BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (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: Nationwide Data

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	130945	41,067	26.8	26.4-27.2	89,878	73.2	72.8-73.6

Alabama	2,957	1,213	35.8	33.9-37.8	1,744	64.2	62.2-66.1
Arizona	3,101	1,022	27.7	25.5-30.1	2,079	72.3	69.9-74.5
Arkansas	3,748	1,389	32.7	31.1-34.5	2,359	67.3	65.5-68.9
California	4,127	1,036	22.2	20.8-23.8	3,091	77.8	76.2-79.2
Connecticut	5,252	1,499	25.1	23.8-26.5	3,753	74.9	73.5-76.2
Florida	5,917	1,807	27.2	26.0-28.5	4,110	72.8	71.5-74.0
Hawaii	5,974	1,275	17.8	16.6-19.0	4,699	82.2	81.0-83.4
Idaho	4,880	1,472	25.4	24.1-26.9	3,408	74.6	73.1-75.9
Indiana	5,507	1,864	30.4	29.1-31.8	3,643	69.6	68.2-70.9
Iowa	3,503	1,140	27.8	26.2-29.5	2,363	72.2	70.5-73.8
Kentucky	6,343	2,712	34.2	32.5-36.0	3,631	65.8	64.0-67.5
Maine	2,341	789	32.0	29.9-34.1	1,552	68.0	65.9-70.1
Maryland	4,212	1,245	26.4	24.7-28.1	2,967	73.6	71.9-75.3
Minnesota	4,442	1,246	24.3	22.9-25.7	3,196	75.7	74.3-77.1
Mississippi	3,895	1,378	29.0	27.4-30.6	2,517	71.0	69.4-72.6
Nebraska	4,174	1,322	27.4	25.8-28.9	2,852	72.6	71.1-74.2
New Jersey	5,780	1,596	24.6	22.4-26.9	4,184	75.4	73.1-77.6
New Mexico	4,480	1,328	25.5	24.1-27.0	3,152	74.5	73.0-75.9
New York	4,272	1,267	26.5	25.1-28.1	3,005	73.5	71.9-74.9
North Carolina	6,600	2,149	28.8	27.2-30.5	4,451	71.2	69.5-72.8
North Dakota	2,857	865	28.2	26.5-30.1	1,992	71.8	69.9-73.5
Ohio	3,885	1,294	31.1	29.4-32.9	2,591	68.9	67.1-70.6
Oklahoma	6,712	2,295	28.4	27.1-29.6	4,417	71.6	70.4-72.9
Oregon	2,971	925	27.2	25.5-29.0	2,046	72.8	71.0-74.5
Rhode Island	3,618	1,111	28.3	26.7-30.0	2,507	71.7	70.0-73.3
South Carolina	4,097	1,363	28.0	26.3-29.8	2,734	72.0	70.2-73.7
Tennessee	3,137	1,010	29.5	27.7-31.3	2,127	70.5	68.7-72.3
Utah	4,009	1,092	22.3	20.8-24.0	2,917	77.7	76.0-79.2
Vermont	4,117	1,102	24.7	23.3-26.2	3,015	75.3	73.8-76.7
Virginia	4,037	1,261	26.2	24.4-28.0	2,776	73.8	72.0-75.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

130945

41,067

26.8

26.4-27.2

89,878

73.2

72.8-73.6

Alabama

2,957

1,213

35.8

33.9-37.8

1,744

64.2

62.2-66.1

Arizona

3,101

1,022

27.7

25.5-30.1

2,079

72.3

69.9-74.5

Arkansas

3,748

1,389

32.7

31.1-34.5

2,359

67.3

65.5-68.9

California

4,127

1,036

22.2

20.8-23.8

3,091

77.8

76.2-79.2

Connecticut

5,252

1,499

25.1

23.8-26.5

3,753

74.9

73.5-76.2

Florida

5,917

1,807

27.2

26.0-28.5

4,110

72.8

71.5-74.0

Hawaii

5,974

1,275

17.8

16.6-19.0

4,699

82.2

81.0-83.4

Idaho

4,880

1,472

25.4

24.1-26.9

3,408

74.6

73.1-75.9

Indiana

5,507

1,864

30.4

29.1-31.8

3,643

69.6

68.2-70.9

Iowa

3,503

1,140

27.8

26.2-29.5

2,363

72.2

70.5-73.8

Kentucky

6,343

2,712

34.2

32.5-36.0

3,631

65.8

64.0-67.5

Maine

2,341

789

32.0

29.9-34.1

1,552

68.0

65.9-70.1

Maryland

4,212

1,245

26.4

24.7-28.1

2,967

73.6

71.9-75.3

Minnesota

4,442

1,246

24.3

22.9-25.7

3,196

75.7

74.3-77.1

Mississippi

3,895

1,378

29.0

27.4-30.6

2,517

71.0

69.4-72.6

Nebraska

4,174

1,322

27.4

25.8-28.9

2,852

72.6

71.1-74.2

New Jersey

5,780

1,596

24.6

22.4-26.9

4,184

75.4

73.1-77.6

New Mexico

4,480

1,328

25.5

24.1-27.0

3,152

74.5

73.0-75.9

New York

4,272

1,267

26.5

25.1-28.1

3,005

73.5

71.9-74.9

North Carolina

6,600

2,149

28.8

27.2-30.5

4,451

71.2

69.5-72.8

North Dakota

2,857

865

28.2

26.5-30.1

1,992

71.8

69.9-73.5

Ohio

3,885

1,294

31.1

29.4-32.9

2,591

68.9

67.1-70.6

Oklahoma

6,712

2,295

28.4

27.1-29.6

4,417

71.6

70.4-72.9

Oregon

2,971

925

27.2

25.5-29.0

2,046

72.8

71.0-74.5

Rhode Island

3,618

1,111

28.3

26.7-30.0

2,507

71.7

70.0-73.3

South Carolina

4,097

1,363

28.0

26.3-29.8

2,734

72.0

70.2-73.7

Tennessee

3,137

1,010

29.5

27.7-31.3

2,127

70.5

68.7-72.3

Utah

4,009

1,092

22.3

20.8-24.0

2,917

77.7

76.0-79.2

Vermont

4,117

1,102

24.7

23.3-26.2

3,015

75.3

73.8-76.7

Virginia

4,037

1,261

26.2

24.4-28.0

2,776

73.8

72.0-75.6

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#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.

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