BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,133	5,964	27.3	26.5-28.2	11,169	72.7	71.8-73.5
-Northeastern Partnership	1,182	462	31.2	28.0-34.5	720	68.8	65.5-72.0
GENDER
Male	418	133	24.8	20.1-30.2	285	75.2	69.8-79.9
Female	764	329	37.6	33.7-41.7	435	62.4	58.3-66.3
RACE
White	694	249	27.5	23.7-31.8	445	72.5	68.2-76.3
African American	427	198	40.2	34.4-46.3	229	59.8	53.7-65.6
Other Minorities	54	11	14.3	7.1-26.8	43	85.7	73.2-92.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	4	4.8	1.6-14.1	33	95.2	85.9-98.4
Non-Hispanic	1,145	458	32.7	29.4-36.2	687	67.3	63.8-70.6
AGE
18-24	37	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	36	98.7	91.0-99.8
25-34	129	13	13.1	6.1-25.9	116	86.9	74.1-93.9
35-44	178	34	14.4	9.9-20.5	144	85.6	79.5-90.1
45-54	268	98	32.9	26.3-40.2	170	67.1	59.8-73.7
55-64	245	121	48.1	40.8-55.4	124	51.9	44.6-59.2
65-74	175	100	55.9	47.2-64.3	75	44.1	35.7-52.8
75+	143	93	66.2	57.2-74.2	50	33.8	25.8-42.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	130	44.5	36.4-52.9	113	55.5	47.1-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	437	166	30.4	25.2-36.3	271	69.6	63.7-74.8
Some Post-H.S.	261	86	24.3	19.1-30.5	175	75.7	69.5-80.9
College Graduate	240	80	27.2	21.7-33.7	160	72.8	66.3-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	108	47.1	38.1-56.2	87	52.9	43.8-61.9
$15,000- 24,999	231	86	27.5	20.6-35.7	145	72.5	64.3-79.4
$25,000- 34,999	157	62	37.1	27.2-48.3	95	62.9	51.7-72.8
$35,000- 49,999	136	41	23.5	17.0-31.5	95	76.5	68.5-83.0
$50,000-74,999	132	39	22.3	15.6-30.8	93	77.7	69.2-84.4
$75,000+	130	33	25.6	18.0-35.0	97	74.4	65.0-82.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	475	298	58.7	52.6-64.5	177	41.3	35.5-47.4
No	679	157	16.9	13.9-20.4	522	83.1	79.6-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	66	36.0	27.0-46.1	97	64.0	53.9-73.0
Non-Veteran	1,016	396	30.4	27.1-33.9	620	69.6	66.1-72.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,133

5,964

27.3

26.5-28.2

11,169

72.7

71.8-73.5

-Northeastern Partnership

1,182

462

31.2

28.0-34.5

720

68.8

65.5-72.0

GENDER

Male

418

133

24.8

20.1-30.2

285

75.2

69.8-79.9

Female

764

329

37.6

33.7-41.7

435

62.4

58.3-66.3

RACE

White

694

249

27.5

23.7-31.8

445

72.5

68.2-76.3

African American

427

198

40.2

34.4-46.3

229

59.8

53.7-65.6

Other Minorities

14.3

7.1-26.8

85.7

73.2-92.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.8

1.6-14.1

95.2

85.9-98.4

Non-Hispanic

1,145

458

32.7

29.4-36.2

687

67.3

63.8-70.6

AGE

18-24

1.3

0.2- 9.0

98.7

91.0-99.8

25-34

129

13.1

6.1-25.9

116

86.9

74.1-93.9

35-44

178

14.4

9.9-20.5

144

85.6

79.5-90.1

45-54

268

32.9

26.3-40.2

170

67.1

59.8-73.7

55-64

245

121

48.1

40.8-55.4

124

51.9

44.6-59.2

65-74

175

100

55.9

47.2-64.3

44.1

35.7-52.8

75+

143

66.2

57.2-74.2

33.8

25.8-42.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

130

44.5

36.4-52.9

113

55.5

47.1-63.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

437

166

30.4

25.2-36.3

271

69.6

63.7-74.8

Some Post-H.S.

261

24.3

19.1-30.5

175

75.7

69.5-80.9

College Graduate

240

27.2

21.7-33.7

160

72.8

66.3-78.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

195

108

47.1

38.1-56.2

52.9

43.8-61.9

$15,000- 24,999

231

27.5

20.6-35.7

145

72.5

64.3-79.4

$25,000- 34,999

157

37.1

27.2-48.3

62.9

51.7-72.8

$35,000- 49,999

136

23.5

17.0-31.5

76.5

68.5-83.0

$50,000-74,999

132

22.3

15.6-30.8

77.7

69.2-84.4

$75,000+

130

25.6

18.0-35.0

74.4

65.0-82.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

475

298

58.7

52.6-64.5

177

41.3

35.5-47.4

679

157

16.9

13.9-20.4

522

83.1

79.6-86.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

36.0

27.0-46.1

64.0

53.9-73.0

Non-Veteran

1,016

396

30.4

27.1-33.9

620

69.6

66.1-72.9

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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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