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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Arthritis

Were these symptoms present on most days for at least one month?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 90,219 51,626 55.7 55.2-56.3 38,593 44.3 43.7-44.8
Alabama 1,340 820 60.0 56.9-63.0 520 40.0 37.0-43.1
Alaska 1,291 676 52.2 48.1-56.2 615 47.8 43.8-51.9
Arizona 1,422 786 54.9 51.1-58.6 636 45.1 41.4-48.9
Arkansas 1,405 840 59.0 56.1-61.9 565 41.0 38.1-43.9
California 1,635 853 51.6 48.6-54.5 782 48.4 45.5-51.4
Colorado 844 435 52.4 48.6-56.1 409 47.6 43.9-51.4
Connecticut 3,109 1,717 54.8 52.7-56.9 1,392 45.2 43.1-47.3
Delaware 1,561 956 59.9 56.8-63.0 605 40.1 37.0-43.2
District of Colum 684 318 45.9 41.5-50.4 366 54.1 49.6-58.5
Florida 1,819 1,024 55.4 52.7-58.0 795 44.6 42.0-47.3
Georgia 1,877 1,064 54.3 51.4-57.1 813 45.7 42.9-48.6
Hawaii 1,077 590 54.8 50.7-58.9 487 45.2 41.1-49.3
Idaho 2,360 1,401 58.0 55.6-60.3 959 42.0 39.7-44.4
Illinois 938 538 56.9 53.2-60.6 400 43.1 39.4-46.8
Indiana 1,836 1,032 55.8 53.2-58.3 804 44.2 41.7-46.8
Iowa 1,647 922 54.0 51.2-56.8 725 46.0 43.2-48.8
Kansas 2,010 1,119 55.5 53.1-57.9 891 44.5 42.1-46.9
Kentucky 3,917 2,607 63.7 61.4-65.9 1,310 36.3 34.1-38.6
Louisiana 1,908 1,130 58.7 56.1-61.1 778 41.3 38.9-43.9
Maine 1,102 648 57.7 54.4-61.0 454 42.3 39.0-45.6
Maryland 1,796 955 52.1 49.2-55.0 841 47.9 45.0-50.8
Massachusetts 3,334 1,911 55.9 53.9-58.0 1,423 44.1 42.0-46.1
Michigan 1,821 1,053 56.8 54.2-59.3 768 43.2 40.7-45.8
Minnesota 1,881 1,038 55.2 52.7-57.7 843 44.8 42.3-47.3
Mississippi 1,374 813 57.5 54.5-60.5 561 42.5 39.5-45.5
Missouri 1,971 1,132 54.3 51.3-57.3 839 45.7 42.7-48.7
Montana 1,646 1,034 59.1 55.8-62.4 612 40.9 37.6-44.2
Nebraska 1,454 863 58.2 55.3-61.1 591 41.8 38.9-44.7
Nevada 1,185 632 53.6 49.6-57.5 553 46.4 42.5-50.4
New Hampshire 1,700 915 51.7 49.0-54.4 785 48.3 45.6-51.0
New Jersey 2,226 1,232 54.8 52.1-57.4 994 45.2 42.6-47.9
New Mexico 1,586 906 55.5 52.5-58.5 680 44.5 41.5-47.5
New York 1,475 841 58.3 55.4-61.2 634 41.7 38.8-44.6
North Carolina 2,549 1,443 55.1 52.0-58.2 1,106 44.9 41.8-48.0
North Dakota 1,040 557 52.5 49.2-55.8 483 47.5 44.2-50.8
Ohio 1,477 830 55.5 52.4-58.6 647 44.5 41.4-47.6
Oklahoma 2,110 1,266 57.5 54.7-60.2 844 42.5 39.8-45.3
Oregon 1,263 713 55.8 52.8-58.8 550 44.2 41.2-47.2
Pennsylvania 1,613 909 56.9 54.1-59.7 704 43.1 40.3-45.9
Rhode Island 1,719 940 53.8 50.9-56.6 779 46.2 43.4-49.1
South Carolina 1,310 761 57.3 54.2-60.4 549 42.7 39.6-45.8
South Dakota 2,146 1,201 53.9 51.5-56.2 945 46.1 43.8-48.5
Tennessee 1,195 746 63.3 60.0-66.4 449 36.7 33.6-40.0
Texas 2,307 1,275 54.9 52.6-57.2 1,032 45.1 42.8-47.4
Utah 1,607 905 54.5 51.3-57.6 702 45.5 42.4-48.7
Vermont 1,907 1,108 56.1 53.6-58.6 799 43.9 41.4-46.4
Virginia 1,286 669 50.2 47.1-53.3 617 49.8 46.7-52.9
Washington 2,006 1,094 53.9 51.5-56.3 912 46.1 43.7-48.5
West Virginia 1,619 993 60.3 57.6-63.0 626 39.7 37.0-42.4
Wisconsin 1,625 976 60.4 57.7-63.1 649 39.6 36.9-42.3
Wyoming 1,424 766 51.2 48.3-54.0 658 48.8 46.0-51.7
Guam 261 116 45.2 38.4-52.3 145 54.8 47.7-61.6
Puerto Rico 1,750 1,193 66.5 63.5-69.4 557 33.5 30.6-36.5
Virgin Islands 774 364 47.0 42.6-51.5 410 53.0 48.5-57.4

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked of respondents who reported having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint.

#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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