BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Arthritis Burden

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,496	6,465	84.2	83.0-85.4	1,031	15.8	14.6-17.0
-Northeastern Partnership	593	509	83.8	78.7-87.9	84	16.2	12.1-21.3
GENDER
Male	197	164	80.7	70.9-87.8	33	19.3	12.2-29.1
Female	396	345	86.7	82.6-90.0	51	13.3	10.0-17.4
RACE
White	340	291	81.5	73.5-87.5	49	18.5	12.5-26.5
African American	232	201	88.3	83.0-92.0	31	11.7	8.0-17.0
Other Minorities	18	14	74.0	46.3-90.4	4	26.0	9.6-53.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	10	74.8	42.7-92.2	3	25.2	7.8-57.3
Non-Hispanic	580	499	84.1	78.8-88.2	81	15.9	11.8-21.2
AGE
18-24	5	3	50.7	11.5-89.1	2	49.3	10.9-88.5
25-34	41	33	82.8	65.2-92.5	8	17.2	7.5-34.8
35-44	79	63	82.7	72.1-89.9	16	17.3	10.1-27.9
45-54	132	110	83.6	74.9-89.7	22	16.4	10.3-25.1
55-64	146	137	92.2	84.5-96.3	9	7.8	3.7-15.5
65-74	102	83	80.4	70.2-87.7	19	19.6	12.3-29.8
75+	86	78	90.3	80.9-95.3	8	9.7	4.7-19.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	152	137	90.4	84.1-94.4	15	9.6	5.6-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	217	187	83.0	71.9-90.3	30	17.0	9.7-28.1
Some Post-H.S.	124	100	78.4	68.5-85.9	24	21.6	14.1-31.5
College Graduate	99	84	82.4	69.8-90.5	15	17.6	9.5-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	112	93.5	87.4-96.7	9	6.5	3.3-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	133	114	77.6	61.6-88.2	19	22.4	11.8-38.4
$25,000- 34,999	81	65	84.7	74.2-91.5	16	15.3	8.5-25.8
$35,000- 49,999	63	52	84.5	73.4-91.6	11	15.5	8.4-26.6
$50,000-74,999	51	42	78.6	60.8-89.7	9	21.4	10.3-39.2
$75,000+	47	39	85.9	72.6-93.4	8	14.1	6.6-27.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	355	326	92.3	88.7-94.8	29	7.7	5.2-11.3
No	233	181	74.6	65.0-82.3	52	25.4	17.7-35.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	86	71	82.6	70.4-90.5	15	17.4	9.5-29.6
Non-Veteran	506	437	84.0	78.2-88.5	69	16.0	11.5-21.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,496

6,465

84.2

83.0-85.4

1,031

15.8

14.6-17.0

-Northeastern Partnership

593

509

83.8

78.7-87.9

16.2

12.1-21.3

GENDER

Male

197

164

80.7

70.9-87.8

19.3

12.2-29.1

Female

396

345

86.7

82.6-90.0

13.3

10.0-17.4

RACE

White

340

291

81.5

73.5-87.5

18.5

12.5-26.5

African American

232

201

88.3

83.0-92.0

11.7

8.0-17.0

Other Minorities

74.0

46.3-90.4

26.0

9.6-53.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

74.8

42.7-92.2

25.2

7.8-57.3

Non-Hispanic

580

499

84.1

78.8-88.2

15.9

11.8-21.2

AGE

18-24

50.7

11.5-89.1

49.3

10.9-88.5

25-34

82.8

65.2-92.5

17.2

7.5-34.8

35-44

82.7

72.1-89.9

17.3

10.1-27.9

45-54

132

110

83.6

74.9-89.7

16.4

10.3-25.1

55-64

146

137

92.2

84.5-96.3

7.8

3.7-15.5

65-74

102

80.4

70.2-87.7

19.6

12.3-29.8

75+

90.3

80.9-95.3

9.7

4.7-19.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

152

137

90.4

84.1-94.4

9.6

5.6-15.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

217

187

83.0

71.9-90.3

17.0

9.7-28.1

Some Post-H.S.

124

100

78.4

68.5-85.9

21.6

14.1-31.5

College Graduate

82.4

69.8-90.5

17.6

9.5-30.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

112

93.5

87.4-96.7

6.5

3.3-12.6

$15,000- 24,999

133

114

77.6

61.6-88.2

22.4

11.8-38.4

$25,000- 34,999

84.7

74.2-91.5

15.3

8.5-25.8

$35,000- 49,999

84.5

73.4-91.6

15.5

8.4-26.6

$50,000-74,999

78.6

60.8-89.7

21.4

10.3-39.2

$75,000+

85.9

72.6-93.4

14.1

6.6-27.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

355

326

92.3

88.7-94.8

7.7

5.2-11.3

233

181

74.6

65.0-82.3

25.4

17.7-35.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

82.6

70.4-90.5

17.4

9.5-29.6

Non-Veteran

506

437

84.0

78.2-88.5

16.0

11.5-21.8

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons in the last month.

^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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