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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
-Northeast Partnership I	514	276	50.5	44.9-56.1	238	49.5	43.9-55.1
GENDER
Male	182	93	49.1	39.9-58.4	89	50.9	41.6-60.1
Female	332	183	51.8	45.5-58.1	149	48.2	41.9-54.5
RACE
White	235	126	54.1	45.4-62.6	109	45.9	37.4-54.6
Other	274	148	47.5	40.3-54.8	126	52.5	45.2-59.7
AGE
18-44	140	58	41.6	30.9-53.1	82	58.4	46.9-69.1
45+	372	216	55.4	49.1-61.6	156	44.6	38.4-50.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	320	185	54.1	46.5-61.4	135	45.9	38.6-53.5
Some College +	192	90	44.3	36.3-52.6	102	55.7	47.4-63.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	332	187	52.8	45.4-60.1	145	47.2	39.9-54.6
$50,000+	91	37	43.6	32.6-55.3	54	56.4	44.7-67.4

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
-Northeast Partnership I	514	276	50.5	44.9-56.1	238	49.5	43.9-55.1
GENDER
Male	182	93	49.1	39.9-58.4	89	50.9	41.6-60.1
Female	332	183	51.8	45.5-58.1	149	48.2	41.9-54.5
RACE
White	235	126	54.1	45.4-62.6	109	45.9	37.4-54.6
Other	274	148	47.5	40.3-54.8	126	52.5	45.2-59.7
AGE
18-44	140	58	41.6	30.9-53.1	82	58.4	46.9-69.1
45+	372	216	55.4	49.1-61.6	156	44.6	38.4-50.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	320	185	54.1	46.5-61.4	135	45.9	38.6-53.5
Some College +	192	90	44.3	36.3-52.6	102	55.7	47.4-63.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	332	187	52.8	45.4-60.1	145	47.2	39.9-54.6
$50,000+	91	37	43.6	32.6-55.3	54	56.4	44.7-67.4

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I**

Arthritis Burden

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