BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Thinking about your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Management

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	Total Respond.^	I can do everything	I can do most things	I can do some things	I can hardly do anything
North Carolina	3,757	960	31.9	29.5-34.3	1,593	40.1	37.8-42.4	864	20.1	18.4-21.9	340	7.9	6.9- 9.1
-Eastern NC	1,250	299	30.6	26.7-34.8	514	38.1	34.6-41.7	302	21.4	18.7-24.3	135	9.9	8.1-12.1
GENDER
Male	414	112	35.2	28.6-42.4	157	35.3	29.7-41.4	92	19.2	15.2-24.0	53	10.3	7.5-14.0
Female	836	187	26.5	22.4-31.0	357	40.5	36.4-44.8	210	23.4	20.1-27.0	82	9.6	7.4-12.3
RACE
White	869	214	31.9	27.3-36.8	392	41.4	37.2-45.8	182	18.2	15.4-21.4	81	8.5	6.5-11.0
African American	270	59	27.9	19.2-38.6	86	32.1	24.8-40.4	90	28.8	22.2-36.4	35	11.2	7.5-16.5
Other Minorities	107	25	28.8	19.0-41.0	35	27.9	19.2-38.8	28	25.0	15.9-37.0	19	18.3	10.7-29.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	14	54.5	33.9-73.8	7	13.8	5.9-29.2	6	18.9	6.8-42.6	4	12.8	3.8-35.1
Non-Hispanic	1,212	284	30.0	26.0-34.3	504	39.0	35.4-42.7	294	21.2	18.6-24.1	130	9.8	8.0-12.0
AGE
18-24	19	15	88.0	69.4-95.9	4	12.0	4.1-30.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	68	29	49.7	35.0-64.4	27	34.9	22.6-49.7	9	9.4	4.6-18.4	3	6.0	1.9-17.2
35-44	141	51	36.4	27.6-46.3	53	38.1	28.8-48.2	27	18.2	11.7-27.1	10	7.3	3.7-14.0
45-54	254	67	26.9	21.0-33.9	97	35.8	29.2-42.9	59	24.5	18.7-31.4	31	12.8	8.6-18.6
55-64	320	77	23.8	18.6-30.0	121	39.2	32.8-46.0	86	25.7	20.5-31.7	36	11.2	7.6-16.3
65-74	255	39	15.8	11.3-21.8	123	47.7	40.3-55.2	63	24.9	18.9-32.0	30	11.6	7.6-17.2
75+	187	19	9.0	5.2-15.0	87	46.9	38.1-55.9	56	30.8	23.0-39.9	25	13.3	8.4-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	211	30	26.5	15.0-42.4	59	25.3	18.2-34.1	72	25.9	18.7-34.7	50	22.3	15.6-30.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	425	103	29.8	23.8-36.7	168	35.0	29.4-41.1	112	25.1	20.3-30.5	42	10.1	7.0-14.2
Some Post-H.S.	331	76	31.1	23.8-39.4	155	43.6	36.6-50.9	70	18.5	14.0-24.1	30	6.8	4.4-10.5
College Graduate	281	90	34.6	28.1-41.7	131	45.2	38.3-52.4	47	15.6	11.3-21.3	13	4.5	2.4- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	182	20	24.0	11.2-44.1	50	26.2	17.6-37.2	63	25.0	17.6-34.2	49	24.8	16.9-34.8
$15,000- 24,999	240	45	23.5	15.1-34.6	79	30.4	23.0-38.9	85	31.1	24.1-39.1	31	15.0	10.1-21.8
$25,000- 34,999	165	38	32.4	22.6-43.9	72	36.1	27.5-45.7	40	23.2	16.3-31.8	15	8.4	4.5-15.1
$35,000- 49,999	170	46	32.4	23.1-43.3	81	44.2	34.7-54.1	36	19.4	13.4-27.1	7	4.1	1.6-10.0
$50,000-74,999	147	58	43.1	33.7-52.9	58	36.5	27.6-46.3	25	18.0	11.7-26.8	6	2.5	1.0- 5.8
$75,000+	167	58	35.6	27.0-45.2	93	53.0	43.6-62.2	10	8.0	3.9-15.8	6	3.4	1.4- 7.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	698	72	17.0	11.9-23.7	237	31.8	27.4-36.7	256	33.1	28.7-37.9	133	18.0	14.7-21.9
No	541	223	46.7	41.1-52.3	273	45.6	40.2-51.1	43	7.3	5.2-10.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	55	30.3	22.6-39.2	89	39.3	31.4-47.7	52	21.2	15.6-28.1	26	9.2	5.9-14.1
Non-Veteran	1,028	244	30.7	26.3-35.5	425	37.8	33.9-41.8	250	21.4	18.5-24.7	109	10.1	8.0-12.6

