BRFSS 2003- Nationwide Data: (The next questions refer to your joints. During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	261600	127132	45.2	44.8-45.6	134468	54.8	54.4-55.2

Alabama	3,318	1,754	49.8	47.8-51.9	1,564	50.2	48.1-52.2
Alaska	2,652	1,308	48.5	45.8-51.2	1,344	51.5	48.8-54.2
Arizona	3,218	1,589	44.7	42.1-47.3	1,629	55.3	52.7-57.9
Arkansas	4,165	2,137	48.6	46.8-50.4	2,028	51.4	49.6-53.2
California	4,364	2,114	44.4	42.6-46.1	2,250	55.6	53.9-57.4
Colorado	4,040	2,026	48.8	47.1-50.6	2,014	51.2	49.4-52.9
Connecticut	5,266	2,336	42.1	40.5-43.6	2,930	57.9	56.4-59.5
Delaware	4,028	1,960	45.4	43.4-47.5	2,068	54.6	52.5-56.6
District of Columbia	2,018	864	41.5	38.8-44.3	1,154	58.5	55.7-61.2
Florida	4,997	2,196	39.6	37.6-41.7	2,801	60.4	58.3-62.4
Georgia	7,591	3,796	45.4	43.8-47.0	3,795	54.6	53.0-56.2
Hawaii	5,993	2,024	30.3	28.9-31.7	3,969	69.7	68.3-71.1
Idaho	4,968	2,611	49.0	47.3-50.7	2,357	51.0	49.3-52.7
Illinois	2,634	1,156	41.0	38.5-43.5	1,478	59.0	56.5-61.5
Indiana	5,435	2,700	47.7	46.2-49.2	2,735	52.3	50.8-53.8
Iowa	4,939	2,374	44.7	43.1-46.4	2,565	55.3	53.6-56.9
Kansas	4,587	1,939	41.0	39.4-42.7	2,648	59.0	57.3-60.6
Kentucky	7,456	4,117	49.8	48.0-51.5	3,339	50.2	48.5-52.0
Louisiana	5,046	2,290	42.4	40.9-44.0	2,756	57.6	56.0-59.1
Maine	2,372	1,159	46.7	44.4-49.0	1,213	53.3	51.0-55.6
Maryland	4,400	2,075	44.6	42.7-46.5	2,325	55.4	53.5-57.3
Massachusetts	7,480	3,321	43.7	42.3-45.2	4,159	56.3	54.8-57.7
Michigan	3,534	1,912	51.8	49.8-53.7	1,622	48.2	46.3-50.2
Minnesota	3,864	2,019	51.0	49.3-52.8	1,845	49.0	47.2-50.7
Mississippi	4,388	2,342	50.9	49.2-52.7	2,046	49.1	47.3-50.8
Missouri	4,232	2,149	47.6	45.5-49.8	2,083	52.4	50.2-54.5
Montana	4,002	2,064	47.7	45.6-49.9	1,938	52.3	50.1-54.4
Nebraska	4,946	2,406	46.2	44.6-47.8	2,540	53.8	52.2-55.4
Nevada	2,943	1,398	44.3	41.7-46.9	1,545	55.7	53.1-58.3
New Hampshire	5,001	2,335	44.7	43.2-46.4	2,666	55.3	53.6-56.8
New Jersey	11,201	4,805	40.3	39.2-41.4	6,396	59.7	58.6-60.8
New Mexico	5,410	2,667	46.2	44.6-47.9	2,743	53.8	52.1-55.4
New York	5,482	2,556	43.7	42.2-45.3	2,926	56.3	54.7-57.8
North Carolina	9,425	4,632	43.8	42.2-45.4	4,793	56.2	54.6-57.8
North Dakota	3,008	1,515	48.4	46.3-50.4	1,493	51.6	49.6-53.7
Ohio	3,800	1,884	47.7	45.7-49.7	1,916	52.3	50.3-54.3
Oklahoma	7,614	3,798	46.8	45.4-48.1	3,816	53.2	51.9-54.6
Oregon	3,984	2,119	50.5	48.7-52.3	1,865	49.5	47.7-51.3
Pennsylvania	3,639	1,764	46.0	44.2-47.9	1,875	54.0	52.1-55.8
Rhode Island	4,027	1,789	42.2	40.4-44.1	2,238	57.8	55.9-59.6
South Carolina	5,868	2,834	46.1	44.6-47.6	3,034	53.9	52.4-55.4
South Dakota	5,230	2,738	49.4	47.8-51.1	2,492	50.6	48.9-52.2
Tennessee	2,573	1,292	47.0	44.8-49.3	1,281	53.0	50.7-55.2
Texas	5,968	2,707	42.9	41.4-44.4	3,261	57.1	55.6-58.6
Utah	4,030	1,926	45.2	43.1-47.3	2,104	54.8	52.7-56.9
Vermont	4,227	2,046	46.2	44.4-47.9	2,181	53.8	52.1-55.6
Virginia	5,369	2,569	45.6	43.8-47.5	2,800	54.4	52.5-56.2
Washington	18,518	9,932	50.7	49.7-51.6	8,586	49.3	48.4-50.3
West Virginia	3,339	1,962	55.9	53.9-57.8	1,377	44.1	42.2-46.1
Wisconsin	4,036	1,955	47.2	45.3-49.1	2,081	52.8	50.9-54.7
Wyoming	3,987	2,061	50.7	48.9-52.5	1,926	49.3	47.5-51.1
Guam	797	283	34.4	30.8-38.3	514	65.6	61.7-69.2
Puerto Rico	4,159	1,992	41.8	39.9-43.8	2,167	58.2	56.2-60.1
Virgin Islands	2,032	835	38.0	35.3-40.8	1,197	62.0	59.2-64.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

