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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Arthritis

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 131302 61,523 44.1 43.5-44.6 69,779 55.9 55.4-56.5
Alabama 2,957 1,653 53.6 51.5-55.8 1,304 46.4 44.2-48.5
Arizona 3,107 1,616 48.8 46.0-51.6 1,491 51.2 48.4-54.0
Arkansas 3,758 1,979 50.5 48.6-52.4 1,779 49.5 47.6-51.4
California 4,134 1,916 43.0 41.2-44.9 2,218 57.0 55.1-58.8
Connecticut 5,277 2,314 41.5 39.8-43.1 2,963 58.5 56.9-60.2
Florida 5,924 2,368 37.5 36.1-39.0 3,556 62.5 61.0-63.9
Hawaii 5,991 1,952 28.9 27.5-30.4 4,039 71.1 69.6-72.5
Idaho 4,892 2,391 47.4 45.7-49.1 2,501 52.6 50.9-54.3
Indiana 5,523 2,723 47.4 45.9-49.0 2,800 52.6 51.0-54.1
Iowa 3,512 1,924 52.6 50.5-54.6 1,588 47.4 45.4-49.5
Kentucky 6,344 3,476 51.0 49.0-53.1 2,868 49.0 46.9-51.0
Maine 2,357 1,154 47.2 45.0-49.5 1,203 52.8 50.5-55.0
Maryland 4,218 1,885 42.1 40.1-44.0 2,333 57.9 56.0-59.9
Minnesota 4,465 2,162 46.2 44.5-47.9 2,303 53.8 52.1-55.5
Mississippi 3,906 1,907 45.1 43.2-47.1 1,999 54.9 52.9-56.8
Nebraska 4,187 1,996 45.4 43.6-47.3 2,191 54.6 52.7-56.4
New Jersey 5,802 2,443 39.8 37.2-42.4 3,359 60.2 57.6-62.8
New Mexico 4,487 2,138 44.9 43.1-46.7 2,349 55.1 53.3-56.9
New York 4,285 1,863 41.6 39.9-43.4 2,422 58.4 56.6-60.1
North Carolina 6,628 3,023 43.2 41.3-45.0 3,605 56.8 55.0-58.7
North Dakota 2,865 1,388 46.6 44.5-48.7 1,477 53.4 51.3-55.5
Ohio 3,893 1,984 49.7 47.8-51.6 1,909 50.3 48.4-52.2
Oklahoma 6,742 3,413 46.4 45.0-47.9 3,329 53.6 52.1-55.0
Oregon 2,983 1,511 48.9 46.8-51.0 1,472 51.1 49.0-53.2
Rhode Island 3,634 1,579 41.2 39.3-43.0 2,055 58.8 57.0-60.7
South Carolina 4,109 2,008 46.4 44.4-48.5 2,101 53.6 51.5-55.6
Tennessee 3,136 1,406 44.0 41.9-46.0 1,730 56.0 54.0-58.1
Utah 4,016 1,806 41.5 39.5-43.6 2,210 58.5 56.4-60.5
Vermont 4,129 1,665 39.5 37.8-41.2 2,464 60.5 58.8-62.2
Virginia 4,041 1,880 44.9 42.7-47.2 2,161 55.1 52.8-57.3

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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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