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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Arthritis

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 61,437 41,646 64.9 64.2-65.7 19,791 35.1 34.3-35.8
Alabama 1,653 1,210 68.7 65.9-71.5 443 31.3 28.5-34.1
Arizona 1,614 1,036 62.6 58.7-66.3 578 37.4 33.7-41.3
Arkansas 1,977 1,382 66.3 63.6-68.9 595 33.7 31.1-36.4
California 1,914 1,195 59.6 56.8-62.2 719 40.4 37.8-43.2
Connecticut 2,307 1,606 67.2 64.7-69.6 701 32.8 30.4-35.3
Florida 2,359 1,636 68.3 65.9-70.5 723 31.7 29.5-34.1
Hawaii 1,951 1,351 67.9 65.1-70.7 600 32.1 29.3-34.9
Idaho 2,387 1,580 62.8 60.3-65.3 807 37.2 34.7-39.7
Indiana 2,715 1,781 63.2 61.1-65.3 934 36.8 34.7-38.9
Iowa 1,922 1,305 66.8 64.3-69.3 617 33.2 30.7-35.7
Kentucky 3,473 2,450 66.0 63.3-68.7 1,023 34.0 31.3-36.7
Maine 1,152 842 72.3 69.2-75.1 310 27.7 24.9-30.8
Maryland 1,883 1,295 68.0 65.2-70.6 588 32.0 29.4-34.8
Minnesota 2,157 1,404 63.8 61.4-66.1 753 36.2 33.9-38.6
Mississippi 1,906 1,323 66.5 63.8-69.2 583 33.5 30.8-36.2
Nebraska 1,992 1,322 64.4 61.8-67.0 670 35.6 33.0-38.2
New Jersey 2,437 1,594 65.1 61.0-68.9 843 34.9 31.1-39.0
New Mexico 2,138 1,427 65.2 62.6-67.6 711 34.8 32.4-37.4
New York 1,860 1,300 68.6 66.1-71.1 560 31.4 28.9-33.9
North Carolina 3,021 2,124 68.2 65.5-70.8 897 31.8 29.2-34.5
North Dakota 1,388 864 61.2 58.2-64.1 524 38.8 35.9-41.8
Ohio 1,979 1,296 64.9 62.3-67.3 683 35.1 32.7-37.7
Oklahoma 3,410 2,299 64.5 62.5-66.4 1,111 35.5 33.6-37.5
Oregon 1,506 1,021 65.6 62.6-68.4 485 34.4 31.6-37.4
Rhode Island 1,575 1,095 68.9 66.2-71.5 480 31.1 28.5-33.8
South Carolina 2,007 1,356 64.1 61.2-66.9 651 35.9 33.1-38.8
Tennessee 1,406 962 67.1 64.1-69.9 444 32.9 30.1-35.9
Utah 1,806 1,210 64.1 60.4-67.6 596 35.9 32.4-39.6
Vermont 1,662 1,139 68.2 65.6-70.7 523 31.8 29.3-34.4
Virginia 1,880 1,241 62.4 59.1-65.6 639 37.6 34.4-40.9

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked of respondents who reported having pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint.

#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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