BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,744	2,796	33.1	31.5-34.7	4,948	66.9	65.3-68.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	185	54	27.0	18.7-37.3	131	73.0	62.7-81.3
Buncombe	192	69	28.6	21.6-36.7	123	71.4	63.3-78.4
Cabarrus	183	67	39.2	29.9-49.3	116	60.8	50.7-70.1
Catawba	191	77	36.3	27.3-46.3	114	63.7	53.7-72.7
Cumberland	203	75	35.8	27.0-45.7	128	64.2	54.3-73.0
Davidson	229	89	30.0	23.6-37.4	140	70.0	62.6-76.4
Durham	158	44	30.0	21.5-40.1	114	70.0	59.9-78.5
Forsyth	173	46	25.7	17.3-36.5	127	74.3	63.5-82.7
Gaston	216	83	39.2	31.7-47.3	133	60.8	52.7-68.3
Guilford	195	63	30.4	23.4-38.4	132	69.6	61.6-76.6
Iredell	203	68	28.8	22.0-36.6	135	71.2	63.4-78.0
Johnston	227	83	29.5	21.2-39.3	144	70.5	60.7-78.8
Mecklenburg	305	100	30.2	24.4-36.8	205	69.8	63.2-75.6
New Hanover	197	60	26.9	20.2-34.9	137	73.1	65.1-79.8
Onslow	195	69	27.0	20.0-35.5	126	73.0	64.5-80.0
Orange	173	52	24.8	18.3-32.8	121	75.2	67.2-81.7
Pitt	200	77	32.3	25.3-40.1	123	67.7	59.9-74.7
Randolph	194	62	27.7	21.2-35.4	132	72.3	64.6-78.8
Robeson	236	110	40.3	32.5-48.6	126	59.7	51.4-67.5
Rowan	249	99	39.1	31.3-47.5	150	60.9	52.5-68.7
Union	168	51	25.4	18.8-33.4	117	74.6	66.6-81.2
Wake	256	81	28.1	21.8-35.5	175	71.9	64.5-78.2
Wayne	197	70	36.3	28.3-45.0	127	63.7	55.0-71.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,548	951	34.8	32.1-37.7	1,597	65.2	62.3-67.9
Piedmont	3,548	1,206	31.8	29.6-34.1	2,342	68.2	65.9-70.4
Western NC	1,648	639	34.4	31.6-37.3	1,009	65.6	62.7-68.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,083	421	34.3	30.8-38.1	662	65.7	61.9-69.2
Northwest	1,673	623	34.2	30.5-38.0	1,050	65.8	62.0-69.5
Charlotte	993	346	32.8	28.9-37.0	647	67.2	63.0-71.1
Greensboro	852	269	31.8	27.6-36.3	583	68.2	63.7-72.4
Southern Regional	742	293	33.7	29.1-38.7	449	66.3	61.3-70.9
Coastal	421	148	36.0	28.7-44.1	273	64.0	55.9-71.3
Wake	745	243	28.3	24.0-33.0	502	71.7	67.0-76.0
Area L	207	76	35.0	27.7-43.0	131	65.0	57.0-72.3
Eastern	1,028	377	35.8	31.7-40.0	651	64.2	60.0-68.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,744

2,796

33.1

31.5-34.7

4,948

66.9

65.3-68.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

185

27.0

18.7-37.3

131

73.0

62.7-81.3

Buncombe

192

28.6

21.6-36.7

123

71.4

63.3-78.4

Cabarrus

183

39.2

29.9-49.3

116

60.8

50.7-70.1

Catawba

191

36.3

27.3-46.3

114

63.7

53.7-72.7

Cumberland

203

35.8

27.0-45.7

128

64.2

54.3-73.0

Davidson

229

30.0

23.6-37.4

140

70.0

62.6-76.4

Durham

158

30.0

21.5-40.1

114

70.0

59.9-78.5

Forsyth

173

25.7

17.3-36.5

127

74.3

63.5-82.7

Gaston

216

39.2

31.7-47.3

133

60.8

52.7-68.3

Guilford

195

30.4

23.4-38.4

132

69.6

61.6-76.6

Iredell

203

28.8

22.0-36.6

135

71.2

63.4-78.0

Johnston

227

29.5

21.2-39.3

144

70.5

60.7-78.8

Mecklenburg

305

100

30.2

24.4-36.8

205

69.8

63.2-75.6

New Hanover

197

26.9

20.2-34.9

137

73.1

65.1-79.8

Onslow

195

27.0

20.0-35.5

126

73.0

64.5-80.0

Orange

173

24.8

18.3-32.8

121

75.2

67.2-81.7

Pitt

200

32.3

25.3-40.1

123

67.7

59.9-74.7

Randolph

194

27.7

21.2-35.4

132

72.3

64.6-78.8

Robeson

236

110

40.3

32.5-48.6

126

59.7

51.4-67.5

Rowan

249

39.1

31.3-47.5

150

60.9

52.5-68.7

Union

168

25.4

18.8-33.4

117

74.6

66.6-81.2

Wake

256

28.1

21.8-35.5

175

71.9

64.5-78.2

Wayne

197

36.3

28.3-45.0

127

63.7

55.0-71.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,548

951

34.8

32.1-37.7

1,597

65.2

62.3-67.9

Piedmont

3,548

1,206

31.8

29.6-34.1

2,342

68.2

65.9-70.4

Western NC

1,648

639

34.4

31.6-37.3

1,009

65.6

62.7-68.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,083

421

34.3

30.8-38.1

662

65.7

61.9-69.2

Northwest

1,673

623

34.2

30.5-38.0

1,050

65.8

62.0-69.5

Charlotte

993

346

32.8

28.9-37.0

647

67.2

63.0-71.1

Greensboro

852

269

31.8

27.6-36.3

583

68.2

63.7-72.4

Southern Regional

742

293

33.7

29.1-38.7

449

66.3

61.3-70.9

Coastal

421

148

36.0

28.7-44.1

273

64.0

55.9-71.3

Wake

745

243

28.3

24.0-33.0

502

71.7

67.0-76.0

Area L

207

35.0

27.7-43.0

131

65.0

57.0-72.3

Eastern

1,028

377

35.8

31.7-40.0

651

64.2

60.0-68.3

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*This question asked only of respondents who reported arthritis or joint symptoms that began more than 3 months ago.

^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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