261600

127132

45.2

44.8-45.6

134468

54.8

54.4-55.2

Alabama

3,318

1,754

49.8

47.8-51.9

1,564

50.2

48.1-52.2

Alaska

2,652

1,308

48.5

45.8-51.2

1,344

51.5

48.8-54.2

Arizona

3,218

1,589

44.7

42.1-47.3

1,629

55.3

52.7-57.9

Arkansas

4,165

2,137

48.6

46.8-50.4

2,028

51.4

49.6-53.2

California

4,364

2,114

44.4

42.6-46.1

2,250

55.6

53.9-57.4

Colorado

4,040

2,026

48.8

47.1-50.6

2,014

51.2

49.4-52.9

Connecticut

5,266

2,336

42.1

40.5-43.6

2,930

57.9

56.4-59.5

Delaware

4,028

1,960

45.4

43.4-47.5

2,068

54.6

52.5-56.6

District of Columbia

2,018

864

41.5

38.8-44.3

1,154

58.5

55.7-61.2

Florida

4,997

2,196

39.6

37.6-41.7

2,801

60.4

58.3-62.4

Georgia

7,591

3,796

45.4

43.8-47.0

3,795

54.6

53.0-56.2

Hawaii

5,993

2,024

30.3

28.9-31.7

3,969

69.7

68.3-71.1

Idaho

4,968

2,611

49.0

47.3-50.7

2,357

51.0

49.3-52.7

Illinois

2,634

1,156

41.0

38.5-43.5

1,478

59.0

56.5-61.5

Indiana

5,435

2,700

47.7

46.2-49.2

2,735

52.3

50.8-53.8

Iowa

4,939

2,374

44.7

43.1-46.4

2,565

55.3

53.6-56.9

Kansas

4,587

1,939

41.0

39.4-42.7

2,648

59.0

57.3-60.6

Kentucky

7,456

4,117

49.8

48.0-51.5

3,339

50.2

48.5-52.0

Louisiana

5,046

2,290

42.4

40.9-44.0

2,756

57.6

56.0-59.1

Maine

2,372

1,159

46.7

44.4-49.0

1,213

53.3

51.0-55.6

Maryland

4,400

2,075

44.6

42.7-46.5

2,325

55.4

53.5-57.3

Massachusetts

7,480

3,321

43.7

42.3-45.2

4,159

56.3

54.8-57.7

Michigan

3,534

1,912

51.8

49.8-53.7

1,622

48.2

46.3-50.2

Minnesota

3,864

2,019

51.0

49.3-52.8

1,845

49.0

47.2-50.7

Mississippi

4,388

2,342

50.9

49.2-52.7

2,046

49.1

47.3-50.8

Missouri

4,232

2,149

47.6

45.5-49.8

2,083

52.4

50.2-54.5

Montana

4,002

2,064

47.7

45.6-49.9

1,938

52.3

50.1-54.4

Nebraska

4,946

2,406

46.2

44.6-47.8

2,540

53.8

52.2-55.4

Nevada

2,943

1,398

44.3

41.7-46.9

1,545

55.7

53.1-58.3

New Hampshire

5,001

2,335

44.7

43.2-46.4

2,666

55.3

53.6-56.8

New Jersey

11,201

4,805

40.3

39.2-41.4

6,396

59.7

58.6-60.8

New Mexico

5,410

2,667

46.2

44.6-47.9

2,743

53.8

52.1-55.4

New York

5,482

2,556

43.7

42.2-45.3

2,926

56.3

54.7-57.8

North Carolina

9,425

4,632

43.8

42.2-45.4

4,793

56.2

54.6-57.8

North Dakota

3,008

1,515

48.4

46.3-50.4

1,493

51.6

49.6-53.7

Ohio

3,800

1,884

47.7

45.7-49.7

1,916

52.3

50.3-54.3

Oklahoma

7,614

3,798

46.8

45.4-48.1

3,816

53.2

51.9-54.6

Oregon

3,984

2,119

50.5

48.7-52.3

1,865

49.5

47.7-51.3

Pennsylvania

3,639

1,764

46.0

44.2-47.9

1,875

54.0

52.1-55.8

Rhode Island

4,027

1,789

42.2

40.4-44.1

2,238

57.8

55.9-59.6

South Carolina

5,868

2,834

46.1

44.6-47.6

3,034

53.9

52.4-55.4

South Dakota

5,230

2,738

49.4

47.8-51.1

2,492

50.6

48.9-52.2

Tennessee

2,573

1,292

47.0

44.8-49.3

1,281

53.0

50.7-55.2

Texas

5,968

2,707

42.9

41.4-44.4

3,261

57.1

55.6-58.6

Utah

4,030

1,926

45.2

43.1-47.3

2,104

54.8

52.7-56.9

Vermont

4,227

2,046

46.2

44.4-47.9

2,181

53.8

52.1-55.6

Virginia

5,369

2,569

45.6

43.8-47.5

2,800

54.4

52.5-56.2

Washington

18,518

9,932

50.7

49.7-51.6

8,586

49.3

48.4-50.3

West Virginia

3,339

1,962

55.9

53.9-57.8

1,377

44.1

42.2-46.1

Wisconsin

4,036

1,955

47.2

45.3-49.1

2,081

52.8

50.9-54.7

Wyoming

3,987

2,061

50.7

48.9-52.5

1,926

49.3

47.5-51.1

Guam

797

283

34.4

30.8-38.3

514

65.6

61.7-69.2

Puerto Rico

4,159

1,992

41.8

39.9-43.8

2,167

58.2

56.2-60.1

Virgin Islands

2,032

835

38.0

35.3-40.8

1,197

62.0

59.2-64.7

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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 and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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