BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities,<br> such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	125	20	15.6	9.5-24.5	28	24.0	16.5-33.7	77	60.3	50.3-69.6
Buncombe	157	26	16.1	10.6-23.6	30	19.7	12.9-28.9	101	64.2	54.7-72.6
Cabarrus	128	20	13.4	8.2-21.1	30	23.4	15.3-34.1	78	63.2	52.4-72.7
Catawba	149	25	14.0	9.3-20.6	37	25.0	17.5-34.3	87	61.0	51.7-69.6
Cumberland	157	35	19.1	13.3-26.7	41	29.4	21.0-39.4	81	51.5	42.0-61.0
Davidson	173	26	13.9	8.8-21.1	44	26.3	19.3-34.8	103	59.8	50.5-68.4
Durham	118	18	14.0	8.6-22.1	22	16.2	9.9-25.4	78	69.7	59.7-78.2
Forsyth	118	16	11.1	6.3-18.8	25	16.9	11.0-25.1	77	72.0	62.2-80.0
Gaston	139	33	27.6	18.7-38.8	38	26.9	18.8-36.9	68	45.5	35.7-55.7
Guilford	149	26	17.3	11.0-26.1	37	22.5	15.6-31.5	86	60.2	50.3-69.3
Iredell	160	25	14.6	8.2-24.7	44	21.4	14.5-30.4	91	64.0	52.2-74.3
Johnston	129	27	18.4	11.2-28.7	30	30.4	16.5-49.2	72	51.1	36.9-65.2
Mecklenburg	187	30	14.5	9.6-21.2	52	27.9	20.8-36.3	105	57.6	48.9-65.9
New Hanover	140	17	11.9	7.1-19.5	41	34.4	24.9-45.2	82	53.7	43.5-63.6
Onslow	150	30	20.1	13.5-28.8	36	25.0	17.6-34.2	84	54.9	45.3-64.2
Orange	104	12	11.9	6.3-21.2	16	16.5	9.7-26.5	76	71.7	60.8-80.5
Pitt	147	28	16.5	10.8-24.4	32	21.9	14.7-31.2	87	61.6	52.0-70.4
Randolph	119	23	18.1	11.6-27.2	30	30.9	21.2-42.7	66	50.9	40.1-61.7
Robeson	151	45	34.2	25.2-44.6	33	23.1	15.3-33.3	73	42.7	33.6-52.3
Rowan	165	33	25.2	17.5-34.9	52	29.4	22.1-38.0	80	45.4	36.7-54.4
Union	121	11	7.8	4.0-14.8	33	25.3	16.0-37.6	77	66.8	54.6-77.2
Wake	168	26	15.0	9.7-22.4	30	16.9	11.4-24.3	112	68.1	59.0-76.0
Wayne	152	29	17.5	11.6-25.4	41	26.1	18.0-36.1	82	56.5	46.6-65.9
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	2,311	372	16.9	14.4-19.8	563	22.5	20.1-25.0	1,376	60.6	57.4-63.7
Western NC	1,122	223	17.5	14.4-21.1	251	21.3	18.2-24.8	648	61.2	56.9-65.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	788	151	16.1	13.3-19.3	168	21.4	17.8-25.5	469	62.5	58.1-66.7
Northwest	1,140	203	15.8	12.9-19.3	296	22.5	19.3-26.0	641	61.7	57.3-65.9
Charlotte	616	100	17.7	13.2-23.2	159	25.2	20.7-30.3	357	57.1	51.4-62.7
Greensboro	548	85	15.8	11.6-21.2	123	20.8	16.4-25.9	340	63.5	57.0-69.5
Southern Regional	476	124	26.4	19.8-34.4	121	31.3	23.9-39.9	231	42.2	34.9-49.9
Coastal	199	35	25.5	15.1-39.8	52	23.0	14.6-34.4	112	51.5	39.1-63.6
Wake	450	77	16.9	11.8-23.5	92	21.0	15.8-27.2	281	62.2	54.9-68.9
Area L	46	9	27.3	13.4-47.8	4	7.5	2.5-20.3	33	65.2	45.9-80.5
Eastern	575	107	20.7	15.0-27.8	135	19.2	14.9-24.4	333	60.1	53.2-66.6

