BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
-Piedmont NC	9,655	4,089	36.5	35.3-37.8	5,566	63.5	62.2-64.7
GENDER
Male	3,522	1,406	34.1	32.1-36.2	2,116	65.9	63.8-67.9
Female	6,133	2,683	38.9	37.4-40.5	3,450	61.1	59.5-62.6
RACE
White	7,506	3,307	39.4	37.9-40.9	4,199	60.6	59.1-62.1
African American	1,564	648	34.2	31.2-37.3	916	65.8	62.7-68.8
Other Minorities	544	116	18.6	14.6-23.5	428	81.4	76.5-85.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	555	91	13.6	10.1-18.1	464	86.4	81.9-89.9
Non-Hispanic	9,094	3,994	39.1	37.7-40.4	5,100	60.9	59.6-62.3
AGE
18-24	437	93	22.7	18.1-28.2	344	77.3	71.8-81.9
25-34	1,353	310	22.7	20.1-25.7	1,043	77.3	74.3-79.9
35-44	1,890	620	30.4	27.9-33.1	1,270	69.6	66.9-72.1
45-54	1,834	834	43.5	40.7-46.3	1,000	56.5	53.7-59.3
55-64	1,728	953	53.2	50.3-56.0	775	46.8	44.0-49.7
65-74	1,300	685	52.0	48.7-55.3	615	48.0	44.7-51.3
75+	1,065	571	52.2	48.5-55.8	494	47.8	44.2-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,511	716	37.3	33.7-41.0	795	62.7	59.0-66.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,745	1,245	38.6	36.2-41.1	1,500	61.4	58.9-63.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,298	999	38.4	35.7-41.2	1,299	61.6	58.8-64.3
College Graduate	3,083	1,121	33.1	31.1-35.1	1,962	66.9	64.9-68.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,042	573	44.6	40.3-49.0	469	55.4	51.0-59.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,633	729	35.3	32.1-38.7	904	64.7	61.3-67.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,138	491	37.7	34.0-41.6	647	62.3	58.4-66.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,262	495	36.1	32.7-39.6	767	63.9	60.4-67.3
$50,000-74,999	1,312	511	34.9	31.7-38.2	801	65.1	61.8-68.3
$75,000+	1,807	655	33.9	31.3-36.6	1,152	66.1	63.4-68.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,842	1,920	63.8	61.2-66.3	922	36.2	33.7-38.8
No	6,566	2,102	27.6	26.2-29.0	4,464	72.4	71.0-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,151	527	42.9	39.2-46.7	624	57.1	53.3-60.8
Non-Veteran	8,499	3,561	35.7	34.4-37.1	4,938	64.3	62.9-65.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,187

7,544

38.4

37.5-39.4

9,643

61.6

60.6-62.5

-Piedmont NC

9,655

4,089

36.5

35.3-37.8

5,566

63.5

62.2-64.7

GENDER

Male

3,522

1,406

34.1

32.1-36.2

2,116

65.9

63.8-67.9

Female

6,133

2,683

38.9

37.4-40.5

3,450

61.1

59.5-62.6

RACE

White

7,506

3,307

39.4

37.9-40.9

4,199

60.6

59.1-62.1

African American

1,564

648

34.2

31.2-37.3

916

65.8

62.7-68.8

Other Minorities

544

116

18.6

14.6-23.5

428

81.4

76.5-85.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

555

13.6

10.1-18.1

464

86.4

81.9-89.9

Non-Hispanic

9,094

3,994

39.1

37.7-40.4

5,100

60.9

59.6-62.3

AGE

18-24

437

22.7

18.1-28.2

344

77.3

71.8-81.9

25-34

1,353

310

22.7

20.1-25.7

1,043

77.3

74.3-79.9

35-44

1,890

620

30.4

27.9-33.1

1,270

69.6

66.9-72.1

45-54

1,834

834

43.5

40.7-46.3

1,000

56.5

53.7-59.3

55-64

1,728

953

53.2

50.3-56.0

775

46.8

44.0-49.7

65-74

1,300

685

52.0

48.7-55.3

615

48.0

44.7-51.3

75+

1,065

571

52.2

48.5-55.8

494

47.8

44.2-51.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,511

716

37.3

33.7-41.0

795

62.7

59.0-66.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,745

1,245

38.6

36.2-41.1

1,500

61.4

58.9-63.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,298

999

38.4

35.7-41.2

1,299

61.6

58.8-64.3

College Graduate

3,083

1,121

33.1

31.1-35.1

1,962

66.9

64.9-68.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,042

573

44.6

40.3-49.0

469

55.4

51.0-59.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,633

729

35.3

32.1-38.7

904

64.7

61.3-67.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,138

491

37.7

34.0-41.6

647

62.3

58.4-66.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,262

495

36.1

32.7-39.6

767

63.9

60.4-67.3

$50,000-74,999

1,312

511

34.9

31.7-38.2

801

65.1

61.8-68.3

$75,000+

1,807

655

33.9

31.3-36.6

1,152

66.1

63.4-68.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,842

1,920

63.8

61.2-66.3

922

36.2

33.7-38.8

6,566

2,102

27.6

26.2-29.0

4,464

72.4

71.0-73.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,151

527

42.9

39.2-46.7

624

57.1

53.3-60.8

Non-Veteran

8,499

3,561

35.7

34.4-37.1

4,938

64.3

62.9-65.6

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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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