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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 2,318 48.1 45.8-50.5 2,542 51.9 49.5-54.2
-Eastern NC 1,413 706 50.9 46.4-55.4 707 49.1 44.6-53.6
GENDER
Male 456 232 51.8 43.7-59.7 224 48.2 40.3-56.3
Female 957 474 50.3 45.1-55.4 483 49.7 44.6-54.9
RACE
White 967 468 47.7 42.5-53.0 499 52.3 47.0-57.5
African American 322 161 53.5 44.4-62.4 161 46.5 37.6-55.6
Other Minorities 115 72 68.2 51.0-81.6 43 31.8 18.4-49.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 10 43.4 16.9-74.3 10 56.6 25.7-83.1
Non-Hispanic 1,390 695 51.1 46.6-55.6 695 48.9 44.4-53.4
AGE
18-24 9 4 59.9 18.1-91.0 5 40.1 9.0-81.9
25-34 45 20 40.9 22.0-62.8 25 59.1 37.2-78.0
35-44 115 61 60.7 46.2-73.6 54 39.3 26.4-53.8
45-54 236 127 56.4 46.7-65.6 109 43.6 34.4-53.3
55-64 367 178 45.2 37.3-53.3 189 54.8 46.7-62.7
65+ 633 313 48.9 42.3-55.6 320 51.1 44.4-57.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 144 68.7 58.1-77.6 87 31.3 22.4-41.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 244 51.4 43.7-59.0 252 48.6 41.0-56.3
Some Post-H.S. 394 198 49.7 41.7-57.7 196 50.3 42.3-58.3
College Graduate 290 119 38.9 30.4-48.2 171 61.1 51.8-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 227 155 72.6 62.4-80.9 72 27.4 19.1-37.6
$15,000- 24,999 283 160 51.3 42.2-60.3 123 48.7 39.7-57.8
$25,000- 34,999 138 69 51.3 37.9-64.6 69 48.7 35.4-62.1
$35,000- 49,999 180 78 47.3 36.1-58.7 102 52.7 41.3-63.9
$50,000-74,999 173 71 41.3 29.2-54.6 102 58.7 45.4-70.8
$75,000+ 193 64 37.8 25.6-51.7 129 62.2 48.3-74.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 847 588 72.0 66.5-76.9 259 28.0 23.1-33.5
No 525 105 21.2 15.9-27.5 420 78.8 72.5-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 119 48.6 37.3-60.1 137 51.4 39.9-62.7
Non-Veteran 1,030 525 53.2 48.1-58.3 505 46.8 41.7-51.9

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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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