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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,311 372 16.9 14.4-19.8 563 22.5 20.1-25.0 1,376 60.6 57.4-63.7
GENDER
Male 721 89 13.9 9.9-19.2 155 19.1 15.4-23.5 477 66.9 61.3-72.1
Female 1,590 283 18.8 15.7-22.3 408 24.6 21.6-27.8 899 56.7 52.8-60.4
RACE
White 1,944 283 14.0 11.6-16.8 472 22.9 20.3-25.7 1,189 63.1 59.7-66.3
African American 302 70 27.3 19.4-36.9 75 20.6 14.8-27.8 157 52.1 43.0-61.2
Other Minorities 53 17 29.6 16.7-46.7 13 21.8 10.8-39.1 23 48.6 31.3-66.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 28 6 17.8 6.7-39.6 11 40.8 22.0-62.7 11 41.4 22.6-63.2
Non-Hispanic 2,276 365 16.9 14.3-19.8 550 22.0 19.6-24.5 1,361 61.1 57.9-64.3
AGE
18-24 8 2 16.5 3.6-50.9 3 25.0 6.7-60.5 3 58.5 24.7-85.9
25-34 58 6 14.2 4.3-38.3 17 14.7 7.8-26.0 35 71.1 51.6-85.0
35-44 129 24 24.7 14.4-39.1 37 25.7 17.3-36.3 68 49.6 37.5-61.7
45-54 396 70 18.5 13.1-25.5 94 22.4 17.1-28.8 232 59.0 51.8-65.9
55-64 620 103 17.1 13.4-21.5 143 22.7 18.4-27.6 374 60.3 54.9-65.4
65+ 1,081 165 14.4 11.3-18.2 267 23.2 19.9-26.9 649 62.4 58.0-66.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 386 105 31.6 23.0-41.7 108 22.7 17.3-29.2 173 45.7 37.0-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 737 130 17.4 13.4-22.2 199 26.3 21.6-31.8 408 56.3 50.2-62.1
Some Post-H.S. 558 75 15.9 11.1-22.2 136 22.4 18.0-27.5 347 61.7 55.2-67.7
College Graduate 625 61 8.9 6.5-12.2 119 17.8 14.2-22.1 445 73.3 68.5-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 287 97 35.3 27.1-44.5 90 26.7 19.9-34.9 100 38.0 28.6-48.4
$15,000- 24,999 374 71 25.3 17.4-35.1 109 26.5 20.3-33.9 194 48.2 39.4-57.1
$25,000- 34,999 262 42 16.1 10.9-23.2 74 23.6 17.6-31.0 146 60.3 51.5-68.5
$35,000- 49,999 307 40 16.9 9.5-28.2 71 22.3 15.9-30.3 196 60.8 51.0-69.9
$50,000-74,999 294 33 13.3 7.2-23.2 56 15.5 11.0-21.3 205 71.2 62.1-78.9
$75,000+ 384 22 5.4 3.3- 8.8 69 20.2 15.1-26.6 293 74.3 67.9-79.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,249 351 30.0 25.7-34.7 399 29.8 26.1-33.8 499 40.1 35.6-44.8
No 982 14 1.4 0.7- 2.7 151 14.1 11.3-17.5 817 84.5 81.1-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 38 14.6 8.7-23.4 67 22.0 15.8-29.9 199 63.4 54.5-71.4
Non-Veteran 1,812 297 17.4 14.5-20.8 449 21.8 19.2-24.6 1,066 60.8 57.1-64.3

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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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