BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,860	2,318	48.1	45.8-50.5	2,542	51.9	49.5-54.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	124	60	48.0	38.3-57.8	64	52.0	42.2-61.7
Buncombe	156	69	41.6	32.9-50.9	87	58.4	49.1-67.1
Cabarrus	130	53	38.6	28.8-49.4	77	61.4	50.6-71.2
Catawba	149	69	43.4	34.5-52.7	80	56.6	47.3-65.5
Cumberland	158	84	49.9	40.5-59.4	74	50.1	40.6-59.5
Davidson	174	86	50.6	41.2-59.9	88	49.4	40.1-58.8
Durham	118	54	45.0	34.7-55.7	64	55.0	44.3-65.3
Forsyth	119	51	37.7	28.1-48.4	68	62.3	51.6-71.9
Gaston	141	57	50.1	40.0-60.2	84	49.9	39.8-60.0
Guilford	149	62	41.6	32.4-51.4	87	58.4	48.6-67.6
Iredell	161	64	33.8	23.8-45.5	97	66.2	54.5-76.2
Johnston	129	67	52.7	38.8-66.2	62	47.3	33.8-61.2
Mecklenburg	186	89	47.6	39.0-56.3	97	52.4	43.7-61.0
New Hanover	142	58	38.3	29.4-48.2	84	61.7	51.8-70.6
Onslow	150	73	48.7	39.1-58.3	77	51.3	41.7-60.9
Orange	104	38	36.2	26.6-47.0	66	63.8	53.0-73.4
Pitt	147	68	46.2	37.0-55.8	79	53.8	44.2-63.0
Randolph	120	50	41.7	31.7-52.5	70	58.3	47.5-68.3
Robeson	152	84	56.7	46.8-66.1	68	43.3	33.9-53.2
Rowan	168	86	54.8	45.9-63.4	82	45.2	36.6-54.1
Union	121	57	43.2	32.2-55.0	64	56.8	45.0-67.8
Wake	170	79	43.9	34.6-53.6	91	56.1	46.4-65.4
Wayne	153	78	47.6	38.0-57.4	75	52.4	42.6-62.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,413	706	50.9	46.4-55.4	707	49.1	44.6-53.6
Piedmont	2,323	1,043	45.8	42.6-49.0	1,280	54.2	51.0-57.4
Western NC	1,124	569	50.6	46.1-55.1	555	49.4	44.9-53.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	788	398	47.8	43.4-52.2	390	52.2	47.8-56.6
Northwest	1,148	545	45.6	41.0-50.4	603	54.4	49.6-59.0
Charlotte	619	268	45.2	39.6-50.9	351	54.8	49.1-60.4
Greensboro	548	235	45.6	38.7-52.7	313	54.4	47.3-61.3
Southern Regional	480	268	60.3	52.9-67.3	212	39.7	32.7-47.1
Coastal	202	89	46.5	34.5-58.9	113	53.5	41.1-65.5
Wake	453	219	48.0	40.9-55.1	234	52.0	44.9-59.1
Area L	46	22	47.5	30.4-65.1	24	52.5	34.9-69.6
Eastern	576	274	48.0	41.3-54.9	302	52.0	45.1-58.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,860

2,318

48.1

45.8-50.5

2,542

51.9

49.5-54.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

124

48.0

38.3-57.8

52.0

42.2-61.7

Buncombe

156

41.6

32.9-50.9

58.4

49.1-67.1

Cabarrus

130

38.6

28.8-49.4

61.4

50.6-71.2

Catawba

149

43.4

34.5-52.7

56.6

47.3-65.5

Cumberland

158

49.9

40.5-59.4

50.1

40.6-59.5

Davidson

174

50.6

41.2-59.9

49.4

40.1-58.8

Durham

118

45.0

34.7-55.7

55.0

44.3-65.3

Forsyth

119

37.7

28.1-48.4

62.3

51.6-71.9

Gaston

141

50.1

40.0-60.2

49.9

39.8-60.0

Guilford

149

41.6

32.4-51.4

58.4

48.6-67.6

Iredell

161

33.8

23.8-45.5

66.2

54.5-76.2

Johnston

129

52.7

38.8-66.2

47.3

33.8-61.2

Mecklenburg

186

47.6

39.0-56.3

52.4

43.7-61.0

New Hanover

142

38.3

29.4-48.2

61.7

51.8-70.6

Onslow

150

48.7

39.1-58.3

51.3

41.7-60.9

Orange

104

36.2

26.6-47.0

63.8

53.0-73.4

Pitt

147

46.2

37.0-55.8

53.8

44.2-63.0

Randolph

120

41.7

31.7-52.5

58.3

47.5-68.3

Robeson

152

56.7

46.8-66.1

43.3

33.9-53.2

Rowan

168

54.8

45.9-63.4

45.2

36.6-54.1

Union

121

43.2

32.2-55.0

56.8

45.0-67.8

Wake

170

43.9

34.6-53.6

56.1

46.4-65.4

Wayne

153

47.6

38.0-57.4

52.4

42.6-62.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,413

706

50.9

46.4-55.4

707

49.1

44.6-53.6

Piedmont

2,323

1,043

45.8

42.6-49.0

1,280

54.2

51.0-57.4

Western NC

1,124

569

50.6

46.1-55.1

555

49.4

44.9-53.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

788

398

47.8

43.4-52.2

390

52.2

47.8-56.6

Northwest

1,148

545

45.6

41.0-50.4

603

54.4

49.6-59.0

Charlotte

619

268

45.2

39.6-50.9

351

54.8

49.1-60.4

Greensboro

548

235

45.6

38.7-52.7

313

54.4

47.3-61.3

Southern Regional

480

268

60.3

52.9-67.3

212

39.7

32.7-47.1

Coastal

202

46.5

34.5-58.9

113

53.5

41.1-65.5

Wake

453

219

48.0

40.9-55.1

234

52.0

44.9-59.1

Area L

47.5

30.4-65.1

52.5

34.9-69.6

Eastern

576

274

48.0

41.3-54.9

302

52.0

45.1-58.7

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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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