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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 3,013 1,329 37.9 35.6-40.2 1,684 62.1 59.8-64.4
GENDER
Male 909 361 33.7 30.0-37.7 548 66.3 62.3-70.0
Female 2,104 968 41.5 38.9-44.2 1,136 58.5 55.8-61.1
AGE
18-24 182 35 17.6 11.9-25.1 147 82.4 74.9-88.1
25-34 471 104 22.4 17.9-27.6 367 77.6 72.4-82.1
35-44 615 214 31.6 27.2-36.3 401 68.4 63.7-72.8
45-54 645 320 46.0 41.1-51.0 325 54.0 49.0-58.9
55-64 526 322 59.6 54.2-64.7 204 40.4 35.3-45.8
65-74 345 202 56.0 49.5-62.4 143 44.0 37.6-50.5
75+ 213 128 57.1 49.0-64.9 85 42.9 35.1-51.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 615 364 49.3 43.2-55.5 251 50.7 44.5-56.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,062 444 33.7 30.2-37.4 618 66.3 62.6-69.8
Some Post-H.S. 721 297 37.2 32.6-42.0 424 62.8 58.0-67.4
College Graduate 609 222 33.9 29.4-38.7 387 66.1 61.3-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 611 343 48.2 43.0-53.5 268 51.8 46.5-57.0
$15,000- 24,999 709 320 41.5 36.8-46.4 389 58.5 53.6-63.2
$25,000- 34,999 447 181 38.0 32.2-44.2 266 62.0 55.8-67.8
$35,000- 49,999 337 123 29.4 23.8-35.8 214 70.6 64.2-76.2
$50,000-74,999 244 89 32.5 25.2-40.9 155 67.5 59.1-74.8
$75,000+ 218 72 30.7 23.5-38.9 146 69.3 61.1-76.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,084 747 64.6 60.5-68.5 337 35.4 31.5-39.5
No 1,804 556 25.9 23.4-28.6 1,248 74.1 71.4-76.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 137 40.2 33.9-46.9 182 59.8 53.1-66.1
Non-Veteran 2,691 1,191 37.6 35.1-40.0 1,500 62.4 60.0-64.9

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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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