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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Arthritis

During the past 12 months, have you had pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 210192 91,170 40.8 40.4-41.2 119022 59.2 58.8-59.6
Alabama 2,793 1,342 46.1 43.9-48.2 1,451 53.9 51.8-56.1
Alaska 2,870 1,307 43.6 40.8-46.4 1,563 56.4 53.6-59.2
Arizona 3,255 1,442 42.4 40.0-44.9 1,813 57.6 55.1-60.0
Arkansas 2,923 1,418 47.6 45.6-49.7 1,505 52.4 50.3-54.4
California 4,254 1,640 36.1 34.4-37.9 2,614 63.9 62.1-65.6
Colorado 2,031 851 42.7 40.3-45.1 1,180 57.3 54.9-59.7
Connecticut 7,726 3,146 39.2 37.9-40.5 4,580 60.8 59.5-62.1
Delaware 3,508 1,573 41.9 39.8-44.0 1,935 58.1 56.0-60.2
District of Colum 1,879 702 37.9 35.3-40.6 1,177 62.1 59.4-64.7
Florida 4,672 1,852 38.4 36.8-40.0 2,820 61.6 60.0-63.2
Georgia 4,517 1,904 40.5 38.7-42.3 2,613 59.5 57.7-61.3
Hawaii 4,498 1,082 21.8 20.2-23.5 3,416 78.2 76.5-79.8
Idaho 4,824 2,388 47.9 46.2-49.6 2,436 52.1 50.4-53.8
Illinois 2,165 941 41.7 39.4-44.1 1,224 58.3 55.9-60.6
Indiana 3,987 1,850 45.0 43.3-46.8 2,137 55.0 53.2-56.7
Iowa 3,619 1,684 44.7 42.8-46.5 1,935 55.3 53.5-57.2
Kansas 4,580 2,030 43.2 41.6-44.8 2,550 56.8 55.2-58.4
Kentucky 7,516 3,940 47.6 46.0-49.3 3,576 52.4 50.7-54.0
Louisiana 4,988 1,939 36.9 35.4-38.4 3,049 63.1 61.6-64.6
Maine 2,416 1,113 44.1 41.9-46.4 1,303 55.9 53.6-58.1
Maryland 4,462 1,813 38.0 36.2-39.8 2,649 62.0 60.2-63.8
Massachusetts 8,610 3,368 38.3 37.1-39.5 5,242 61.7 60.5-62.9
Michigan 3,819 1,833 45.9 44.1-47.7 1,986 54.1 52.3-55.9
Minnesota 3,959 1,921 47.5 45.8-49.3 2,038 52.5 50.7-54.2
Mississippi 3,034 1,400 44.2 42.2-46.2 1,634 55.8 53.8-57.8
Missouri 4,169 1,985 46.0 43.9-48.0 2,184 54.0 52.0-56.1
Montana 3,331 1,659 47.9 45.6-50.2 1,672 52.1 49.8-54.4
Nebraska 3,692 1,467 36.3 34.6-38.0 2,225 63.7 62.0-65.4
Nevada 2,561 1,198 46.4 43.6-49.3 1,363 53.6 50.7-56.4
New Hampshire 4,057 1,720 41.1 39.4-42.8 2,337 58.9 57.2-60.6
New Jersey 5,998 2,258 36.6 35.0-38.2 3,740 63.4 61.8-65.0
New Mexico 3,617 1,593 41.2 39.4-43.1 2,024 58.8 56.9-60.6
New York 3,888 1,497 37.5 35.7-39.3 2,391 62.5 60.7-64.3
North Carolina 6,197 2,570 40.2 38.3-42.2 3,627 59.8 57.8-61.7
North Dakota 2,506 1,053 41.7 39.6-43.8 1,453 58.3 56.2-60.4
Ohio 3,429 1,498 42.7 40.7-44.7 1,931 57.3 55.3-59.3
Oklahoma 4,537 2,135 43.8 41.9-45.7 2,402 56.2 54.3-58.1
Oregon 2,534 1,268 48.3 46.2-50.4 1,266 51.7 49.6-53.8
Pennsylvania 3,650 1,624 43.1 41.3-44.9 2,026 56.9 55.1-58.7
Rhode Island 4,111 1,736 40.3 38.6-42.1 2,375 59.7 57.9-61.4
South Carolina 3,196 1,329 40.1 38.2-42.1 1,867 59.9 57.9-61.8
South Dakota 5,097 2,168 40.1 38.6-41.6 2,929 59.9 58.4-61.4
Tennessee 2,919 1,210 39.5 37.4-41.6 1,709 60.5 58.4-62.6
Texas 5,903 2,333 37.5 36.1-38.9 3,570 62.5 61.1-63.9
Utah 3,647 1,616 44.1 42.0-46.2 2,031 55.9 53.8-58.0
Vermont 4,291 1,928 43.2 41.6-44.9 2,363 56.8 55.1-58.4
Virginia 2,929 1,305 42.9 40.8-45.0 1,624 57.1 55.0-59.2
Washington 4,193 2,036 47.7 45.9-49.4 2,157 52.3 50.6-54.1
West Virginia 3,091 1,644 51.2 49.2-53.2 1,447 48.8 46.8-50.8
Wisconsin 3,350 1,630 47.6 45.6-49.6 1,720 52.4 50.4-54.4
Wyoming 3,036 1,431 46.3 44.4-48.3 1,605 53.7 51.7-55.6
Guam 866 264 31.2 27.7-34.9 602 68.8 65.1-72.3
Puerto Rico 4,236 1,753 33.4 31.6-35.3 2,483 66.6 64.7-68.4
Virgin Islands 2,256 783 33.4 31.0-35.9 1,473 66.6 64.1-69.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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