2-38.9	138	68.9	61.1-75.8
Buncombe	226	86	34.8	27.9-42.5	140	65.2	57.5-72.1
Cabarrus	196	68	28.7	21.8-36.6	128	71.3	63.4-78.2
Catawba	222	75	30.0	23.4-37.5	147	70.0	62.5-76.6
Cumberland	218	92	43.0	35.3-51.0	126	57.0	49.0-64.7
Davidson	212	72	33.7	26.5-41.6	140	66.3	58.4-73.5
Durham	179	68	34.7	27.1-43.2	111	65.3	56.8-72.9
Forsyth	199	77	37.3	29.8-45.5	122	62.7	54.5-70.2
Gaston	244	94	33.2	26.3-40.8	150	66.8	59.2-73.7
Guilford	206	70	34.8	27.0-43.5	136	65.2	56.5-73.0
Iredell	175	56	24.4	18.2-31.9	119	75.6	68.1-81.8
Johnston	182	72	34.6	26.6-43.6	110	65.4	56.4-73.4
Mecklenburg	363	120	30.5	25.3-36.4	243	69.5	63.6-74.7
New Hanover	219	62	26.7	20.2-34.3	157	73.3	65.7-79.8
Onslow	180	62	28.9	22.3-36.6	118	71.1	63.4-77.7
Orange	180	51	22.9	16.8-30.5	129	77.1	69.5-83.2
Pitt	205	59	25.6	19.4-32.9	146	74.4	67.1-80.6
Randolph	218	90	39.3	32.2-46.9	128	60.7	53.1-67.8
Robeson	215	96	45.3	37.7-53.1	119	54.7	46.9-62.3
Rowan	258	84	31.6	25.5-38.5	174	68.4	61.5-74.5
Union	177	55	27.1	20.6-34.9	122	72.9	65.1-79.4
Wake	317	91	25.4	20.3-31.4	226	74.6	68.6-79.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	243	95	39.7	32.4-47.5	148	60.3	52.5-67.6
Northeast Partnership II	268	104	35.5	29.0-42.6	164	64.5	57.4-71.0
Northeast Partnership I	295	117	34.5	28.3-41.4	178	65.5	58.6-71.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	210	78	31.2	24.3-39.1	132	68.8	60.9-75.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	260	102	36.1	29.3-43.4	158	63.9	56.6-70.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	223	84	37.0	29.9-44.7	139	63.0	55.3-70.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	204	64	27.4	20.8-35.0	140	72.6	65.0-79.2
Chatham/Lee/Moore	259	74	28.5	22.4-35.5	185	71.5	64.5-77.6
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	314	116	35.8	29.3-42.7	198	64.2	57.3-70.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	239	84	30.0	23.6-37.2	155	70.0	62.8-76.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	217	81	35.1	28.0-42.8	136	64.9	57.2-72.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	274	114	37.1	30.6-44.1	160	62.9	55.9-69.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	407	145	33.5	28.0-39.5	262	66.5	60.5-72.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	638	251	36.8	32.0-41.8	387	63.2	58.2-68.0
No	7,572	2,675	32.7	31.4-34.1	4,897	67.3	65.9-68.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,759	1,045	35.6	33.4-37.9	1,714	64.4	62.1-66.6
Piedmont	4,404	1,492	31.0	29.3-32.8	2,912	69.0	67.2-70.7
Western NC	1,047	389	34.2	30.8-37.8	658	65.8	62.2-69.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	633	231	33.9	29.4-38.6	402	66.1	61.4-70.6
Northwest	1,606	566	32.8	30.1-35.7	1,040	67.2	64.3-69.9
Charlotte	1,194	414	30.7	27.6-34.1	780	69.3	65.9-72.4
Greensboro	1,011	350	33.9	29.9-38.2	661	66.1	61.8-70.1
Southern Regional	877	353	39.6	35.3-44.0	524	60.4	56.0-64.7
Coastal	441	142	32.5	27.5-38.0	299	67.5	62.0-72.5
Wake	990	333	28.5	25.1-32.3	657	71.5	67.7-74.9
Area L	378	144	31.8	26.4-37.7	234	68.2	62.3-73.6
Eastern	1,080	393	35.0	31.5-38.6	687	65.0	61.4-68.5

