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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	93	20	23.8	13.0-39.4	46	40.8	26.6-56.8	23	32.4	15.8-55.2	4	3.0	1.0- 8.2
Buncombe	103	28	37.8	24.8-52.7	43	38.6	26.7-52.1	21	16.5	10.0-26.1	11	7.1	3.6-13.4
Cabarrus	89	30	36.1	22.3-52.7	35	45.7	31.1-61.1	19	14.5	8.2-24.3	5	3.7	1.3- 9.9
Catawba	90	23	25.6	16.3-37.8	37	37.7	26.6-50.2	22	27.7	16.6-42.6	8	9.0	3.9-19.2
Cumberland	95	17	27.3	15.9-42.7	40	39.6	28.4-52.0	29	24.7	16.4-35.3	9	8.4	4.0-17.0
Davidson	114	30	25.7	16.4-37.9	46	46.4	34.1-59.2	22	15.5	9.4-24.6	16	12.3	6.9-21.1
Durham	75	29	37.7	25.1-52.3	29	33.5	22.1-47.3	15	21.1	11.5-35.5	2	7.7	2.0-25.6
Forsyth	95	23	37.7	23.1-55.0	47	40.6	28.3-54.1	19	16.3	9.7-26.0	6	5.5	2.2-13.2
Gaston	99	21	24.2	14.5-37.4	46	48.4	36.1-60.9	23	18.5	11.5-28.4	9	8.9	4.2-17.7
Guilford	100	26	25.0	16.5-35.9	47	45.5	34.8-56.6	21	26.0	16.7-38.0	6	3.6	1.3- 9.3
Iredell	89	18	26.2	16.4-39.0	45	44.2	32.9-56.2	22	25.5	16.1-37.9	4	4.1	1.4-11.2
Johnston	115	25	27.1	16.1-41.8	48	39.7	29.2-51.4	27	21.2	13.7-31.3	15	12.0	6.8-20.3
Mecklenburg	142	40	34.6	25.5-45.0	62	39.3	30.4-48.9	30	20.5	13.9-29.3	10	5.6	2.8-10.7
New Hanover	93	32	43.6	32.2-55.7	36	31.8	22.6-42.7	20	19.9	12.3-30.5	5	4.8	1.5-14.2
Onslow	92	31	36.7	24.8-50.4	41	44.2	31.8-57.3	16	14.9	8.0-25.8	4	4.3	1.4-12.4
Orange	76	24	32.7	21.8-45.7	32	45.5	33.2-58.4	15	17.0	9.7-27.9	5	4.9	1.8-12.7
Pitt	107	28	29.1	19.9-40.5	48	48.8	37.4-60.2	21	15.0	9.1-23.7	10	7.1	3.6-13.8
Randolph	83	24	37.4	25.5-50.9	31	34.1	23.2-47.0	21	21.6	13.5-32.7	7	7.0	3.1-15.2
Robeson	125	27	26.4	17.0-38.7	45	36.3	25.7-48.4	35	23.1	15.3-33.2	18	14.2	7.6-25.0
Rowan	123	24	20.6	13.2-30.8	63	50.8	39.2-62.3	26	21.3	13.5-32.0	10	7.3	3.5-14.3
Union	86	29	46.0	32.5-60.2	29	25.2	16.6-36.2	21	20.2	12.5-31.1	7	8.6	3.9-17.7
Wake	120	37	40.3	29.6-52.1	53	38.0	28.4-48.7	25	19.2	12.2-28.8	5	2.5	0.9- 6.5
Wayne	94	25	30.6	20.4-43.1	41	43.7	31.3-57.1	18	16.3	9.5-26.7	10	9.3	4.6-18.1
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	1,680	457	33.2	29.7-36.8	738	40.9	37.5-44.3	361	19.5	17.0-22.3	124	6.4	5.1- 8.1
Western NC	827	204	29.7	25.2-34.6	341	41.1	36.7-45.7	201	19.6	16.7-22.9	81	9.6	7.4-12.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	576	142	30.8	25.1-37.0	247	42.3	36.8-47.9	140	19.6	16.1-23.7	47	7.4	5.2-10.4
Northwest	789	182	26.6	21.6-32.3	349	45.5	39.7-51.4	179	18.8	15.5-22.6	79	9.1	6.7-12.1
Charlotte	463	134	37.3	30.8-44.3	196	39.8	33.9-46.0	99	17.3	13.4-21.9	34	5.7	3.8- 8.3
Greensboro	391	103	26.8	21.4-33.1	172	40.7	34.4-47.3	88	24.3	18.2-31.6	28	8.2	4.9-13.4
Southern Regional	377	85	32.2	24.9-40.5	149	36.6	30.3-43.5	102	22.7	17.7-28.6	41	8.4	5.6-12.6
Coastal	211	51	33.9	25.1-43.9	83	32.6	25.6-40.6	51	20.8	15.1-28.0	26	12.6	8.2-18.9
Wake	358	108	39.9	32.6-47.7	148	36.3	29.9-43.2	74	18.6	13.9-24.5	28	5.2	3.2- 8.4
Area L	110	17	19.9	11.7-31.8	46	39.6	29.7-50.4	34	31.3	22.0-42.5	13	9.2	5.0-16.4
Eastern	482	138	31.2	25.9-37.0	203	41.2	35.5-47.1	97	17.9	14.1-22.5	44	9.7	6.8-13.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

