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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male 370 61 14.2 10.6-18.8 76 20.6 15.7-26.6 233 65.2 58.5-71.4
Female 752 162 19.8 15.4-25.1 175 21.8 18.1-26.1 415 58.4 52.7-63.8
RACE
White 1,058 201 16.7 13.5-20.4 238 21.4 18.2-24.9 619 61.9 57.5-66.2
African American 22 7 27.5 11.4-52.6 5 23.2 7.1-54.7 10 49.3 25.9-73.0
Other Minorities 39 15 45.5 26.1-66.4 8 19.9 7.9-42.1 16 34.6 18.1-55.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 14 1 6.4 0.9-35.3 0 0.0 . - . 13 93.6 64.7-99.1
Non-Hispanic 1,106 222 17.6 14.5-21.2 249 21.5 18.4-25.0 635 60.9 56.6-65.1
AGE
18-24 4 0 0.0 . - . 2 44.0 7.8-87.9 2 56.0 12.1-92.2
25-34 20 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 6 33.8 14.4-60.9 13 65.8 38.9-85.3
35-44 77 9 8.5 3.6-18.7 20 17.3 9.3-29.9 48 74.2 59.7-84.8
45-54 172 50 28.3 18.2-41.2 31 17.6 11.7-25.7 91 54.1 42.2-65.5
55-64 285 72 23.5 18.2-29.8 58 20.6 15.7-26.5 155 55.9 49.1-62.4
65+ 558 91 14.7 11.3-18.8 131 22.5 18.5-27.0 336 62.9 57.8-67.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 65 31.8 20.8-45.2 56 25.4 17.9-34.6 78 42.9 32.1-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 387 86 18.9 14.6-24.1 83 20.8 15.8-26.9 218 60.3 53.3-66.8
Some Post-H.S. 273 49 13.4 9.3-18.7 60 21.7 15.4-29.6 164 65.0 55.9-73.1
College Graduate 261 23 9.5 5.8-15.1 51 18.6 13.4-25.2 187 72.0 64.7-78.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 91 44.4 35.3-53.9 40 18.9 12.4-27.8 70 36.7 27.8-46.6
$15,000- 24,999 231 48 17.0 11.7-24.0 51 19.1 13.5-26.2 132 63.9 54.8-72.1
$25,000- 34,999 130 20 14.7 9.1-22.9 31 24.6 16.7-34.6 79 60.7 50.2-70.4
$35,000- 49,999 144 13 9.0 4.8-16.3 29 19.2 12.7-27.9 102 71.8 62.3-79.7
$50,000-74,999 118 14 9.4 5.4-16.1 23 26.3 17.2-38.0 81 64.2 53.0-74.1
$75,000+ 119 6 7.7 3.1-17.5 30 19.7 12.4-29.7 83 72.7 60.7-82.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 661 216 31.3 26.1-37.0 187 27.5 23.0-32.4 258 41.2 35.7-47.1
No 437 5 0.4 0.1- 1.0 60 13.9 10.1-18.9 372 85.7 80.7-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 27 19.5 13.1-27.8 27 14.4 9.5-21.2 106 66.2 57.3-74.0
Non-Veteran 875 174 16.6 13.1-20.9 206 22.7 19.1-26.9 495 60.6 55.5-65.5

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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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