BRFSS 2005 - Northeast Partnership II**: (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 II	512	247	43.8	38.6-49.1	265	56.2	50.9-61.4
GENDER
Male	171	80	43.4	34.7-52.5	91	56.6	47.5-65.3
Female	341	167	44.1	38.1-50.2	174	55.9	49.8-61.9
RACE
White	322	150	41.0	35.1-47.2	172	59.0	52.8-64.9
Other	188	96	46.8	37.9-55.9	92	53.2	44.1-62.1
AGE
18-44	151	48	26.6	19.6-35.1	103	73.4	64.9-80.4
45+	357	199	56.1	49.9-62.2	158	43.9	37.8-50.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	290	154	48.8	41.7-55.9	136	51.2	44.1-58.3
Some College +	222	93	36.6	29.4-44.3	129	63.4	55.7-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	309	167	51.2	44.1-58.2	142	48.8	41.8-55.9
$50,000+	118	41	32.1	23.5-42.1	77	67.9	57.9-76.5

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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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	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 II	512	247	43.8	38.6-49.1	265	56.2	50.9-61.4
GENDER
Male	171	80	43.4	34.7-52.5	91	56.6	47.5-65.3
Female	341	167	44.1	38.1-50.2	174	55.9	49.8-61.9
RACE
White	322	150	41.0	35.1-47.2	172	59.0	52.8-64.9
Other	188	96	46.8	37.9-55.9	92	53.2	44.1-62.1
AGE
18-44	151	48	26.6	19.6-35.1	103	73.4	64.9-80.4
45+	357	199	56.1	49.9-62.2	158	43.9	37.8-50.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	290	154	48.8	41.7-55.9	136	51.2	44.1-58.3
Some College +	222	93	36.6	29.4-44.3	129	63.4	55.7-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	309	167	51.2	44.1-58.2	142	48.8	41.8-55.9
$50,000+	118	41	32.1	23.5-42.1	77	67.9	57.9-76.5

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Arthritis Burden

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