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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Management

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,766 340 8.7 7.5-10.0 3,426 91.3 90.0-92.5
-Eastern NC 1,252 101 7.7 6.0- 9.7 1,151 92.3 90.3-94.0
GENDER
Male 417 39 8.6 5.9-12.5 378 91.4 87.5-94.1
Female 835 62 6.8 5.1- 9.0 773 93.2 91.0-94.9
RACE
White 871 67 7.3 5.3- 9.8 804 92.7 90.2-94.7
African American 269 25 9.3 5.9-14.5 244 90.7 85.5-94.1
Other Minorities 108 9 6.9 3.1-14.7 99 93.1 85.3-96.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 31 3 2.9 0.8- 9.8 28 97.1 90.2-99.2
Non-Hispanic 1,213 98 7.9 6.2-10.0 1,115 92.1 90.0-93.8
AGE
18-24 19 2 7.0 1.3-30.6 17 93.0 69.4-98.7
25-34 68 4 2.9 1.0- 8.4 64 97.1 91.6-99.0
35-44 139 12 9.8 5.1-17.9 127 90.2 82.1-94.9
45-54 254 22 8.6 5.4-13.5 232 91.4 86.5-94.6
55-64 322 20 6.9 4.1-11.3 302 93.1 88.7-95.9
65-74 255 26 8.7 5.6-13.2 229 91.3 86.8-94.4
75+ 189 15 8.6 4.8-15.1 174 91.4 84.9-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 10 3.5 1.7- 7.1 203 96.5 92.9-98.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 31 7.5 4.9-11.3 395 92.5 88.7-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 331 38 11.4 7.6-16.7 293 88.6 83.3-92.4
College Graduate 280 22 6.3 3.9-10.2 258 93.7 89.8-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 14 5.0 2.3-10.7 167 95.0 89.3-97.7
$15,000- 24,999 242 22 8.5 5.3-13.4 220 91.5 86.6-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 164 13 8.2 4.2-15.4 151 91.8 84.6-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 170 20 11.8 7.2-18.8 150 88.2 81.2-92.8
$50,000-74,999 147 7 3.0 1.4- 6.6 140 97.0 93.4-98.6
$75,000+ 167 13 7.8 4.3-13.9 154 92.2 86.1-95.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 700 70 9.4 7.1-12.4 630 90.6 87.6-92.9
No 540 31 5.8 3.7- 9.1 509 94.2 90.9-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 26 10.0 6.4-15.3 199 90.0 84.7-93.6
Non-Veteran 1,027 75 7.0 5.3- 9.4 952 93.0 90.6-94.7

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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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