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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--MALE 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 2,557 686 23.6 21.2-26.1 1,871 76.4 73.9-78.8
RACE
White 1,931 550 25.4 22.6-28.5 1,381 74.6 71.5-77.4
African American 363 89 25.5 19.5-32.5 274 74.5 67.5-80.5
Asian 31 1 1.6 0.2-10.9 30 98.4 89.1-99.8
Native American 71 29 25.7 14.6-41.3 42 74.3 58.7-85.4
Other Minorities 144 15 5.9 3.0-11.5 129 94.1 88.5-97.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 153 14 3.5 1.6- 7.4 139 96.5 92.6-98.4
-English Speaking 55 13 14.6 6.7-29.2 42 85.4 70.8-93.3
-Spanish Speaking 98 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 97 99.9 99.4- 100
Non-Hispanic 2,399 671 25.5 23.0-28.2 1,728 74.5 71.8-77.0
AGE
18-24 184 5 1.2 0.4- 3.2 179 98.8 96.8-99.6
25-34 439 38 12.0 8.1-17.5 401 88.0 82.5-91.9
35-44 549 90 15.6 11.8-20.4 459 84.4 79.6-88.2
45-54 523 162 31.9 26.0-38.5 361 68.1 61.5-74.0
55-64 368 150 40.9 34.0-48.2 218 59.1 51.8-66.0
65-74 289 146 54.3 46.0-62.5 143 45.7 37.5-54.0
75+ 183 89 48.1 36.2-60.1 94 51.9 39.9-63.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 433 143 26.0 20.4-32.4 290 74.0 67.6-79.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 209 24.6 20.3-29.4 543 75.4 70.6-79.7
Some Post-H.S. 526 152 26.5 21.1-32.7 374 73.5 67.3-78.9
College Graduate 839 180 18.4 15.0-22.4 659 81.6 77.6-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 73 28.5 18.8-40.5 129 71.5 59.5-81.2
$15,000- 24,999 398 116 22.6 17.5-28.7 282 77.4 71.3-82.5
$25,000- 34,999 318 77 23.2 17.0-30.9 241 76.8 69.1-83.0
$35,000- 49,999 391 103 23.0 17.4-29.8 288 77.0 70.2-82.6
$50,000-74,999 292 61 20.6 14.3-28.7 231 79.4 71.3-85.7
$75,000+ 430 99 22.1 17.1-28.0 331 77.9 72.0-82.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 159 45 25.8 18.8-34.3 114 74.2 65.7-81.2
Forsyth 178 40 19.1 13.8-25.9 138 80.9 74.1-86.2
Guilford 151 35 20.0 14.2-27.5 116 80.0 72.5-85.8
Henderson/Transylvania 185 61 26.9 20.5-34.5 124 73.1 65.5-79.5
Mecklenburg 159 35 17.7 12.2-24.9 124 82.3 75.1-87.8
Orange 176 40 18.7 13.6-25.3 136 81.3 74.7-86.4
Pitt 156 38 21.7 15.7-29.1 118 78.3 70.9-84.3
Randolph 168 46 26.0 19.2-34.2 122 74.0 65.8-80.8
Robeson 175 61 30.6 23.0-39.5 114 69.4 60.5-77.0
Wake 180 33 16.4 11.2-23.5 147 83.6 76.5-88.8
Western NC 274 87 28.3 22.7-34.6 187 71.7 65.4-77.3
Piedmont NC 316 91 26.2 20.6-32.7 225 73.8 67.3-79.4
Eastern NC 280 74 23.9 18.7-30.0 206 76.1 70.0-81.3

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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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