Total
Respond.^

I can do everything

I can do most things

I can do some things

I can hardly do anything

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,757

960

31.9

29.5-34.3

1,593

40.1

37.8-42.4

864

20.1

18.4-21.9

340

7.9

6.9- 9.1

-Eastern NC

1,250

299

30.6

26.7-34.8

514

38.1

34.6-41.7

302

21.4

18.7-24.3

135

9.9

8.1-12.1

GENDER

Male

414

112

35.2

28.6-42.4

157

35.3

29.7-41.4

19.2

15.2-24.0

10.3

7.5-14.0

Female

836

187

26.5

22.4-31.0

357

40.5

36.4-44.8

210

23.4

20.1-27.0

9.6

7.4-12.3

RACE

White

869

214

31.9

27.3-36.8

392

41.4

37.2-45.8

182

18.2

15.4-21.4

8.5

6.5-11.0

African American

270

27.9

19.2-38.6

32.1

24.8-40.4

28.8

22.2-36.4

11.2

7.5-16.5

Other Minorities

107

28.8

19.0-41.0

27.9

19.2-38.8

25.0

15.9-37.0

18.3

10.7-29.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

54.5

33.9-73.8

13.8

5.9-29.2

18.9

6.8-42.6

12.8

3.8-35.1

Non-Hispanic

1,212

284

30.0

26.0-34.3

504

39.0

35.4-42.7

294

21.2

18.6-24.1

130

9.8

8.0-12.0

AGE

18-24

88.0

69.4-95.9

12.0

4.1-30.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

49.7

35.0-64.4

34.9

22.6-49.7

9.4

4.6-18.4

6.0

1.9-17.2

35-44

141

36.4

27.6-46.3

38.1

28.8-48.2

18.2

11.7-27.1

7.3

3.7-14.0

45-54

254

26.9

21.0-33.9

35.8

29.2-42.9

24.5

18.7-31.4

12.8

8.6-18.6

55-64

320

23.8

18.6-30.0

121

39.2

32.8-46.0

25.7

20.5-31.7

11.2

7.6-16.3

65-74

255

15.8

11.3-21.8

123

47.7

40.3-55.2

24.9

18.9-32.0

11.6

7.6-17.2

75+

187

9.0

5.2-15.0

46.9

38.1-55.9

30.8

23.0-39.9

13.3

8.4-20.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

211

26.5

15.0-42.4

25.3

18.2-34.1

25.9

18.7-34.7

22.3

15.6-30.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

425

103

29.8

23.8-36.7

168

35.0

29.4-41.1

112

25.1

20.3-30.5

10.1

7.0-14.2

Some Post-H.S.

331

31.1

23.8-39.4

155

43.6

36.6-50.9

18.5

14.0-24.1

6.8

4.4-10.5

College Graduate

281

34.6

28.1-41.7

131

45.2

38.3-52.4

15.6

11.3-21.3

4.5

2.4- 8.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

182

24.0

11.2-44.1

26.2

17.6-37.2

25.0

17.6-34.2

24.8

16.9-34.8

$15,000- 24,999

240

23.5

15.1-34.6

30.4

23.0-38.9

31.1

24.1-39.1

15.0

10.1-21.8

$25,000- 34,999

165

32.4

22.6-43.9

36.1

27.5-45.7

23.2

16.3-31.8

8.4

4.5-15.1

$35,000- 49,999

170

32.4

23.1-43.3

44.2

34.7-54.1

19.4

13.4-27.1

4.1

1.6-10.0

$50,000-74,999

147

43.1

33.7-52.9

36.5

27.6-46.3

18.0

11.7-26.8

2.5

1.0- 5.8

$75,000+

167

35.6

27.0-45.2

53.0

43.6-62.2

8.0

3.9-15.8

3.4

1.4- 7.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

698

17.0

11.9-23.7

237

31.8

27.4-36.7

256

33.1

28.7-37.9

133

18.0

14.7-21.9

541

223

46.7

41.1-52.3

273

45.6

40.2-51.1

7.3

5.2-10.2

0.4

0.1- 1.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

222

30.3

22.6-39.2

39.3

31.4-47.7

21.2

15.6-28.1

9.2

5.9-14.1

Non-Veteran

1,028

244

30.7

26.3-35.5

425

37.8

33.9-41.8

250

21.4

18.5-24.7

109

10.1

8.0-12.6

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^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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