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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 2,869 1,502 46.8 44.3-49.3 1,367 53.2 50.7-55.7
GENDER
Male 1,064 508 45.0 40.9-49.1 556 55.0 50.9-59.1
Female 1,805 994 48.5 45.5-51.5 811 51.5 48.5-54.5
RACE
White 2,654 1,415 48.2 45.6-50.8 1,239 51.8 49.2-54.4
African American 89 41 38.3 25.4-53.0 48 61.7 47.0-74.6
Other Minorities 117 44 31.0 19.6-45.2 73 69.0 54.8-80.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 29 38.9 24.1-56.1 40 61.1 43.9-75.9
Non-Hispanic 2,794 1,468 47.1 44.6-49.6 1,326 52.9 50.4-55.4
AGE
18-24 78 29 42.3 29.2-56.5 49 57.7 43.5-70.8
25-34 237 72 27.0 21.0-34.0 165 73.0 66.0-79.0
35-44 372 162 44.8 38.9-50.8 210 55.2 49.2-61.1
45-54 520 273 51.5 46.2-56.7 247 48.5 43.3-53.8
55-64 642 380 57.4 52.9-61.8 262 42.6 38.2-47.1
65-74 571 325 54.4 49.7-59.1 246 45.6 40.9-50.3
75+ 438 259 59.7 54.4-64.9 179 40.3 35.1-45.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 457 262 51.2 44.7-57.7 195 48.8 42.3-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 899 476 47.6 43.0-52.4 423 52.4 47.6-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 744 388 45.3 40.6-50.1 356 54.7 49.9-59.4
College Graduate 763 373 44.6 40.1-49.3 390 55.4 50.7-59.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 348 242 65.0 57.3-71.9 106 35.0 28.1-42.7
$15,000- 24,999 557 315 52.6 46.6-58.5 242 47.4 41.5-53.4
$25,000- 34,999 312 146 41.5 33.7-49.7 166 58.5 50.3-66.3
$35,000- 49,999 449 222 42.9 37.1-49.0 227 57.1 51.0-62.9
$50,000-74,999 393 198 46.4 40.1-52.7 195 53.6 47.3-59.9
$75,000+ 430 189 39.5 34.0-45.2 241 60.5 54.8-66.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,119 797 68.5 64.5-72.3 322 31.5 27.7-35.5
No 1,644 671 37.3 34.2-40.5 973 62.7 59.5-65.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 436 222 48.6 42.7-54.6 214 51.4 45.4-57.3
Non-Veteran 2,433 1,280 46.5 43.7-49.2 1,153 53.5 50.8-56.3

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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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