Total
Respond.^

A lot

A little

Not at all

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

125

15.6

9.5-24.5

24.0

16.5-33.7

60.3

50.3-69.6

Buncombe

157

16.1

10.6-23.6

19.7

12.9-28.9

101

64.2

54.7-72.6

Cabarrus

128

13.4

8.2-21.1

23.4

15.3-34.1

63.2

52.4-72.7

Catawba

149

14.0

9.3-20.6

25.0

17.5-34.3

61.0

51.7-69.6

Cumberland

157

19.1

13.3-26.7

29.4

21.0-39.4

51.5

42.0-61.0

Davidson

173

13.9

8.8-21.1

26.3

19.3-34.8

103

59.8

50.5-68.4

Durham

118

14.0

8.6-22.1

16.2

9.9-25.4

69.7

59.7-78.2

Forsyth

118

11.1

6.3-18.8

16.9

11.0-25.1

72.0

62.2-80.0

Gaston

139

27.6

18.7-38.8

26.9

18.8-36.9

45.5

35.7-55.7

Guilford

149

17.3

11.0-26.1

22.5

15.6-31.5

60.2

50.3-69.3

Iredell

160

14.6

8.2-24.7

21.4

14.5-30.4

64.0

52.2-74.3

Johnston

129

18.4

11.2-28.7

30.4

16.5-49.2

51.1

36.9-65.2

Mecklenburg

187

14.5

9.6-21.2

27.9

20.8-36.3

105

57.6

48.9-65.9

New Hanover

140

11.9

7.1-19.5

34.4

24.9-45.2

53.7

43.5-63.6

Onslow

150

20.1

13.5-28.8

25.0

17.6-34.2

54.9

45.3-64.2

Orange

104

11.9

6.3-21.2

16.5

9.7-26.5

71.7

60.8-80.5

Pitt

147

16.5

10.8-24.4

21.9

14.7-31.2

61.6

52.0-70.4

Randolph

119

18.1

11.6-27.2

30.9

21.2-42.7

50.9

40.1-61.7

Robeson

151

34.2

25.2-44.6

23.1

15.3-33.3

42.7

33.6-52.3

Rowan

165

25.2

17.5-34.9

29.4

22.1-38.0

45.4

36.7-54.4

Union

121

7.8

4.0-14.8

25.3

16.0-37.6

66.8

54.6-77.2

Wake

168

15.0

9.7-22.4

16.9

11.4-24.3

112

68.1

59.0-76.0

Wayne

152

17.5

11.6-25.4

26.1

18.0-36.1

56.5

46.6-65.9

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

2,311

372

16.9

14.4-19.8

563

22.5

20.1-25.0

1,376

60.6

57.4-63.7

Western NC

1,122

223

17.5

14.4-21.1

251

21.3

18.2-24.8

648

61.2

56.9-65.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

788

151

16.1

13.3-19.3

168

21.4

17.8-25.5

469

62.5

58.1-66.7

Northwest

1,140

203

15.8

12.9-19.3

296

22.5

19.3-26.0

641

61.7

57.3-65.9

Charlotte

616

100

17.7

13.2-23.2

159

25.2

20.7-30.3

357

57.1

51.4-62.7

Greensboro

548

15.8

11.6-21.2

123

20.8

16.4-25.9

340

63.5

57.0-69.5

Southern Regional

476

124

26.4

19.8-34.4

121

31.3

23.9-39.9

231

42.2

34.9-49.9

Coastal

199

25.5

15.1-39.8

23.0

14.6-34.4

112

51.5

39.1-63.6

Wake

450

16.9

11.8-23.5

21.0

15.8-27.2

281

62.2

54.9-68.9

Area L

27.3

13.4-47.8

7.5

2.5-20.3

65.2

45.9-80.5

Eastern

575

107

20.7

15.0-27.8

135

19.2

14.9-24.4

333

60.1

53.2-66.6

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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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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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?

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?