BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (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)?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,653	1,933	30.8	29.0-32.6	3,720	69.2	67.4-71.0
No	929	214	18.9	15.4-22.9	715	81.1	77.1-84.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	37	18.3	11.6-27.7	95	81.7	72.3-88.4
Recommended Range	2,525	656	21.8	19.6-24.2	1,869	78.2	75.8-80.4
Overweight	2,179	743	31.2	28.3-34.3	1,436	68.8	65.7-71.7
Obese	1,348	596	40.6	36.7-44.6	752	59.4	55.4-63.3
Current Smoker
No	5,070	1,670	28.8	27.0-30.7	3,400	71.2	69.3-73.0
Yes	1,503	468	28.5	25.1-32.2	1,035	71.5	67.8-74.9
Binge Drinker
No	5,953	2,014	30.3	28.5-32.1	3,939	69.7	67.9-71.5
Yes	563	106	17.0	13.0-21.9	457	83.0	78.1-87.0
Heavy Drinker
No	6,305	2,069	29.2	27.5-30.9	4,236	70.8	69.1-72.5
Yes	221	57	19.9	13.4-28.7	164	80.1	71.3-86.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,418	647	24.1	21.7-26.6	1,771	75.9	73.4-78.3
Some Physical Activity	2,649	814	25.6	23.2-28.1	1,835	74.4	71.9-76.8
Physically Inactive	1,267	575	41.5	37.4-45.7	692	58.5	54.3-62.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,366	802	55.1	50.8-59.3	564	44.9	40.7-49.2
No	5,215	1,337	21.8	20.2-23.5	3,878	78.2	76.5-79.8
Disability Status
Yes	1,597	983	60.2	56.4-63.8	614	39.8	36.2-43.6
No	4,837	1,113	19.9	18.3-21.6	3,724	80.1	78.4-81.7
Current Asthma
Yes	422	209	52.0	44.2-59.7	213	48.0	40.3-55.8
No	6,156	1,933	27.0	25.5-28.7	4,223	73.0	71.3-74.5
Diabetes
Yes	511	299	56.3	50.0-62.4	212	43.7	37.6-50.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	11	24.9	12.3-43.8	44	75.1	56.2-87.7
No	6,027	1,838	26.7	25.0-28.4	4,189	73.3	71.6-75.0

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.