23.8

13.0-39.4

40.8

26.6-56.8

32.4

15.8-55.2

3.0

1.0- 8.2

Buncombe

103

37.8

24.8-52.7

38.6

26.7-52.1

16.5

10.0-26.1

7.1

3.6-13.4

Cabarrus

36.1

22.3-52.7

45.7

31.1-61.1

14.5

8.2-24.3

3.7

1.3- 9.9

Catawba

25.6

16.3-37.8

37.7

26.6-50.2

27.7

16.6-42.6

9.0

3.9-19.2

Cumberland

27.3

15.9-42.7

39.6

28.4-52.0

24.7

16.4-35.3

8.4

4.0-17.0

Davidson

114

25.7

16.4-37.9

46.4

34.1-59.2

15.5

9.4-24.6

12.3

6.9-21.1

Durham

37.7

25.1-52.3

33.5

22.1-47.3

21.1

11.5-35.5

7.7

2.0-25.6

Forsyth

37.7

23.1-55.0

40.6

28.3-54.1

16.3

9.7-26.0

5.5

2.2-13.2

Gaston

24.2

14.5-37.4

48.4

36.1-60.9

18.5

11.5-28.4

8.9

4.2-17.7

Guilford

100

25.0

16.5-35.9

45.5

34.8-56.6

26.0

16.7-38.0

3.6

1.3- 9.3

Iredell

26.2

16.4-39.0

44.2

32.9-56.2

25.5

16.1-37.9

4.1

1.4-11.2

Johnston

115

27.1

16.1-41.8

39.7

29.2-51.4

21.2

13.7-31.3

12.0

6.8-20.3

Mecklenburg

142

34.6

25.5-45.0

39.3

30.4-48.9

20.5

13.9-29.3

5.6

2.8-10.7

New Hanover

43.6

32.2-55.7

31.8

22.6-42.7

19.9

12.3-30.5

4.8

1.5-14.2

Onslow

36.7

24.8-50.4

44.2

31.8-57.3

14.9

8.0-25.8

4.3

1.4-12.4

Orange

32.7

21.8-45.7

45.5

33.2-58.4

17.0

9.7-27.9

4.9

1.8-12.7

Pitt

107

29.1

19.9-40.5

48.8

37.4-60.2

15.0

9.1-23.7

7.1

3.6-13.8

Randolph

37.4

25.5-50.9

34.1

23.2-47.0

21.6

13.5-32.7

7.0

3.1-15.2

Robeson

125

26.4

17.0-38.7

36.3

25.7-48.4

23.1

15.3-33.2

14.2

7.6-25.0

Rowan

123

20.6

13.2-30.8

50.8

39.2-62.3

21.3

13.5-32.0

7.3

3.5-14.3

Union

46.0

32.5-60.2

25.2

16.6-36.2

20.2

12.5-31.1

8.6

3.9-17.7

Wake

120

40.3

29.6-52.1

38.0

28.4-48.7

19.2

12.2-28.8

2.5

0.9- 6.5

Wayne

30.6

20.4-43.1

43.7

31.3-57.1

16.3

9.5-26.7

9.3

4.6-18.1

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

1,680

457

33.2

29.7-36.8

738

40.9

37.5-44.3

361

19.5

17.0-22.3

124

6.4

5.1- 8.1

Western NC

827

204

29.7

25.2-34.6

341

41.1

36.7-45.7

201

19.6

16.7-22.9

9.6

7.4-12.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

576

142

30.8

25.1-37.0

247

42.3

36.8-47.9

140

19.6

16.1-23.7

7.4

5.2-10.4

Northwest

789

182

26.6

21.6-32.3

349

45.5

39.7-51.4

179

18.8

15.5-22.6

9.1

6.7-12.1

Charlotte

463

134

37.3

30.8-44.3

196

39.8

33.9-46.0

17.3

13.4-21.9

5.7

3.8- 8.3

Greensboro

391

103

26.8

21.4-33.1

172

40.7

34.4-47.3

24.3

18.2-31.6

8.2

4.9-13.4

Southern Regional

377

32.2

24.9-40.5

149

36.6

30.3-43.5

102

22.7

17.7-28.6

8.4

5.6-12.6

Coastal

211

33.9

25.1-43.9

32.6

25.6-40.6

20.8

15.1-28.0

12.6

8.2-18.9

Wake

358

108

39.9

32.6-47.7

148

36.3

29.9-43.2

18.6

13.9-24.5

5.2

3.2- 8.4

Area L

110

19.9

11.7-31.8

39.6

29.7-50.4

31.3

22.0-42.5

9.2

5.0-16.4

Eastern

482

138

31.2

25.9-37.0

203

41.2

35.5-47.1

17.9

14.1-22.5

9.7

6.8-13.7

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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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