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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	1,047	389	34.2	30.8-37.8	658	65.8	62.2-69.2
GENDER
Male	353	121	32.4	26.8-38.5	232	67.6	61.5-73.2
Female	694	268	35.6	31.4-40.0	426	64.4	60.0-68.6
RACE
White	957	350	33.5	30.0-37.3	607	66.5	62.7-70.0
African American	47	18	38.8	22.9-57.5	29	61.2	42.5-77.1
Other Minorities	43	21	44.7	24.4-67.0	22	55.3	33.0-75.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	7	24.9	7.6-57.0	11	75.1	43.0-92.4
Non-Hispanic	1,028	382	34.5	31.1-38.2	646	65.5	61.8-68.9
AGE
18-24	19	2	4.0	0.9-16.8	17	96.0	83.2-99.1
25-34	67	20	27.2	16.7-41.1	47	72.8	58.9-83.3
35-44	128	35	28.6	20.3-38.7	93	71.4	61.3-79.7
45-54	195	88	46.7	38.5-55.1	107	53.3	44.9-61.5
55-64	243	92	34.8	28.2-42.2	151	65.2	57.8-71.8
65-74	194	69	33.9	26.7-41.8	125	66.1	58.2-73.3
75+	199	82	39.6	32.0-47.8	117	60.4	52.2-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	102	46.2	37.8-54.8	106	53.8	45.2-62.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	335	113	31.4	25.6-37.8	222	68.6	62.2-74.4
Some Post-H.S.	255	90	30.5	24.1-37.7	165	69.5	62.3-75.9
College Graduate	244	80	31.7	25.2-39.0	164	68.3	61.0-74.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	179	105	54.0	43.6-64.2	74	46.0	35.8-56.4
$15,000- 24,999	232	87	35.6	28.2-43.8	145	64.4	56.2-71.8
$25,000- 34,999	144	42	24.1	17.2-32.5	102	75.9	67.5-82.8
$35,000- 49,999	131	39	32.8	23.7-43.4	92	67.2	56.6-76.3
$50,000-74,999	103	28	24.9	17.0-35.0	75	75.1	65.0-83.0
$75,000+	93	22	24.7	16.2-35.7	71	75.3	64.3-83.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	531	317	56.8	51.0-62.5	214	43.2	37.5-49.0
No	498	68	13.7	10.5-17.7	430	86.3	82.3-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	52	34.5	26.1-43.9	103	65.5	56.1-73.9
Non-Veteran	892	337	34.2	30.4-38.1	555	65.8	61.9-69.6

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

-Western NC

1,047

389

34.2

30.8-37.8

658

65.8

62.2-69.2

GENDER

Male

353

121

32.4

26.8-38.5

232

67.6

61.5-73.2

Female

694

268

35.6

31.4-40.0

426

64.4

60.0-68.6

RACE

White

957

350

33.5

30.0-37.3

607

66.5

62.7-70.0

African American

38.8

22.9-57.5

61.2

42.5-77.1

Other Minorities

44.7

24.4-67.0

55.3

33.0-75.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.9

7.6-57.0

75.1

43.0-92.4

Non-Hispanic

1,028

382

34.5

31.1-38.2

646

65.5

61.8-68.9

AGE

18-24

4.0

0.9-16.8

96.0

83.2-99.1

25-34

27.2

16.7-41.1

72.8

58.9-83.3

35-44

128

28.6

20.3-38.7

71.4

61.3-79.7

45-54

195

46.7

38.5-55.1

107

53.3

44.9-61.5

55-64

243

34.8

28.2-42.2

151

65.2

57.8-71.8

65-74

194

33.9

26.7-41.8

125

66.1

58.2-73.3

75+

199

39.6

32.0-47.8

117

60.4

52.2-68.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

102

46.2

37.8-54.8

106

53.8

45.2-62.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

335

113

31.4

25.6-37.8

222

68.6

62.2-74.4

Some Post-H.S.

255

30.5

24.1-37.7

165

69.5

62.3-75.9

College Graduate

244

31.7

25.2-39.0

164

68.3

61.0-74.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

179

105

54.0

43.6-64.2

46.0

35.8-56.4

$15,000- 24,999

232

35.6

28.2-43.8

145

64.4

56.2-71.8

$25,000- 34,999

144

24.1

17.2-32.5

102

75.9

67.5-82.8

$35,000- 49,999

131

32.8

23.7-43.4

67.2

56.6-76.3

$50,000-74,999

103

24.9

17.0-35.0

75.1

65.0-83.0

$75,000+

24.7

16.2-35.7

75.3

64.3-83.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

531

317

56.8

51.0-62.5

214

43.2

37.5-49.0

498

13.7

10.5-17.7

430

86.3

82.3-89.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

34.5

26.1-43.9

103

65.5

56.1-73.9

Non-Veteran

892

337

34.2

30.4-38.1

555

65.8

61.9-69.6

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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