BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
North Carolina	14,646	7,052	42.0	40.7-43.2	7,594	58.0	56.8-59.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	341	157	44.4	36.6-52.4	184	55.6	47.6-63.4
Buncombe	349	177	47.2	40.2-54.3	172	52.8	45.7-59.8
Cabarrus	355	162	39.6	32.4-47.2	193	60.4	52.8-67.6
Catawba	406	183	41.5	34.9-48.4	223	58.5	51.6-65.1
Cumberland	376	189	45.5	38.8-52.4	187	54.5	47.6-61.2
Davidson	364	205	51.2	43.7-58.7	159	48.8	41.3-56.3
Durham	324	145	39.9	32.7-47.5	179	60.1	52.5-67.3
Forsyth	373	151	37.7	31.1-44.8	222	62.3	55.2-68.9
Gaston	384	200	44.9	38.3-51.8	184	55.1	48.2-61.7
Guilford	385	190	43.4	37.1-50.0	195	56.6	50.0-62.9
Iredell	390	189	40.2	34.3-46.5	201	59.8	53.5-65.7
Johnston	433	213	43.7	35.4-52.3	220	56.3	47.7-64.6
Mecklenburg	672	275	36.3	31.8-41.2	397	63.7	58.8-68.2
New Hanover	384	180	43.6	35.6-52.0	204	56.4	48.0-64.4
Onslow	375	185	43.8	37.1-50.8	190	56.2	49.2-62.9
Orange	345	147	28.7	23.3-34.8	198	71.3	65.2-76.7
Pitt	378	191	45.0	38.6-51.5	187	55.0	48.5-61.4
Randolph	373	169	35.5	29.8-41.6	204	64.5	58.4-70.2
Robeson	408	227	46.3	39.8-52.9	181	53.7	47.1-60.2
Rowan	444	215	43.9	37.8-50.1	229	56.1	49.9-62.2
Union	370	146	34.3	28.4-40.8	224	65.7	59.2-71.6
Wake	604	244	36.4	31.4-41.6	360	63.6	58.4-68.6
Wayne	355	175	37.1	30.9-43.7	180	62.9	56.3-69.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,740	2,353	44.3	42.2-46.5	2,387	55.7	53.5-57.8
Piedmont	7,037	3,197	39.7	38.0-41.5	3,840	60.3	58.5-62.0
Western NC	2,869	1,502	46.8	44.3-49.3	1,367	53.2	50.7-55.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,893	985	47.1	44.0-50.3	908	52.9	49.7-56.0
Northwest	3,077	1,520	43.7	41.0-46.4	1,557	56.3	53.6-59.0
Charlotte	2,013	892	39.4	36.3-42.5	1,121	60.6	57.5-63.7
Greensboro	1,649	754	40.4	37.0-43.9	895	59.6	56.1-63.0
Southern Regional	1,355	700	45.3	41.3-49.3	655	54.7	50.7-58.7
Coastal	755	378	49.2	43.5-54.9	377	50.8	45.1-56.5
Wake	1,571	695	37.8	34.3-41.5	876	62.2	58.5-65.7
Area L	402	196	41.8	35.6-48.2	206	58.2	51.8-64.4
Eastern	1,931	932	41.0	37.9-44.1	999	59.0	55.9-62.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,646

7,052

42.0

40.7-43.2

7,594

58.0

56.8-59.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

341

157

44.4

36.6-52.4

184

55.6

47.6-63.4

Buncombe

349

177

47.2

40.2-54.3

172

52.8

45.7-59.8

Cabarrus

355

162

39.6

32.4-47.2

193

60.4

52.8-67.6

Catawba

406

183

41.5

34.9-48.4

223

58.5

51.6-65.1

Cumberland

376

189

45.5

38.8-52.4

187

54.5

47.6-61.2

Davidson

364

205

51.2

43.7-58.7

159

48.8

41.3-56.3

Durham

324

145

39.9

32.7-47.5

179

60.1

52.5-67.3

Forsyth

373

151

37.7

31.1-44.8

222

62.3

55.2-68.9

Gaston

384

200

44.9

38.3-51.8

184

55.1

48.2-61.7

Guilford

385

190

43.4

37.1-50.0

195

56.6

50.0-62.9

Iredell

390

189

40.2

34.3-46.5

201

59.8

53.5-65.7

Johnston

433

213

43.7

35.4-52.3

220

56.3

47.7-64.6

Mecklenburg

672

275

36.3

31.8-41.2

397

63.7

58.8-68.2

New Hanover

384

180

43.6

35.6-52.0

204

56.4

48.0-64.4

Onslow

375

185

43.8

37.1-50.8

190

56.2

49.2-62.9

Orange

345

147

28.7

23.3-34.8

198

71.3

65.2-76.7

Pitt

378

191

45.0

38.6-51.5

187

55.0

48.5-61.4

Randolph

373

169

35.5

29.8-41.6

204

64.5

58.4-70.2

Robeson

408

227

46.3

39.8-52.9

181

53.7

47.1-60.2

Rowan

444

215

43.9

37.8-50.1

229

56.1

49.9-62.2

Union

370

146

34.3

28.4-40.8

224

65.7

59.2-71.6

Wake

604

244

36.4

31.4-41.6

360

63.6

58.4-68.6

Wayne

355

175

37.1

30.9-43.7

180

62.9

56.3-69.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,740

2,353

44.3

42.2-46.5

2,387

55.7

53.5-57.8

Piedmont

7,037

3,197

39.7

38.0-41.5

3,840

60.3

58.5-62.0

Western NC

2,869

1,502

46.8

44.3-49.3

1,367

53.2

50.7-55.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,893

985

47.1

44.0-50.3

908

52.9

49.7-56.0

Northwest

3,077

1,520

43.7

41.0-46.4

1,557

56.3

53.6-59.0

Charlotte

2,013

892

39.4

36.3-42.5

1,121

60.6

57.5-63.7

Greensboro

1,649

754

40.4

37.0-43.9

895

59.6

56.1-63.0

Southern Regional

1,355

700

45.3

41.3-49.3

655

54.7

50.7-58.7

Coastal

755

378

49.2

43.5-54.9

377

50.8

45.1-56.5

Wake

1,571

695

37.8

34.3-41.5

876

62.2

58.5-65.7

Area L

402

196

41.8

35.6-48.2

206

58.2

51.8-64.4

Eastern

1,931

932

41.0

37.9-44.1

999

59.0

55.9-62.1

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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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