BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	461	204	36.7	31.5-42.3	257	63.3	57.7-68.5
Buncombe	452	196	36.6	31.2-42.3	256	63.4	57.7-68.8
Cabarrus	423	183	37.2	31.7-43.2	240	62.8	56.8-68.3
Catawba	445	197	38.8	33.4-44.4	248	61.2	55.6-66.6
Cumberland	454	204	39.3	34.0-44.9	250	60.7	55.1-66.0
Davidson	458	194	37.5	31.9-43.4	264	62.5	56.6-68.1
Durham	465	169	27.8	23.4-32.7	296	72.2	67.3-76.6
Forsyth	457	185	36.6	31.3-42.2	272	63.4	57.8-68.7
Gaston	449	227	46.1	40.0-52.3	222	53.9	47.7-60.0
Guilford	470	191	36.3	31.2-41.8	279	63.7	58.2-68.8
Iredell	404	174	39.9	34.3-45.8	230	60.1	54.2-65.7
Johnston	388	172	36.0	30.2-42.3	216	64.0	57.7-69.8
Mecklenburg	877	352	35.9	32.1-39.9	525	64.1	60.1-67.9
New Hanover	444	203	42.3	36.8-48.0	241	57.7	52.0-63.2
Onslow	396	161	34.5	28.8-40.6	235	65.5	59.4-71.2
Orange	418	162	33.4	27.8-39.5	256	66.6	60.5-72.2
Pitt	440	171	32.4	27.5-37.9	269	67.6	62.1-72.5
Randolph	455	200	38.0	32.9-43.4	255	62.0	56.6-67.1
Robeson	447	203	39.9	34.2-45.8	244	60.1	54.2-65.8
Rowan	475	232	41.3	36.0-46.9	243	58.7	53.1-64.0
Union	382	161	36.5	31.2-42.1	221	63.5	57.9-68.8
Wake	858	316	33.0	29.2-37.0	542	67.0	63.0-70.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	470	233	43.3	37.6-49.1	237	56.7	50.9-62.4
Northeast Partnership II	512	247	43.8	38.6-49.1	265	56.2	50.9-61.4
Northeast Partnership I	514	276	50.5	44.9-56.1	238	49.5	43.9-55.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	423	199	43.4	37.4-49.6	224	56.6	50.4-62.6
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	524	241	37.8	32.7-43.2	283	62.2	56.8-67.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	426	202	44.1	38.6-49.7	224	55.9	50.3-61.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	478	193	35.9	30.8-41.3	285	64.1	58.7-69.2
Chatham/Lee/Moore	524	218	35.5	30.7-40.5	306	64.5	59.5-69.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	647	278	36.6	31.9-41.6	369	63.4	58.4-68.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	470	210	40.6	35.3-46.1	260	59.4	53.9-64.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	407	194	42.0	36.0-48.1	213	58.0	51.9-64.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	511	244	42.8	37.5-48.3	267	57.2	51.7-62.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	763	352	42.0	37.5-46.7	411	58.0	53.3-62.5
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,184	598	46.1	42.4-49.9	586	53.9	50.1-57.6
No	16,003	6,946	38.0	37.0-39.0	9,057	62.0	61.0-63.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,535	2,538	40.7	39.0-42.4	2,997	59.3	57.6-61.0
Piedmont	9,655	4,089	36.5	35.3-37.8	5,566	63.5	62.2-64.7
Western NC	1,997	917	41.1	38.3-43.9	1,080	58.9	56.1-61.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,215	548	40.3	36.7-43.9	667	59.7	56.1-63.3
Northwest	3,276	1,464	39.7	37.5-41.9	1,812	60.3	58.1-62.5
Charlotte	2,546	1,110	38.2	35.7-40.7	1,436	61.8	59.3-64.3
Greensboro	2,218	927	36.9	34.2-39.7	1,291	63.1	60.3-65.8
Southern Regional	1,787	796	37.6	34.5-40.7	991	62.4	59.3-65.5
Coastal	869	410	44.2	40.2-48.2	459	55.8	51.8-59.8
Wake	2,417	962	33.3	30.9-35.9	1,455	66.7	64.1-69.1
Area L	697	352	47.3	42.4-52.3	345	52.7	47.7-57.6
Eastern	2,162	975	39.9	37.3-42.6	1,187	60.1	57.4-62.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

