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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Arthritis (Asked in December Only)

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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,367 480 26.8 23.9-29.9 887 73.2 70.1-76.1
-Western NC 147 57 30.1 21.7-40.1 90 69.9 59.9-78.3
GENDER
Male 51 23 36.2 22.1-53.2 28 63.8 46.8-77.9
Female 96 34 26.1 16.8-38.2 62 73.9 61.8-83.2
RACE
White 130 54 33.0 23.5-44.1 76 67.0 55.9-76.5
African American 4 0 0.0 . - . 4 100 . - .
Other Minorities 12 2 13.6 2.8-46.1 10 86.4 53.9-97.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 3 20.4 5.6-52.4 7 79.6 47.6-94.4
Non-Hispanic 136 53 30.7 21.8-41.3 83 69.3 58.7-78.2
AGE
18-24 7 1 2.4 0.3-18.3 6 97.6 81.7-99.7
25-34 11 0 0.0 . - . 11 100 . - .
35-44 28 6 24.7 9.9-49.5 22 75.3 50.5-90.1
45-54 30 9 25.1 11.6-46.1 21 74.9 53.9-88.4
55-64 31 20 63.0 42.0-80.0 11 37.0 20.0-58.0
65-74 23 10 51.8 30.4-72.6 13 48.2 27.4-69.6
75+ 17 11 60.4 30.6-84.1 6 39.6 15.9-69.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 19 6 12.0 3.9-31.3 13 88.0 68.7-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 42 20 38.7 20.7-60.3 22 61.3 39.7-79.3
Some Post-H.S. 40 16 30.7 17.4-48.1 24 69.3 51.9-82.6
College Graduate 46 15 28.1 15.3-45.8 31 71.9 54.2-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 7 56.4 28.1-81.0 6 43.6 19.0-71.9
$15,000- 24,999 25 13 42.7 20.9-67.7 12 57.3 32.3-79.1
$25,000- 34,999 17 2 2.0 0.4- 8.9 15 98.0 91.1-99.6
$35,000- 49,999 26 11 41.1 21.1-64.6 15 58.9 35.4-78.9
$50,000-74,999 26 9 27.3 12.6-49.5 17 72.7 50.5-87.4
$75,000+ 17 6 38.5 17.6-64.7 11 61.5 35.3-82.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 45 28 52.7 33.9-70.8 17 47.3 29.2-66.1
No 100 29 22.4 13.8-34.2 71 77.6 65.8-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 13 54.1 30.9-75.7 10 45.9 24.3-69.1
Non-Veteran 124 44 26.8 18.4-37.5 80 73.2 62.5-81.6

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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