BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Arthritis Burden

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,999	5,963	82.7	81.2-84.1	1,036	17.3	15.9-18.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	155	133	82.2	70.7-89.9	22	17.8	10.1-29.3
Buncombe	174	152	87.1	78.7-92.5	22	12.9	7.5-21.3
Cabarrus	162	140	84.0	74.6-90.4	22	16.0	9.6-25.4
Catawba	182	154	81.9	73.1-88.3	28	18.1	11.7-26.9
Cumberland	188	159	83.2	74.9-89.1	29	16.8	10.9-25.1
Davidson	201	172	81.2	69.4-89.2	29	18.8	10.8-30.6
Durham	144	114	76.8	66.4-84.7	30	23.2	15.3-33.6
Forsyth	151	124	80.7	70.4-88.0	27	19.3	12.0-29.6
Gaston	200	169	77.0	66.1-85.2	31	23.0	14.8-33.9
Guilford	188	154	77.3	68.1-84.5	34	22.7	15.5-31.9
Iredell	186	157	86.1	79.4-90.8	29	13.9	9.2-20.6
Johnston	212	184	82.6	71.9-89.8	28	17.4	10.2-28.1
Mecklenburg	270	226	78.4	70.1-84.9	44	21.6	15.1-29.9
New Hanover	178	147	82.6	73.6-88.9	31	17.4	11.1-26.4
Onslow	185	158	85.7	78.4-90.8	27	14.3	9.2-21.6
Orange	145	129	89.0	81.8-93.6	16	11.0	6.4-18.2
Pitt	190	162	82.3	72.0-89.4	28	17.7	10.6-28.0
Randolph	167	143	82.8	74.3-88.9	24	17.2	11.1-25.7
Robeson	225	193	82.7	73.1-89.3	32	17.3	10.7-26.9
Rowan	214	184	82.9	74.4-89.0	30	17.1	11.0-25.6
Union	145	122	81.2	70.4-88.7	23	18.8	11.3-29.6
Wake	242	209	86.2	79.6-90.9	33	13.8	9.1-20.4
Wayne	175	148	84.8	77.9-89.8	27	15.2	10.2-22.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,342	1,989	82.7	80.0-85.0	353	17.3	15.0-20.0
Piedmont	3,169	2,675	82.0	79.8-83.9	494	18.0	16.1-20.2
Western NC	1,488	1,299	85.5	82.6-87.9	189	14.5	12.1-17.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	976	851	85.5	81.9-88.6	125	14.5	11.4-18.1
Northwest	1,506	1,296	84.9	82.0-87.5	210	15.1	12.5-18.0
Charlotte	884	743	79.4	74.8-83.4	141	20.6	16.6-25.2
Greensboro	746	635	82.3	77.7-86.1	111	17.7	13.9-22.3
Southern Regional	696	584	80.6	75.1-85.2	112	19.4	14.8-24.9
Coastal	376	318	85.5	80.0-89.7	58	14.5	10.3-20.0
Wake	691	582	82.4	77.9-86.1	109	17.6	13.9-22.1
Area L	194	156	76.6	66.8-84.3	38	23.4	15.7-33.2
Eastern	930	798	84.4	80.5-87.6	132	15.6	12.4-19.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,999

5,963

82.7

81.2-84.1

1,036

17.3

15.9-18.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

155

133

82.2

70.7-89.9

17.8

10.1-29.3

Buncombe

174

152

87.1

78.7-92.5

12.9

7.5-21.3

Cabarrus

162

140

84.0

74.6-90.4

16.0

9.6-25.4

Catawba

182

154

81.9

73.1-88.3

18.1

11.7-26.9

Cumberland

188

159

83.2

74.9-89.1

16.8

10.9-25.1

Davidson

201

172

81.2

69.4-89.2

18.8

10.8-30.6

Durham

144

114

76.8

66.4-84.7

23.2

15.3-33.6

Forsyth

151

124

80.7

70.4-88.0

19.3

12.0-29.6

Gaston

200

169

77.0

66.1-85.2

23.0

14.8-33.9

Guilford

188

154

77.3

68.1-84.5

22.7

15.5-31.9

Iredell

186

157

86.1

79.4-90.8

13.9

9.2-20.6

Johnston

212

184

82.6

71.9-89.8

17.4

10.2-28.1

Mecklenburg

270

226

78.4

70.1-84.9

21.6

15.1-29.9

New Hanover

178

147

82.6

73.6-88.9

17.4

11.1-26.4

Onslow

185

158

85.7

78.4-90.8

14.3

9.2-21.6

Orange

145

129

89.0

81.8-93.6

11.0

6.4-18.2

Pitt

190

162

82.3

72.0-89.4

17.7

10.6-28.0

Randolph

167

143

82.8

74.3-88.9

17.2

11.1-25.7

Robeson

225

193

82.7

73.1-89.3

17.3

10.7-26.9

Rowan

214

184

82.9

74.4-89.0

17.1

11.0-25.6

Union

145

122

81.2

70.4-88.7

18.8

11.3-29.6

Wake

242

209

86.2

79.6-90.9

13.8

9.1-20.4

Wayne

175

148

84.8

77.9-89.8

15.2

10.2-22.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,342

1,989

82.7

80.0-85.0

353

17.3

15.0-20.0

Piedmont

3,169

2,675

82.0

79.8-83.9

494

18.0

16.1-20.2

Western NC

1,488

1,299

85.5

82.6-87.9

189

14.5

12.1-17.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

976

851

85.5

81.9-88.6

125

14.5

11.4-18.1

Northwest

1,506

1,296

84.9

82.0-87.5

210

15.1

12.5-18.0

Charlotte

884

743

79.4

74.8-83.4

141

20.6

16.6-25.2

Greensboro

746

635

82.3

77.7-86.1

111

17.7

13.9-22.3

Southern Regional

696

584

80.6

75.1-85.2

112

19.4

14.8-24.9

Coastal

376

318

85.5

80.0-89.7

14.5

10.3-20.0

Wake

691

582

82.4

77.9-86.1

109

17.6

13.9-22.1

Area L

194

156

76.6

66.8-84.3

23.4

15.7-33.2

Eastern

930

798

84.4

80.5-87.6

132

15.6

12.4-19.5

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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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