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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities,
such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings?

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  Total
Respond.^
A lot A little Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,838 891 18.9 17.0-20.9 1,150 22.6 20.7-24.5 2,797 58.6 56.2-60.9
-Eastern NC 1,405 296 22.9 19.0-27.2 336 23.3 19.5-27.5 773 53.9 49.3-58.4
GENDER
Male 451 77 20.8 14.3-29.2 103 22.3 15.9-30.5 271 56.9 48.4-65.0
Female 954 219 24.3 20.0-29.2 233 23.9 19.7-28.7 502 51.8 46.6-56.9
RACE
White 963 173 18.2 14.5-22.7 218 21.0 17.1-25.5 572 60.8 55.6-65.8
African American 318 81 33.7 24.5-44.3 83 23.3 16.9-31.2 154 43.0 34.5-52.1
Other Minorities 115 40 24.8 13.4-41.3 32 41.0 21.7-63.5 43 34.2 20.1-51.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 2 5.7 1.3-22.3 7 35.4 11.9-69.0 11 58.9 27.3-84.5
Non-Hispanic 1,382 294 23.3 19.4-27.7 328 23.0 19.2-27.3 760 53.7 49.1-58.2
AGE
18-24 9 0 0.0 . - . 5 67.2 24.1-93.0 4 32.8 7.0-75.9
25-34 45 5 16.4 4.9-42.5 11 22.1 9.9-42.4 29 61.5 39.2-79.9
35-44 114 24 25.1 13.8-41.2 32 31.7 19.1-47.7 58 43.2 29.7-57.8
45-54 235 63 27.8 19.4-38.0 53 21.0 14.7-29.0 119 51.2 41.5-60.8
55-64 367 82 23.2 16.7-31.2 84 20.4 15.0-27.1 201 56.4 48.2-64.2
65+ 628 119 21.3 15.4-28.7 151 20.5 16.2-25.6 358 58.2 51.4-64.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 66 37.4 25.5-51.1 69 30.7 20.9-42.7 91 31.9 22.8-42.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 122 26.2 19.8-34.0 129 27.0 20.2-35.2 246 46.7 39.2-54.3
Some Post-H.S. 390 75 18.6 12.8-26.3 88 21.1 15.4-28.3 227 60.3 52.1-68.0
College Graduate 290 33 12.2 7.6-18.8 49 14.2 8.8-22.2 208 73.6 64.8-80.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 227 84 45.4 34.5-56.7 58 23.2 15.7-32.8 85 31.4 22.8-41.5
$15,000- 24,999 281 80 25.7 18.6-34.3 83 30.0 22.7-38.5 118 44.3 35.4-53.6
$25,000- 34,999 135 26 23.2 12.9-38.0 28 18.2 10.2-30.3 81 58.7 44.6-71.4
$35,000- 49,999 178 23 19.6 11.0-32.5 50 22.4 14.5-33.1 105 58.0 46.1-69.0
$50,000-74,999 174 27 16.6 8.3-30.5 31 17.5 9.9-29.0 116 65.9 52.5-77.2
$75,000+ 193 11 4.5 1.7-11.7 34 26.4 14.9-42.4 148 69.0 53.9-80.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 841 284 38.1 32.1-44.4 234 26.7 21.4-32.7 323 35.3 29.8-41.1
No 523 9 1.0 0.4- 2.4 94 18.6 13.6-24.8 420 80.5 74.2-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 33 14.2 7.2-26.2 59 25.0 15.2-38.3 162 60.8 48.1-72.1
Non-Veteran 1,024 233 25.4 20.9-30.6 246 22.8 18.8-27.4 545 51.7 46.6-56.9

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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