BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

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

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,496	6,465	84.2	83.0-85.4	1,031	15.8	14.6-17.0
-Piedmont NC	4,064	3,450	82.3	80.5-83.9	614	17.7	16.1-19.5
GENDER
Male	1,396	1,182	81.4	78.5-84.1	214	18.6	15.9-21.5
Female	2,668	2,268	83.0	80.8-84.9	400	17.0	15.1-19.2
RACE
White	3,286	2,837	84.2	82.2-85.9	449	15.8	14.1-17.8
African American	645	511	76.9	72.4-80.9	134	23.1	19.1-27.6
Other Minorities	115	87	69.6	56.9-79.9	28	30.4	20.1-43.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	90	70	73.7	59.0-84.5	20	26.3	15.5-41.0
Non-Hispanic	3,970	3,376	82.6	80.8-84.2	594	17.4	15.8-19.2
AGE
18-24	90	62	67.5	54.5-78.2	28	32.5	21.8-45.5
25-34	309	227	71.2	64.4-77.1	82	28.8	22.9-35.6
35-44	616	476	78.2	74.2-81.8	140	21.8	18.2-25.8
45-54	831	704	86.1	83.1-88.6	127	13.9	11.4-16.9
55-64	950	844	87.2	84.1-89.8	106	12.8	10.2-15.9
65-74	679	603	87.3	83.9-90.1	76	12.7	9.9-16.1
75+	566	513	90.5	86.9-93.1	53	9.5	6.9-13.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	710	631	86.0	81.4-89.6	79	14.0	10.4-18.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,239	1,047	82.9	79.8-85.6	192	17.1	14.4-20.2
Some Post-H.S.	994	837	79.5	75.2-83.2	157	20.5	16.8-24.8
College Graduate	1,113	927	81.7	78.6-84.4	186	18.3	15.6-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	570	511	84.0	77.9-88.7	59	16.0	11.3-22.1
$15,000- 24,999	727	620	83.4	79.1-87.0	107	16.6	13.0-20.9
$25,000- 34,999	488	412	83.1	78.2-87.1	76	16.9	12.9-21.8
$35,000- 49,999	489	412	83.7	79.5-87.3	77	16.3	12.7-20.5
$50,000-74,999	510	414	79.6	74.8-83.7	96	20.4	16.3-25.2
$75,000+	651	537	80.7	76.3-84.5	114	19.3	15.5-23.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,913	1,717	88.8	86.7-90.6	196	11.2	9.4-13.3
No	2,086	1,679	76.9	74.2-79.5	407	23.1	20.5-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	525	457	84.7	80.1-88.4	68	15.3	11.6-19.9
Non-Veteran	3,538	2,992	81.9	80.0-83.7	546	18.1	16.3-20.0

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

-Piedmont NC

4,064

3,450

82.3

80.5-83.9

614

17.7

16.1-19.5

GENDER

Male

1,396

1,182

81.4

78.5-84.1

214

18.6

15.9-21.5

Female

2,668

2,268

83.0

80.8-84.9

400

17.0

15.1-19.2

RACE

White

3,286

2,837

84.2

82.2-85.9

449

15.8

14.1-17.8

African American

645

511

76.9

72.4-80.9

134

23.1

19.1-27.6

Other Minorities

115

69.6

56.9-79.9

30.4

20.1-43.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

73.7

59.0-84.5

26.3

15.5-41.0

Non-Hispanic

3,970

3,376

82.6

80.8-84.2

594

17.4

15.8-19.2

AGE

18-24

67.5

54.5-78.2

32.5

21.8-45.5

25-34

309

227

71.2

64.4-77.1

28.8

22.9-35.6

35-44

616

476

78.2

74.2-81.8

140

21.8

18.2-25.8

45-54

831

704

86.1

83.1-88.6

127

13.9

11.4-16.9

55-64

950

844

87.2

84.1-89.8

106

12.8

10.2-15.9

65-74

679

603

87.3

83.9-90.1

12.7

9.9-16.1

75+

566

513

90.5

86.9-93.1

9.5

6.9-13.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

710

631

86.0

81.4-89.6

14.0

10.4-18.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,239

1,047

82.9

79.8-85.6

192

17.1

14.4-20.2

Some Post-H.S.

994

837

79.5

75.2-83.2

157

20.5

16.8-24.8

College Graduate

1,113

927

81.7

78.6-84.4

186

18.3

15.6-21.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

570

511

84.0

77.9-88.7

16.0

11.3-22.1

$15,000- 24,999

727

620

83.4

79.1-87.0

107

16.6

13.0-20.9

$25,000- 34,999

488

412

83.1

78.2-87.1

16.9

12.9-21.8

$35,000- 49,999

489

412

83.7

79.5-87.3

16.3

12.7-20.5

$50,000-74,999

510

414

79.6

74.8-83.7

20.4

16.3-25.2

$75,000+

651

537

80.7

76.3-84.5

114

19.3

15.5-23.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,913

1,717

88.8

86.7-90.6

196

11.2

9.4-13.3

2,086

1,679

76.9

74.2-79.5

407

23.1

20.5-25.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

525

457

84.7

80.1-88.4

15.3

11.6-19.9

Non-Veteran

3,538

2,992

81.9

80.0-83.7

546

18.1

16.3-20.0

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*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.

This page was generated on 16AUG06.