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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,999 5,963 82.7 81.2-84.1 1,036 17.3 15.9-18.8
-Western NC 1,488 1,299 85.5 82.6-87.9 189 14.5 12.1-17.4
GENDER
Male 504 431 83.9 78.6-88.1 73 16.1 11.9-21.4
Female 984 868 86.9 83.9-89.3 116 13.1 10.7-16.1
RACE
White 1,401 1,227 85.5 82.5-88.0 174 14.5 12.0-17.5
African American 41 34 86.4 72.1-94.0 7 13.6 6.0-27.9
Other Minorities 44 37 84.5 61.9-94.8 7 15.5 5.2-38.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 29 24 86.2 60.3-96.2 5 13.8 3.8-39.7
Non-Hispanic 1,454 1,271 85.4 82.5-87.9 183 14.6 12.1-17.5
AGE
18-24 29 20 68.5 45.6-84.9 9 31.5 15.1-54.4
25-34 71 55 77.9 64.9-87.0 16 22.1 13.0-35.1
35-44 161 136 86.5 79.7-91.3 25 13.5 8.7-20.3
45-54 270 237 85.1 78.4-89.9 33 14.9 10.1-21.6
55-64 379 338 90.2 86.5-92.9 41 9.8 7.1-13.5
65-74 322 290 90.1 85.8-93.1 32 9.9 6.9-14.2
75+ 254 221 89.2 84.6-92.5 33 10.8 7.5-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 257 229 86.8 79.9-91.7 28 13.2 8.3-20.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 427 88.1 82.7-92.0 45 11.9 8.0-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 384 336 86.4 80.9-90.5 48 13.6 9.5-19.1
College Graduate 372 305 80.3 73.8-85.5 67 19.7 14.5-26.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 240 221 92.2 87.2-95.4 19 7.8 4.6-12.8
$15,000- 24,999 313 274 84.6 77.9-89.6 39 15.4 10.4-22.1
$25,000- 34,999 145 124 80.2 68.1-88.5 21 19.8 11.5-31.9
$35,000- 49,999 218 196 88.4 80.4-93.4 22 11.6 6.6-19.6
$50,000-74,999 198 164 80.7 72.5-86.9 34 19.3 13.1-27.5
$75,000+ 187 152 85.3 79.4-89.8 35 14.7 10.2-20.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 793 729 91.8 88.8-94.0 64 8.2 6.0-11.2
No 662 541 79.5 74.7-83.6 121 20.5 16.4-25.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 192 89.5 84.4-93.1 28 10.5 6.9-15.6
Non-Veteran 1,268 1,107 84.8 81.5-87.6 161 15.2 12.4-18.5

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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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