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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,323 1,043 45.8 42.6-49.0 1,280 54.2 51.0-57.4
GENDER
Male 722 284 39.0 33.6-44.7 438 61.0 55.3-66.4
Female 1,601 759 50.1 46.2-53.9 842 49.9 46.1-53.8
RACE
White 1,957 867 43.8 40.4-47.2 1,090 56.2 52.8-59.6
African American 300 141 54.1 45.0-62.9 159 45.9 37.1-55.0
Other Minorities 54 28 47.3 30.6-64.7 26 52.7 35.3-69.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 28 15 52.4 31.5-72.6 13 47.6 27.4-68.5
Non-Hispanic 2,287 1,025 45.6 42.3-48.9 1,262 54.4 51.1-57.7
AGE
18-24 7 2 18.8 4.0-56.0 5 81.2 44.0-96.0
25-34 58 23 42.0 24.0-62.3 35 58.0 37.7-76.0
35-44 131 62 51.4 39.2-63.3 69 48.6 36.7-60.8
45-54 398 175 44.5 37.5-51.7 223 55.5 48.3-62.5
55-64 625 284 48.0 42.8-53.3 341 52.0 46.7-57.2
65+ 1,085 489 45.4 41.0-49.8 596 54.6 50.2-59.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 217 57.2 48.3-65.7 174 42.8 34.3-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 738 338 48.8 42.7-54.9 400 51.2 45.1-57.3
Some Post-H.S. 562 241 43.9 37.6-50.3 321 56.1 49.7-62.4
College Graduate 627 245 37.6 32.7-42.8 382 62.4 57.2-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 288 186 61.1 50.8-70.6 102 38.9 29.4-49.2
$15,000- 24,999 376 185 58.9 50.6-66.7 191 41.1 33.3-49.4
$25,000- 34,999 263 122 43.5 34.8-52.5 141 56.5 47.5-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 308 126 45.3 36.2-54.8 182 54.7 45.2-63.8
$50,000-74,999 293 115 37.8 29.4-47.0 178 62.2 53.0-70.6
$75,000+ 387 123 36.2 29.9-42.9 264 63.8 57.1-70.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,259 860 69.2 64.7-73.3 399 30.8 26.7-35.3
No 981 162 18.3 15.0-22.2 819 81.7 77.8-85.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 129 44.1 35.8-52.7 175 55.9 47.3-64.2
Non-Veteran 1,825 822 45.8 42.1-49.5 1,003 54.2 50.5-57.9

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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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