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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Arthritis

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 61,143 51,216 81.8 81.2-82.4 9,927 18.2 17.6-18.8
Alabama 1,650 1,442 85.0 82.5-87.2 208 15.0 12.8-17.5
Arizona 1,601 1,353 80.7 76.8-84.0 248 19.3 16.0-23.2
Arkansas 1,966 1,714 85.7 83.6-87.6 252 14.3 12.4-16.4
California 1,913 1,592 82.2 79.9-84.3 321 17.8 15.7-20.1
Connecticut 2,300 1,901 81.2 79.0-83.2 399 18.8 16.8-21.0
Florida 2,341 1,981 83.0 80.9-84.9 360 17.0 15.1-19.1
Hawaii 1,942 1,613 82.3 80.0-84.4 329 17.7 15.6-20.0
Idaho 2,381 2,003 81.6 79.3-83.7 378 18.4 16.3-20.7
Indiana 2,707 2,248 81.4 79.6-83.2 459 18.6 16.8-20.4
Iowa 1,914 1,603 82.1 79.9-84.1 311 17.9 15.9-20.1
Kentucky 3,454 2,991 84.1 81.8-86.1 463 15.9 13.9-18.2
Maine 1,146 1,005 87.1 84.7-89.2 141 12.9 10.8-15.3
Maryland 1,880 1,584 82.7 80.3-84.9 296 17.3 15.1-19.7
Minnesota 2,146 1,735 79.6 77.5-81.5 411 20.4 18.5-22.5
Mississippi 1,885 1,587 82.8 80.5-84.9 298 17.2 15.1-19.5
Nebraska 1,980 1,666 82.9 80.8-84.9 314 17.1 15.1-19.2
New Jersey 2,421 1,983 82.4 79.2-85.1 438 17.6 14.9-20.8
New Mexico 2,126 1,810 82.4 80.1-84.5 316 17.6 15.5-19.9
New York 1,842 1,474 79.0 76.7-81.2 368 21.0 18.8-23.3
North Carolina 3,008 2,544 82.6 80.3-84.6 464 17.4 15.4-19.7
North Dakota 1,378 1,147 81.9 79.3-84.2 231 18.1 15.8-20.7
Ohio 1,970 1,656 82.7 80.5-84.7 314 17.3 15.3-19.5
Oklahoma 3,397 2,945 84.3 82.7-85.9 452 15.7 14.1-17.3
Oregon 1,501 1,250 81.8 79.2-84.1 251 18.2 15.9-20.8
Rhode Island 1,575 1,279 80.4 78.0-82.6 296 19.6 17.4-22.0
South Carolina 1,998 1,630 79.6 77.1-81.9 368 20.4 18.1-22.9
Tennessee 1,399 1,081 76.4 73.7-78.8 318 23.6 21.2-26.3
Utah 1,801 1,484 79.9 76.2-83.1 317 20.1 16.9-23.8
Vermont 1,658 1,391 83.8 81.7-85.7 267 16.2 14.3-18.3
Virginia 1,863 1,524 81.3 78.6-83.7 339 18.7 16.3-21.4

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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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