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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,646 7,052 42.0 40.7-43.2 7,594 58.0 56.8-59.3
-Eastern NC 4,740 2,353 44.3 42.2-46.5 2,387 55.7 53.5-57.8
GENDER
Male 1,630 755 42.9 39.4-46.5 875 57.1 53.5-60.6
Female 3,110 1,598 45.7 43.4-48.1 1,512 54.3 51.9-56.6
RACE
White 3,201 1,601 46.5 43.9-49.2 1,600 53.5 50.8-56.1
African American 1,081 540 44.7 40.5-49.0 541 55.3 51.0-59.5
Other Minorities 438 201 31.4 26.0-37.2 237 68.6 62.8-74.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 214 61 19.7 14.2-26.7 153 80.3 73.3-85.8
Non-Hispanic 4,509 2,279 46.4 44.2-48.6 2,230 53.6 51.4-55.8
AGE
18-24 176 48 33.5 24.8-43.4 128 66.5 56.6-75.2
25-34 546 154 29.2 24.4-34.5 392 70.8 65.5-75.6
35-44 750 309 40.2 35.9-44.7 441 59.8 55.3-64.1
45-54 929 483 51.9 48.0-55.8 446 48.1 44.2-52.0
55-64 990 607 58.2 54.5-61.9 383 41.8 38.1-45.5
65-74 775 417 51.7 47.5-55.9 358 48.3 44.1-52.5
75+ 546 322 59.6 54.5-64.4 224 40.4 35.6-45.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 725 426 49.4 43.1-55.7 299 50.6 44.3-56.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,530 778 44.6 41.0-48.3 752 55.4 51.7-59.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,259 616 45.0 40.8-49.3 643 55.0 50.7-59.2
College Graduate 1,219 528 39.5 36.1-42.9 691 60.5 57.1-63.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 538 343 55.8 49.2-62.1 195 44.2 37.9-50.8
$15,000- 24,999 837 466 46.8 41.5-52.2 371 53.2 47.8-58.5
$25,000- 34,999 587 281 48.6 42.7-54.6 306 51.4 45.4-57.3
$35,000- 49,999 661 307 44.2 39.1-49.4 354 55.8 50.6-60.9
$50,000-74,999 648 282 37.5 32.7-42.6 366 62.5 57.4-67.3
$75,000+ 793 347 40.9 36.2-45.8 446 59.1 54.2-63.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,796 1,293 69.1 65.7-72.3 503 30.9 27.7-34.3
No 2,778 1,012 32.9 30.5-35.5 1,766 67.1 64.5-69.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 784 376 47.0 42.3-51.8 408 53.0 48.2-57.7
Non-Veteran 3,955 1,977 43.8 41.4-46.2 1,978 56.2 53.8-58.6

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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.

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