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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Arthritis Management

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	273	78	36.7	28.5-45.7	118	39.4	31.8-47.6	51	14.2	10.3-19.3	26	9.7	6.1-14.9
Female	554	126	24.2	19.9-29.1	223	42.4	37.4-47.6	150	23.8	19.9-28.1	55	9.6	7.1-12.8
RACE
White	773	183	27.7	23.4-32.4	319	41.7	37.2-46.3	195	20.7	17.7-24.2	76	9.8	7.6-12.7
African American	24	10	44.5	22.6-68.6	9	40.1	18.5-66.3	2	5.1	1.2-19.5	3	10.3	3.1-29.5
Other Minorities	26	10	59.9	30.8-83.4	11	30.3	11.7-58.7	3	4.5	1.0-18.3	2	5.3	0.8-28.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	10	72.6	41.8-90.7	6	25.8	8.4-56.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.6	0.2-11.6
Non-Hispanic	806	194	27.7	23.5-32.3	333	41.8	37.4-46.3	199	20.5	17.5-23.9	80	10.0	7.7-12.9
AGE
18-24	13	6	54.3	23.4-82.2	4	32.5	10.0-67.5	2	6.1	1.3-24.8	1	7.1	0.9-38.3
25-34	37	19	57.2	39.1-73.6	12	29.6	16.1-47.8	3	6.4	1.9-19.6	3	6.8	2.0-20.6
35-44	72	25	37.4	25.1-51.6	25	35.2	23.4-49.2	15	18.4	10.2-30.7	7	9.0	3.7-20.2
45-54	143	39	29.3	21.2-39.0	51	37.1	28.4-46.6	34	20.9	14.6-29.0	19	12.7	7.8-20.1
55-64	203	49	22.4	16.8-29.1	84	44.6	37.0-52.5	47	21.4	15.8-28.4	23	11.6	7.4-17.7
65-74	208	48	21.7	16.2-28.5	94	47.1	39.6-54.8	49	22.5	17.0-29.2	17	8.7	5.1-14.2
75+	151	18	11.0	6.7-17.8	71	52.8	43.6-61.7	51	29.0	21.8-37.4	11	7.2	3.9-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	18	20.7	10.0-38.0	44	33.5	23.6-45.0	53	27.4	19.6-36.9	25	18.4	11.8-27.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	256	61	30.0	21.7-39.8	102	38.1	29.9-47.2	60	21.2	15.7-28.0	33	10.7	7.0-16.0
Some Post-H.S.	232	53	26.0	19.3-34.0	104	47.1	39.2-55.2	61	19.6	14.8-25.6	14	7.2	3.7-13.6
College Graduate	198	72	39.8	31.4-48.8	90	43.4	35.2-51.9	27	12.2	7.8-18.6	9	4.7	2.2- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	130	15	18.7	10.0-32.1	33	21.5	14.7-30.4	53	37.0	27.6-47.4	29	22.9	15.4-32.6
$15,000- 24,999	201	46	27.4	18.6-38.4	78	37.7	29.3-47.0	51	20.4	14.7-27.7	26	14.5	9.3-21.9
$25,000- 34,999	74	21	36.4	18.9-58.4	35	38.4	24.4-54.7	13	17.0	9.0-29.8	5	8.1	3.0-19.9
$35,000- 49,999	119	26	23.5	14.8-35.2	60	51.1	40.0-62.1	26	20.8	13.4-30.8	7	4.6	2.0-10.2
$50,000-74,999	112	48	50.9	39.5-62.3	43	33.4	24.1-44.2	16	11.5	6.6-19.0	5	4.3	1.6-10.6
$75,000+	86	28	37.0	25.0-50.8	45	52.7	39.9-65.2	13	10.3	5.7-18.0	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	43	11.3	6.9-17.9	171	38.1	32.2-44.4	180	33.2	28.1-38.7	80	17.4	13.6-22.1
No	350	160	49.8	42.9-56.7	169	44.7	38.1-51.6	20	4.5	2.7- 7.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	126	31	30.4	20.6-42.4	63	47.1	36.8-57.6	25	18.5	12.1-27.1	7	4.0	1.8- 8.8
Non-Veteran	701	173	29.5	24.6-35.0	278	40.1	35.2-45.1	176	19.8	16.6-23.5	74	10.6	8.1-13.7

