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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 4,043 1,463 33.6 31.5-35.9 2,580 66.4 64.1-68.5
RACE
White 3,091 1,145 35.0 32.6-37.6 1,946 65.0 62.4-67.4
African American 661 227 31.3 26.5-36.6 434 68.7 63.4-73.5
Asian 39 6 12.2 4.0-31.8 33 87.8 68.2-96.0
Native American 109 55 41.2 28.1-55.7 54 58.8 44.3-71.9
Other Minorities 116 22 26.1 15.4-40.5 94 73.9 59.5-84.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 24 21.5 12.5-34.6 110 78.5 65.4-87.5
-English Speaking 66 16 35.2 19.1-55.6 50 64.8 44.4-80.9
-Spanish Speaking 68 8 13.6 5.2-31.2 60 86.4 68.8-94.8
Non-Hispanic 3,902 1,437 34.4 32.2-36.6 2,465 65.6 63.4-67.8
AGE
18-24 290 25 7.8 4.0-14.8 265 92.2 85.2-96.0
25-34 680 85 13.2 10.0-17.2 595 86.8 82.8-90.0
35-44 743 147 21.8 17.5-26.8 596 78.2 73.2-82.5
45-54 785 284 40.7 35.6-46.0 501 59.3 54.0-64.4
55-64 586 313 56.4 50.5-62.1 273 43.6 37.9-49.5
65-74 499 296 57.0 50.3-63.4 203 43.0 36.6-49.7
75+ 425 299 71.0 64.7-76.6 126 29.0 23.4-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 621 346 55.1 48.6-61.5 275 44.9 38.5-51.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,174 455 34.2 30.4-38.2 719 65.8 61.8-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,019 334 28.1 24.4-32.0 685 71.9 68.0-75.6
College Graduate 1,218 322 24.5 21.2-28.1 896 75.5 71.9-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 458 262 54.9 47.6-62.1 196 45.1 37.9-52.4
$15,000- 24,999 683 245 33.1 27.7-39.1 438 66.9 60.9-72.3
$25,000- 34,999 481 159 30.6 24.9-36.9 322 69.4 63.1-75.1
$35,000- 49,999 492 149 28.2 23.0-33.9 343 71.8 66.1-77.0
$50,000-74,999 449 127 29.7 23.9-36.2 322 70.3 63.8-76.1
$75,000+ 442 101 22.1 17.4-27.7 341 77.9 72.3-82.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 254 96 34.2 27.9-41.0 158 65.8 59.0-72.1
Forsyth 284 106 34.3 28.4-40.7 178 65.7 59.3-71.6
Guilford 262 98 33.4 27.0-40.5 164 66.6 59.5-73.0
Henderson/Transylvania 280 114 35.9 29.0-43.5 166 64.1 56.5-71.0
Mecklenburg 280 94 30.9 24.9-37.5 186 69.1 62.5-75.1
Orange 255 68 24.4 17.3-33.3 187 75.6 66.7-82.7
Pitt 253 70 30.8 21.9-41.4 183 69.2 58.6-78.1
Randolph 253 98 31.1 24.8-38.3 155 68.9 61.7-75.2
Robeson 258 112 40.3 33.6-47.3 146 59.7 52.7-66.4
Wake 241 63 25.6 19.7-32.5 178 74.4 67.5-80.3
Western NC 369 156 40.6 35.0-46.3 213 59.4 53.7-65.0
Piedmont NC 554 199 34.9 30.3-39.9 355 65.1 60.1-69.7
Eastern NC 500 189 33.4 28.8-38.2 311 66.6 61.8-71.2

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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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