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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia (See Questionnaire for Complete List)?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,600 2,149 28.8 27.2-30.4 4,451 71.2 69.6-72.8
GENDER
Male 2,557 686 23.6 21.2-26.1 1,871 76.4 73.9-78.8
Female 4,043 1,463 33.6 31.5-35.9 2,580 66.4 64.1-68.5
RACE
White 5,022 1,695 30.4 28.5-32.4 3,327 69.6 67.6-71.5
African American 1,024 316 28.8 25.0-33.0 708 71.2 67.0-75.0
Asian 70 7 7.4 2.6-19.1 63 92.6 80.9-97.4
Native American 180 84 32.2 22.8-43.2 96 67.8 56.8-77.2
Other Minorities 260 37 13.3 8.5-20.3 223 86.7 79.7-91.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 287 38 10.1 6.2-16.0 249 89.9 84.0-93.8
-English Speaking 121 29 24.5 14.7-37.8 92 75.5 62.2-85.3
-Spanish Speaking 166 9 4.4 1.7-11.3 157 95.6 88.7-98.3
Non-Hispanic 6,301 2,108 30.2 28.5-31.9 4,193 69.8 68.1-71.5
AGE
18-24 474 30 4.4 2.4- 7.9 444 95.6 92.1-97.6
25-34 1,119 123 12.6 9.9-15.8 996 87.4 84.2-90.1
35-44 1,292 237 18.7 15.7-22.1 1,055 81.3 77.9-84.3
45-54 1,308 446 36.4 32.4-40.5 862 63.6 59.5-67.6
55-64 954 463 48.9 44.3-53.6 491 51.1 46.4-55.7
65-74 788 442 56.0 50.8-61.1 346 44.0 38.9-49.2
75+ 608 388 61.6 55.5-67.4 220 38.4 32.6-44.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,054 489 39.9 35.3-44.7 565 60.1 55.3-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,926 664 29.6 26.7-32.7 1,262 70.4 67.3-73.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,545 486 27.4 24.2-30.8 1,059 72.6 69.2-75.8
College Graduate 2,057 502 21.4 19.0-24.0 1,555 78.6 76.0-81.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 660 335 44.5 38.3-50.9 325 55.5 49.1-61.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,081 361 28.1 24.2-32.4 720 71.9 67.6-75.8
$25,000- 34,999 799 236 27.2 22.9-32.0 563 72.8 68.0-77.1
$35,000- 49,999 883 252 25.4 21.4-29.8 631 74.6 70.2-78.6
$50,000-74,999 741 188 25.1 20.7-30.2 553 74.9 69.8-79.3
$75,000+ 872 200 22.1 18.5-26.2 672 77.9 73.8-81.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 413 141 30.1 25.3-35.4 272 69.9 64.6-74.7
Forsyth 462 146 26.9 22.7-31.5 316 73.1 68.5-77.3
Guilford 413 133 26.9 22.3-31.9 280 73.1 68.1-77.7
Henderson/Transylvania 465 175 31.4 26.6-36.6 290 68.6 63.4-73.4
Mecklenburg 439 129 24.2 19.9-29.1 310 75.8 70.9-80.1
Orange 431 108 21.8 17.2-27.3 323 78.2 72.7-82.8
Pitt 409 108 26.3 20.6-32.9 301 73.7 67.1-79.4
Randolph 421 144 28.6 23.8-33.9 277 71.4 66.1-76.2
Robeson 433 173 35.1 29.8-40.8 260 64.9 59.2-70.2
Wake 421 96 20.7 16.6-25.5 325 79.3 74.5-83.4
Western NC 643 243 33.9 29.9-38.3 400 66.1 61.7-70.1
Piedmont NC 870 290 30.9 27.2-34.9 580 69.1 65.1-72.8
Eastern NC 780 263 29.0 25.5-32.8 517 71.0 67.2-74.5

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#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.

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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