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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis--WHITE 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 5,022 1,695 30.4 28.5-32.4 3,327 69.6 67.6-71.5
GENDER
Male 1,931 550 25.4 22.6-28.5 1,381 74.6 71.5-77.4
Female 3,091 1,145 35.0 32.6-37.6 1,946 65.0 62.4-67.4
AGE
18-24 320 16 3.5 1.3- 8.9 304 96.5 91.1-98.7
25-34 791 88 12.2 9.3-15.8 703 87.8 84.2-90.7
35-44 932 172 19.6 16.0-23.7 760 80.4 76.3-84.0
45-54 1,002 340 37.2 32.6-42.1 662 62.8 57.9-67.4
55-64 764 368 49.0 43.9-54.2 396 51.0 45.8-56.1
65-74 662 369 55.7 50.1-61.3 293 44.3 38.7-49.9
75+ 517 329 60.1 53.2-66.6 188 39.9 33.4-46.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 658 345 49.6 43.5-55.7 313 50.4 44.3-56.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,455 541 31.7 28.3-35.3 914 68.3 64.7-71.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,172 371 27.2 23.6-31.2 801 72.8 68.8-76.4
College Graduate 1,726 432 22.2 19.5-25.2 1,294 77.8 74.8-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 431 235 47.2 39.4-55.2 196 52.8 44.8-60.6
$15,000- 24,999 689 258 36.1 30.7-41.8 431 63.9 58.2-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 583 184 29.3 24.1-35.1 399 70.7 64.9-75.9
$35,000- 49,999 714 212 26.0 21.6-30.9 502 74.0 69.1-78.4
$50,000-74,999 647 168 25.5 20.6-31.0 479 74.5 69.0-79.4
$75,000+ 765 181 23.5 19.6-28.0 584 76.5 72.0-80.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 366 123 29.8 24.7-35.5 243 70.2 64.5-75.3
Forsyth 344 116 29.5 24.4-35.1 228 70.5 64.9-75.6
Guilford 276 94 30.1 24.4-36.4 182 69.9 63.6-75.6
Henderson/Transylvania 426 166 34.2 29.2-39.5 260 65.8 60.5-70.8
Mecklenburg 265 79 24.9 19.3-31.4 186 75.1 68.6-80.7
Orange 350 96 23.5 18.2-29.9 254 76.5 70.1-81.8
Pitt 286 80 29.6 22.1-38.4 206 70.4 61.6-77.9
Randolph 383 139 30.7 25.6-36.5 244 69.3 63.5-74.4
Robeson 175 68 36.3 28.0-45.5 107 63.7 54.5-72.0
Wake 306 72 20.2 15.8-25.4 234 79.8 74.6-84.2
Western NC 597 230 35.0 30.8-39.6 367 65.0 60.4-69.2
Piedmont NC 710 251 33.4 29.1-37.9 459 66.6 62.1-70.9
Eastern NC 538 181 29.5 25.3-34.0 357 70.5 66.0-74.7

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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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