BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,622	3,165	24.9	23.9-26.0	6,457	75.1	74.0-76.1
GENDER
Male	3,512	990	20.4	18.8-22.0	2,522	79.6	78.0-81.2
Female	6,110	2,175	29.4	28.1-30.8	3,935	70.6	69.2-71.9
RACE
White	7,483	2,618	27.1	25.9-28.3	4,865	72.9	71.7-74.1
African American	1,557	471	24.9	22.3-27.7	1,086	75.1	72.3-77.7
Other Minorities	543	62	8.4	6.1-11.4	481	91.6	88.6-93.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	554	62	8.2	5.8-11.5	492	91.8	88.5-94.2
Non-Hispanic	9,062	3,100	26.8	25.7-27.9	5,962	73.2	72.1-74.3
AGE
18-24	436	23	5.4	3.3- 8.8	413	94.6	91.2-96.7
25-34	1,354	127	8.6	6.9-10.7	1,227	91.4	89.3-93.1
35-44	1,883	296	14.5	12.7-16.5	1,587	85.5	83.5-87.3
45-54	1,835	574	30.0	27.5-32.7	1,261	70.0	67.3-72.5
55-64	1,722	816	44.4	41.6-47.2	906	55.6	52.8-58.4
65-74	1,290	697	52.2	48.9-55.4	593	47.8	44.6-51.1
75+	1,055	620	57.6	53.9-61.2	435	42.4	38.8-46.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,498	639	28.9	26.0-32.1	859	71.1	67.9-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,740	989	27.9	25.8-30.0	1,751	72.1	70.0-74.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,289	780	26.0	23.9-28.3	1,509	74.0	71.7-76.1
College Graduate	3,077	752	19.8	18.2-21.5	2,325	80.2	78.5-81.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,038	489	33.4	29.6-37.3	549	66.6	62.7-70.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,627	601	26.3	23.6-29.1	1,026	73.7	70.9-76.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,136	382	27.2	24.1-30.4	754	72.8	69.6-75.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,256	362	23.9	21.2-26.8	894	76.1	73.2-78.8
$50,000-74,999	1,311	361	22.5	20.0-25.3	950	77.5	74.7-80.0
$75,000+	1,808	417	19.2	17.2-21.3	1,391	80.8	78.7-82.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,828	1,647	50.7	48.1-53.2	1,181	49.3	46.8-51.9
No	6,550	1,469	16.5	15.5-17.6	5,081	83.5	82.4-84.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,146	456	35.0	31.7-38.6	690	65.0	61.4-68.3
Non-Veteran	8,472	2,709	23.7	22.6-24.8	5,763	76.3	75.2-77.4

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

-Piedmont NC

9,622

3,165

24.9

23.9-26.0

6,457

75.1

74.0-76.1

GENDER

Male

3,512

990

20.4

18.8-22.0

2,522

79.6

78.0-81.2

Female

6,110

2,175

29.4

28.1-30.8

3,935

70.6

69.2-71.9

RACE

White

7,483

2,618

27.1

25.9-28.3

4,865

72.9

71.7-74.1

African American

1,557

471

24.9

22.3-27.7

1,086

75.1

72.3-77.7

Other Minorities

543

8.4

6.1-11.4

481

91.6

88.6-93.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

554

8.2

5.8-11.5

492

91.8

88.5-94.2

Non-Hispanic

9,062

3,100

26.8

25.7-27.9

5,962

73.2

72.1-74.3

AGE

18-24

436

5.4

3.3- 8.8

413

94.6

91.2-96.7

25-34

1,354

127

8.6

6.9-10.7

1,227

91.4

89.3-93.1

35-44

1,883

296

14.5

12.7-16.5

1,587

85.5

83.5-87.3

45-54

1,835

574

30.0

27.5-32.7

1,261

70.0

67.3-72.5

55-64

1,722

816

44.4

41.6-47.2

906

55.6

52.8-58.4

65-74

1,290

697

52.2

48.9-55.4

593

47.8

44.6-51.1

75+

1,055

620

57.6

53.9-61.2

435

42.4

38.8-46.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,498

639

28.9

26.0-32.1

859

71.1

67.9-74.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,740

989

27.9

25.8-30.0

1,751

72.1

70.0-74.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,289

780

26.0

23.9-28.3

1,509

74.0

71.7-76.1

College Graduate

3,077

752

19.8

18.2-21.5

2,325

80.2

78.5-81.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,038

489

33.4

29.6-37.3

549

66.6

62.7-70.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,627

601

26.3

23.6-29.1

1,026

73.7

70.9-76.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,136

382

27.2

24.1-30.4

754

72.8

69.6-75.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,256

362

23.9

21.2-26.8

894

76.1

73.2-78.8

$50,000-74,999

1,311

361

22.5

20.0-25.3

950

77.5

74.7-80.0

$75,000+

1,808

417

19.2

17.2-21.3

1,391

80.8

78.7-82.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,828

1,647

50.7

48.1-53.2

1,181

49.3

46.8-51.9

6,550

1,469

16.5

15.5-17.6

5,081

83.5

82.4-84.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,146

456

35.0

31.7-38.6

690

65.0

61.4-68.3

Non-Veteran

8,472

2,709

23.7

22.6-24.8

5,763

76.3

75.2-77.4

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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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