BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,990	776	32.3	29.8-35.0	1,214	67.7	65.0-70.2
GENDER
Male	709	247	28.9	25.0-33.1	462	71.1	66.9-75.0
Female	1,281	529	35.3	32.1-38.7	752	64.7	61.3-67.9
RACE
White	1,773	711	34.5	31.8-37.3	1,062	65.5	62.7-68.2
African American	92	32	19.6	12.1-30.3	60	80.4	69.7-87.9
Other Minorities	124	33	17.2	10.8-26.4	91	82.8	73.6-89.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	13	7.5	3.6-15.2	66	92.5	84.8-96.4
Non-Hispanic	1,909	762	34.3	31.6-37.0	1,147	65.7	63.0-68.4
AGE
18-24	102	6	6.7	2.3-18.1	96	93.3	81.9-97.7
25-34	267	35	14.8	9.8-21.7	232	85.2	78.3-90.2
35-44	308	64	18.3	13.9-23.8	244	81.7	76.2-86.1
45-54	347	147	42.6	36.6-48.9	200	57.4	51.1-63.4
55-64	373	186	48.0	42.0-54.1	187	52.0	45.9-58.0
65-74	308	166	55.3	48.9-61.6	142	44.7	38.4-51.1
75+	277	170	62.3	55.6-68.5	107	37.7	31.5-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	160	32.9	26.8-39.5	188	67.1	60.5-73.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	605	252	34.6	29.9-39.6	353	65.4	60.4-70.1
Some Post-H.S.	475	186	34.8	29.5-40.5	289	65.2	59.5-70.5
College Graduate	553	174	26.5	22.6-30.9	379	73.5	69.1-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	278	144	39.9	32.6-47.6	134	60.1	52.4-67.4
$15,000- 24,999	414	166	33.7	28.0-40.0	248	66.3	60.0-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	270	106	35.3	28.9-42.3	164	64.7	57.7-71.1
$35,000- 49,999	292	95	28.4	22.7-34.8	197	71.6	65.2-77.3
$50,000-74,999	213	75	26.7	20.2-34.3	138	73.3	65.7-79.8
$75,000+	226	61	24.0	18.3-30.7	165	76.0	69.3-81.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	668	424	58.0	52.8-63.1	244	42.0	36.9-47.2
No	1,275	342	21.8	19.2-24.6	933	78.2	75.4-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	263	121	48.2	41.1-55.3	142	51.8	44.7-58.9
Non-Veteran	1,727	655	30.0	27.4-32.8	1,072	70.0	67.2-72.6

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

-Western NC

1,990

776

32.3

29.8-35.0

1,214

67.7

65.0-70.2

GENDER

Male

709

247

28.9

25.0-33.1

462

71.1

66.9-75.0

Female

1,281

529

35.3

32.1-38.7

752

64.7

61.3-67.9

RACE

White

1,773

711

34.5

31.8-37.3

1,062

65.5

62.7-68.2

African American

19.6

12.1-30.3

80.4

69.7-87.9

Other Minorities

124

17.2

10.8-26.4

82.8

73.6-89.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.5

3.6-15.2

92.5

84.8-96.4

Non-Hispanic

1,909

762

34.3

31.6-37.0

1,147

65.7

63.0-68.4

AGE

18-24

102

6.7

2.3-18.1

93.3

81.9-97.7

25-34

267

14.8

9.8-21.7

232

85.2

78.3-90.2

35-44

308

18.3

13.9-23.8

244

81.7

76.2-86.1

45-54

347

147

42.6

36.6-48.9

200

57.4

51.1-63.4

55-64

373

186

48.0

42.0-54.1

187

52.0

45.9-58.0

65-74

308

166

55.3

48.9-61.6

142

44.7

38.4-51.1

75+

277

170

62.3

55.6-68.5

107

37.7

31.5-44.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

160

32.9

26.8-39.5

188

67.1

60.5-73.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

605

252

34.6

29.9-39.6

353

65.4

60.4-70.1

Some Post-H.S.

475

186

34.8

29.5-40.5

289

65.2

59.5-70.5

College Graduate

553

174

26.5

22.6-30.9

379

73.5

69.1-77.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

278

144

39.9

32.6-47.6

134

60.1

52.4-67.4

$15,000- 24,999

414

166

33.7

28.0-40.0

248

66.3

60.0-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

270

106

35.3

28.9-42.3

164

64.7

57.7-71.1

$35,000- 49,999

292

28.4

22.7-34.8

197

71.6

65.2-77.3

$50,000-74,999

213

26.7

20.2-34.3

138

73.3

65.7-79.8

$75,000+

226

24.0

18.3-30.7

165

76.0

69.3-81.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

668

424

58.0

52.8-63.1

244

42.0

36.9-47.2

1,275

342

21.8

19.2-24.6

933

78.2

75.4-80.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

263

121

48.2

41.1-55.3

142

51.8

44.7-58.9

Non-Veteran

1,727

655

30.0

27.4-32.8

1,072

70.0

67.2-72.6

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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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