BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,210	2,926	33.0	31.7-34.3	5,284	67.0	65.7-68.3
-Northeastern Partnership	638	251	36.8	32.0-41.8	387	63.2	58.2-68.0
GENDER
Male	206	72	33.3	25.3-42.3	134	66.7	57.7-74.7
Female	432	179	39.7	34.5-45.2	253	60.3	54.8-65.5
RACE
White	362	133	35.8	29.3-42.8	229	64.2	57.2-70.7
African American	256	111	37.8	30.8-45.4	145	62.2	54.6-69.2
Other Minorities	16	6	43.8	19.8-71.1	10	56.2	28.9-80.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	1	11.7	1.6-52.0	9	88.3	48.0-98.4
Non-Hispanic	628	250	37.3	32.5-42.3	378	62.7	57.7-67.5
AGE
18-24	3	2	87.9	37.4-98.9	1	12.1	1.1-62.6
25-34	38	5	11.5	4.1-28.0	33	88.5	72.0-95.9
35-44	74	25	31.7	20.7-45.3	49	68.3	54.7-79.3
45-54	140	54	33.5	25.0-43.3	86	66.5	56.7-75.0
55-64	159	79	50.6	41.6-59.6	80	49.4	40.4-58.4
65-74	119	44	36.8	27.3-47.4	75	63.2	52.6-72.7
75+	103	41	37.5	27.6-48.4	62	62.5	51.6-72.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	170	85	43.7	34.5-53.3	85	56.3	46.7-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	232	93	38.8	30.3-48.0	139	61.2	52.0-69.7
Some Post-H.S.	125	36	30.4	21.8-40.7	89	69.6	59.3-78.2
College Graduate	110	36	27.9	19.9-37.5	74	72.1	62.5-80.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	77	52.5	41.7-63.1	56	47.5	36.9-58.3
$15,000- 24,999	134	51	35.4	25.9-46.3	83	64.6	53.7-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	82	34	45.4	29.9-61.8	48	54.6	38.2-70.1
$35,000- 49,999	67	16	23.2	14.1-35.7	51	76.8	64.3-85.9
$50,000-74,999	57	14	20.8	11.5-34.6	43	79.2	65.4-88.5
$75,000+	52	13	25.7	14.5-41.5	39	74.3	58.5-85.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	221	56.0	49.1-62.6	157	44.0	37.4-50.9
No	253	29	11.7	7.6-17.6	224	88.3	82.4-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	92	39	39.0	27.4-51.9	53	61.0	48.1-72.6
Non-Veteran	545	211	36.2	31.1-41.7	334	63.8	58.3-68.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,210

2,926

33.0

31.7-34.3

5,284

67.0

65.7-68.3

-Northeastern Partnership

638

251

36.8

32.0-41.8

387

63.2

58.2-68.0

GENDER

Male

206

33.3

25.3-42.3

134

66.7

57.7-74.7

Female

432

179

39.7

34.5-45.2

253

60.3

54.8-65.5

RACE

White

362

133

35.8

29.3-42.8

229

64.2

57.2-70.7

African American

256

111

37.8

30.8-45.4

145

62.2

54.6-69.2

Other Minorities

43.8

19.8-71.1

56.2

28.9-80.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.7

1.6-52.0

88.3

48.0-98.4

Non-Hispanic

628

250

37.3

32.5-42.3

378

62.7

57.7-67.5

AGE

18-24

87.9

37.4-98.9

12.1

1.1-62.6

25-34

11.5

4.1-28.0

88.5

72.0-95.9

35-44

31.7

20.7-45.3

68.3

54.7-79.3

45-54

140

33.5

25.0-43.3

66.5

56.7-75.0

55-64

159

50.6

41.6-59.6

49.4

40.4-58.4

65-74

119

36.8

27.3-47.4

63.2

52.6-72.7

75+

103

37.5

27.6-48.4

62.5

51.6-72.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

170

43.7

34.5-53.3

56.3

46.7-65.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

232

38.8

30.3-48.0

139

61.2

52.0-69.7

Some Post-H.S.

125

30.4

21.8-40.7

69.6

59.3-78.2

College Graduate

110

27.9

19.9-37.5

72.1

62.5-80.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

52.5

41.7-63.1

47.5

36.9-58.3

$15,000- 24,999

134

35.4

25.9-46.3

64.6

53.7-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

45.4

29.9-61.8

54.6

38.2-70.1

$35,000- 49,999

23.2

14.1-35.7

76.8

64.3-85.9

$50,000-74,999

20.8

11.5-34.6

79.2

65.4-88.5

$75,000+

25.7

14.5-41.5

74.3

58.5-85.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

221

56.0

49.1-62.6

157

44.0

37.4-50.9

253

11.7

7.6-17.6

224

88.3

82.4-92.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

39.0

27.4-51.9

61.0

48.1-72.6

Non-Veteran

545

211

36.2

31.1-41.7

334

63.8

58.3-68.9

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*This question asked only of respondents who reported arthritis or joint symptoms that began more than 3 months ago.

^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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