461

204

36.7

31.5-42.3

257

63.3

57.7-68.5

Buncombe

452

196

36.6

31.2-42.3

256

63.4

57.7-68.8

Cabarrus

423

183

37.2

31.7-43.2

240

62.8

56.8-68.3

Catawba

445

197

38.8

33.4-44.4

248

61.2

55.6-66.6

Cumberland

454

204

39.3

34.0-44.9

250

60.7

55.1-66.0

Davidson

458

194

37.5

31.9-43.4

264

62.5

56.6-68.1

Durham

465

169

27.8

23.4-32.7

296

72.2

67.3-76.6

Forsyth

457

185

36.6

31.3-42.2

272

63.4

57.8-68.7

Gaston

449

227

46.1

40.0-52.3

222

53.9

47.7-60.0

Guilford

470

191

36.3

31.2-41.8

279

63.7

58.2-68.8

Iredell

404

174

39.9

34.3-45.8

230

60.1

54.2-65.7

Johnston

388

172

36.0

30.2-42.3

216

64.0

57.7-69.8

Mecklenburg

877

352

35.9

32.1-39.9

525

64.1

60.1-67.9

New Hanover

444

203

42.3

36.8-48.0

241

57.7

52.0-63.2

Onslow

396

161

34.5

28.8-40.6

235

65.5

59.4-71.2

Orange

418

162

33.4

27.8-39.5

256

66.6

60.5-72.2

Pitt

440

171

32.4

27.5-37.9

269

67.6

62.1-72.5

Randolph

455

200

38.0

32.9-43.4

255

62.0

56.6-67.1

Robeson

447

203

39.9

34.2-45.8

244

60.1

54.2-65.8

Rowan

475

232

41.3

36.0-46.9

243

58.7

53.1-64.0

Union

382

161

36.5

31.2-42.1

221

63.5

57.9-68.8

Wake

858

316

33.0

29.2-37.0

542

67.0

63.0-70.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

470

233

43.3

37.6-49.1

237

56.7

50.9-62.4

Northeast Partnership II

512

247

43.8

38.6-49.1

265

56.2

50.9-61.4

Northeast Partnership I

514

276

50.5

44.9-56.1

238

49.5

43.9-55.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

423

199

43.4

37.4-49.6

224

56.6

50.4-62.6

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

524

241

37.8

32.7-43.2

283

62.2

56.8-67.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

426

202

44.1

38.6-49.7

224

55.9

50.3-61.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

478

193

35.9

30.8-41.3

285

64.1

58.7-69.2

Chatham/Lee/Moore

524

218

35.5

30.7-40.5

306

64.5

59.5-69.3

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

647

278

36.6

31.9-41.6

369

63.4

58.4-68.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

470

210

40.6

35.3-46.1

260

59.4

53.9-64.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

407

194

42.0

36.0-48.1

213

58.0

51.9-64.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

511

244

42.8

37.5-48.3

267

57.2

51.7-62.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

763

352

42.0

37.5-46.7

411

58.0

53.3-62.5

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,184

598

46.1

42.4-49.9

586

53.9

50.1-57.6

16,003

6,946

38.0

37.0-39.0

9,057

62.0

61.0-63.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,535

2,538

40.7

39.0-42.4

2,997

59.3

57.6-61.0

Piedmont

9,655

4,089

36.5

35.3-37.8

5,566

63.5

62.2-64.7

Western NC

1,997

917

41.1

38.3-43.9

1,080

58.9

56.1-61.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,215

548

40.3

36.7-43.9

667

59.7

56.1-63.3

Northwest

3,276

1,464

39.7

37.5-41.9

1,812

60.3

58.1-62.5

Charlotte

2,546

1,110

38.2

35.7-40.7

1,436

61.8

59.3-64.3

Greensboro

2,218

927

36.9

34.2-39.7

1,291

63.1

60.3-65.8

Southern Regional

1,787

796

37.6

34.5-40.7

991

62.4

59.3-65.5

Coastal

869

410

44.2

40.2-48.2

459

55.8

51.8-59.8

Wake

2,417

962

33.3

30.9-35.9

1,455

66.7

64.1-69.1

Area L

697

352

47.3

42.4-52.3

345

52.7

47.7-57.6

Eastern

2,162

975

39.9

37.3-42.6

1,187

60.1

57.4-62.7

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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, 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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