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

206

31.1

24.2-38.9

138

68.9

61.1-75.8

Buncombe

226

34.8

27.9-42.5

140

65.2

57.5-72.1

Cabarrus

196

28.7

21.8-36.6

128

71.3

63.4-78.2

Catawba

222

30.0

23.4-37.5

147

70.0

62.5-76.6

Cumberland

218

43.0

35.3-51.0

126

57.0

49.0-64.7

Davidson

212

33.7

26.5-41.6

140

66.3

58.4-73.5

Durham

179

34.7

27.1-43.2

111

65.3

56.8-72.9

Forsyth

199

37.3

29.8-45.5

122

62.7

54.5-70.2

Gaston

244

33.2

26.3-40.8

150

66.8

59.2-73.7

Guilford

206

34.8

27.0-43.5

136

65.2

56.5-73.0

Iredell

175

24.4

18.2-31.9

119

75.6

68.1-81.8

Johnston

182

34.6

26.6-43.6

110

65.4

56.4-73.4

Mecklenburg

363

120

30.5

25.3-36.4

243

69.5

63.6-74.7

New Hanover

219

26.7

20.2-34.3

157

73.3

65.7-79.8

Onslow

180

28.9

22.3-36.6

118

71.1

63.4-77.7

Orange

180

22.9

16.8-30.5

129

77.1

69.5-83.2

Pitt

205

25.6

19.4-32.9

146

74.4

67.1-80.6

Randolph

218

39.3

32.2-46.9

128

60.7

53.1-67.8

Robeson

215

45.3

37.7-53.1

119

54.7

46.9-62.3

Rowan

258

31.6

25.5-38.5

174

68.4

61.5-74.5

Union

177

27.1

20.6-34.9

122

72.9

65.1-79.4

Wake

317

25.4

20.3-31.4

226

74.6

68.6-79.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

243

39.7

32.4-47.5

148

60.3

52.5-67.6

Northeast Partnership II

268

104

35.5

29.0-42.6

164

64.5

57.4-71.0

Northeast Partnership I

295

117

34.5

28.3-41.4

178

65.5

58.6-71.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

210

31.2

24.3-39.1

132

68.8

60.9-75.7

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

260

102

36.1

29.3-43.4

158

63.9

56.6-70.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

223

37.0

29.9-44.7

139

63.0

55.3-70.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

204

27.4

20.8-35.0

140

72.6

65.0-79.2

Chatham/Lee/Moore

259

28.5

22.4-35.5

185

71.5

64.5-77.6

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

314

116

35.8

29.3-42.7

198

64.2

57.3-70.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

239

30.0

23.6-37.2

155

70.0

62.8-76.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

217

35.1

28.0-42.8

136

64.9

57.2-72.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

274

114

37.1

30.6-44.1

160

62.9

55.9-69.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

407

145

33.5

28.0-39.5

262

66.5

60.5-72.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

638

251

36.8

32.0-41.8

387

63.2

58.2-68.0

7,572

2,675

32.7

31.4-34.1

4,897

67.3

65.9-68.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,759

1,045

35.6

33.4-37.9

1,714

64.4

62.1-66.6

Piedmont

4,404

1,492

31.0

29.3-32.8

2,912

69.0

67.2-70.7

Western NC

1,047

389

34.2

30.8-37.8

658

65.8

62.2-69.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

633

231

33.9

29.4-38.6

402

66.1

61.4-70.6

Northwest

1,606

566

32.8

30.1-35.7

1,040

67.2

64.3-69.9

Charlotte

1,194

414

30.7

27.6-34.1

780

69.3

65.9-72.4

Greensboro

1,011

350

33.9

29.9-38.2

661

66.1

61.8-70.1

Southern Regional

877

353

39.6

35.3-44.0

524

60.4

56.0-64.7

Coastal

441

142

32.5

27.5-38.0

299

67.5

62.0-72.5

Wake

990

333

28.5

25.1-32.3

657

71.5

67.7-74.9

Area L

378

144

31.8

26.4-37.7

234

68.2

62.3-73.6

Eastern

1,080

393

35.0

31.5-38.6

687

65.0

61.4-68.5

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, 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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