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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,646 7,052 42.0 40.7-43.2 7,594 58.0 56.8-59.3
-Piedmont NC 7,037 3,197 39.7 38.0-41.5 3,840 60.3 58.5-62.0
GENDER
Male 2,595 1,119 38.9 36.1-41.7 1,476 61.1 58.3-63.9
Female 4,442 2,078 40.5 38.5-42.6 2,364 59.5 57.4-61.5
RACE
White 5,633 2,653 42.5 40.5-44.4 2,980 57.5 55.6-59.5
African American 975 425 39.1 34.8-43.5 550 60.9 56.5-65.2
Other Minorities 407 109 23.7 18.7-29.6 298 76.3 70.4-81.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 306 76 19.7 14.5-26.1 230 80.3 73.9-85.5
Non-Hispanic 6,719 3,116 41.6 39.8-43.4 3,603 58.4 56.6-60.2
AGE
18-24 235 57 25.9 19.4-33.8 178 74.1 66.2-80.6
25-34 702 182 26.9 22.6-31.8 520 73.1 68.2-77.4
35-44 1,197 409 34.0 30.6-37.6 788 66.0 62.4-69.4
45-54 1,456 707 48.3 45.1-51.6 749 51.7 48.4-54.9
55-64 1,425 775 54.5 51.2-57.8 650 45.5 42.2-48.8
65-74 1,103 583 51.5 47.7-55.3 520 48.5 44.7-52.3
75+ 875 473 52.0 47.7-56.3 402 48.0 43.7-52.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 932 476 42.9 37.7-48.2 456 57.1 51.8-62.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,959 924 41.6 38.3-45.1 1,035 58.4 54.9-61.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,773 861 42.7 39.1-46.3 912 57.3 53.7-60.9
College Graduate 2,367 933 34.6 32.1-37.3 1,434 65.4 62.7-67.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 643 394 57.2 50.8-63.3 249 42.8 36.7-49.2
$15,000- 24,999 996 479 41.8 36.6-47.1 517 58.2 52.9-63.4
$25,000- 34,999 711 322 39.2 34.1-44.5 389 60.8 55.5-65.9
$35,000- 49,999 974 441 39.3 34.9-43.8 533 60.7 56.2-65.1
$50,000-74,999 1,033 443 37.3 33.1-41.6 590 62.7 58.4-66.9
$75,000+ 1,687 655 36.1 33.0-39.2 1,032 63.9 60.8-67.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,368 1,626 65.3 62.2-68.3 742 34.7 31.7-37.8
No 4,420 1,493 29.7 27.8-31.7 2,927 70.3 68.3-72.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 941 454 45.9 41.3-50.6 487 54.1 49.4-58.7
Non-Veteran 6,094 2,743 38.9 37.1-40.8 3,351 61.1 59.2-62.9

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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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