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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,999 5,963 82.7 81.2-84.1 1,036 17.3 15.9-18.8
-Eastern NC 2,342 1,989 82.7 80.0-85.0 353 17.3 15.0-20.0
GENDER
Male 749 642 83.8 79.1-87.6 107 16.2 12.4-20.9
Female 1,593 1,347 81.7 78.7-84.4 246 18.3 15.6-21.3
RACE
White 1,596 1,388 85.3 82.1-88.0 208 14.7 12.0-17.9
African American 536 424 76.3 70.2-81.4 112 23.7 18.6-29.8
Other Minorities 199 167 79.9 70.9-86.7 32 20.1 13.3-29.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 60 50 88.3 77.4-94.4 10 11.7 5.6-22.6
Non-Hispanic 2,269 1,928 82.6 79.9-85.0 341 17.4 15.0-20.1
AGE
18-24 47 30 65.4 47.4-79.8 17 34.6 20.2-52.6
25-34 154 121 82.4 74.3-88.3 33 17.6 11.7-25.7
35-44 306 241 76.6 70.2-82.0 65 23.4 18.0-29.8
45-54 481 411 85.6 81.3-89.1 70 14.4 10.9-18.7
55-64 604 519 87.2 83.8-89.9 85 12.8 10.1-16.2
65-74 416 369 89.1 85.1-92.2 47 10.9 7.8-14.9
75+ 321 289 90.2 85.5-93.5 32 9.8 6.5-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 422 375 87.0 80.1-91.8 47 13.0 8.2-19.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 775 642 80.5 76.2-84.2 133 19.5 15.8-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 613 518 80.1 73.5-85.3 95 19.9 14.7-26.5
College Graduate 527 449 85.6 81.3-89.1 78 14.4 10.9-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 341 288 80.5 73.5-86.1 53 19.5 13.9-26.5
$15,000- 24,999 465 398 81.2 75.2-86.1 67 18.8 13.9-24.8
$25,000- 34,999 277 228 85.0 78.7-89.6 49 15.0 10.4-21.3
$35,000- 49,999 307 266 82.8 75.8-88.1 41 17.2 11.9-24.2
$50,000-74,999 281 240 82.3 74.2-88.3 41 17.7 11.7-25.8
$75,000+ 347 292 80.6 71.3-87.4 55 19.4 12.6-28.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,291 1,149 88.3 85.3-90.8 142 11.7 9.2-14.7
No 1,005 801 77.0 72.6-80.9 204 23.0 19.1-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 376 330 87.6 83.0-91.1 46 12.4 8.9-17.0
Non-Veteran 1,966 1,659 81.5 78.4-84.3 307 18.5 15.7-21.6

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*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.

** 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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