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

-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

GENDER

Male

273

36.7

28.5-45.7

118

39.4

31.8-47.6

14.2

10.3-19.3

9.7

6.1-14.9

Female

554

126

24.2

19.9-29.1

223

42.4

37.4-47.6

150

23.8

19.9-28.1

9.6

7.1-12.8

RACE

White

773

183

27.7

23.4-32.4

319

41.7

37.2-46.3

195

20.7

17.7-24.2

9.8

7.6-12.7

African American

44.5

22.6-68.6

40.1

18.5-66.3

5.1

1.2-19.5

10.3

3.1-29.5

Other Minorities

59.9

30.8-83.4

30.3

11.7-58.7

4.5

1.0-18.3

5.3

0.8-28.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

72.6

41.8-90.7

25.8

8.4-56.8

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.2-11.6

Non-Hispanic

806

194

27.7

23.5-32.3

333

41.8

37.4-46.3

199

20.5

17.5-23.9

10.0

7.7-12.9

AGE

18-24

54.3

23.4-82.2

32.5

10.0-67.5

6.1

1.3-24.8

7.1

0.9-38.3

25-34

57.2

39.1-73.6

29.6

16.1-47.8

6.4

1.9-19.6

6.8

2.0-20.6

35-44

37.4

25.1-51.6

35.2

23.4-49.2

18.4

10.2-30.7

9.0

3.7-20.2

45-54

143

29.3

21.2-39.0

37.1

28.4-46.6

20.9

14.6-29.0

12.7

7.8-20.1

55-64

203

22.4

16.8-29.1

44.6

37.0-52.5

21.4

15.8-28.4

11.6

7.4-17.7

65-74

208

21.7

16.2-28.5

47.1

39.6-54.8

22.5

17.0-29.2

8.7

5.1-14.2

75+

151

11.0

6.7-17.8

52.8

43.6-61.7

29.0

21.8-37.4

7.2

3.9-12.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

140

20.7

10.0-38.0

33.5

23.6-45.0

27.4

19.6-36.9

18.4

11.8-27.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

256

30.0

21.7-39.8

102

38.1

29.9-47.2

21.2

15.7-28.0

10.7

7.0-16.0

Some Post-H.S.

232

26.0

19.3-34.0

104

47.1

39.2-55.2

19.6

14.8-25.6

7.2

3.7-13.6

College Graduate

198

39.8

31.4-48.8

43.4

35.2-51.9

12.2

7.8-18.6

4.7

2.2- 9.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

130

18.7

10.0-32.1

21.5

14.7-30.4

37.0

27.6-47.4

22.9

15.4-32.6

$15,000- 24,999

201

27.4

18.6-38.4

37.7

29.3-47.0

20.4

14.7-27.7

14.5

9.3-21.9

$25,000- 34,999

36.4

18.9-58.4

38.4

24.4-54.7

17.0

9.0-29.8

8.1

3.0-19.9

$35,000- 49,999

119

23.5

14.8-35.2

51.1

40.0-62.1

20.8

13.4-30.8

4.6

2.0-10.2

$50,000-74,999

112

50.9

39.5-62.3

33.4

24.1-44.2

11.5

6.6-19.0

4.3

1.6-10.6

$75,000+

37.0

25.0-50.8

52.7

39.9-65.2

10.3

5.7-18.0

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

11.3

6.9-17.9

171

38.1

32.2-44.4

180

33.2

28.1-38.7

17.4

13.6-22.1

350

160

49.8

42.9-56.7

169

44.7

38.1-51.6

4.5

2.7- 7.3

1.0

0.1- 6.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

126

30.4

20.6-42.4

47.1

36.8-57.6

18.5

12.1-27.1

4.0

1.8- 8.8

Non-Veteran

701

173

29.5

24.6-35.0

278

40.1

35.2-45.1

176

19.8

16.6-23.5

10.6

8.1-13.7

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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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