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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,766 | 2,016 | 54.2 | 51.6-56.7 | 1,750 | 45.8 | 43.3-48.4 |
| -Piedmont NC | 1,920 | 965 | 53.4 | 49.8-56.9 | 955 | 46.6 | 43.1-50.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 624 | 284 | 50.2 | 43.8-56.5 | 340 | 49.8 | 43.5-56.2 |
| Female | 1,296 | 681 | 55.7 | 51.6-59.7 | 615 | 44.3 | 40.3-48.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,537 | 762 | 53.6 | 49.6-57.6 | 775 | 46.4 | 42.4-50.4 |
| African American | 317 | 168 | 53.4 | 45.2-61.5 | 149 | 46.6 | 38.5-54.8 |
| Other minorities | 56 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 36 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,878 | 943 | 53.3 | 49.8-56.8 | 935 | 46.7 | 43.2-50.2 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-34 | 38 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-54 | 402 | 243 | 62.2 | 55.1-68.9 | 159 | 37.8 | 31.1-44.9 |
| 55-64 | 475 | 252 | 54.1 | 47.6-60.5 | 223 | 45.9 | 39.5-52.4 |
| 65-74 | 519 | 234 | 49.7 | 43.5-55.8 | 285 | 50.3 | 44.2-56.5 |
| 75+ | 473 | 215 | 46.7 | 39.8-53.8 | 258 | 53.3 | 46.2-60.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 319 | 193 | 61.3 | 52.4-69.5 | 126 | 38.7 | 30.5-47.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 595 | 299 | 50.5 | 44.6-56.4 | 296 | 49.5 | 43.6-55.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 504 | 255 | 54.9 | 48.1-61.4 | 249 | 45.1 | 38.6-51.9 |
| College Graduate | 498 | 215 | 44.3 | 38.1-50.8 | 283 | 55.7 | 49.2-61.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 280 | 192 | 65.7 | 55.9-74.3 | 88 | 34.3 | 25.7-44.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 375 | 192 | 52.6 | 43.8-61.3 | 183 | 47.4 | 38.7-56.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 198 | 107 | 59.0 | 48.5-68.8 | 91 | 41.0 | 31.2-51.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 236 | 114 | 55.1 | 46.0-63.9 | 122 | 44.9 | 36.1-54.0 |
| $50,000+ | 468 | 191 | 45.6 | 38.3-53.1 | 277 | 54.4 | 46.9-61.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,013 | 739 | 75.9 | 71.6-79.8 | 274 | 24.1 | 20.2-28.4 |
| No | 898 | 220 | 29.8 | 24.5-35.5 | 678 | 70.2 | 64.5-75.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 287 | 128 | 50.2 | 41.6-58.8 | 159 | 49.8 | 41.2-58.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,632 | 836 | 53.9 | 50.0-57.8 | 796 | 46.1 | 42.2-50.0 |
This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
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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