BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,133	5,964	27.3	26.5-28.2	11,169	72.7	71.8-73.5
GENDER
Male	6,139	1,814	22.7	21.5-24.0	4,325	77.3	76.0-78.5
Female	10,994	4,150	31.7	30.6-32.8	6,844	68.3	67.2-69.4
RACE
White	12,944	4,687	29.2	28.2-30.2	8,257	70.8	69.8-71.8
African American	3,002	1,024	27.5	25.6-29.6	1,978	72.5	70.4-74.4
Asian	114	15	9.9	5.1-18.4	99	90.1	81.6-94.9
Native American	292	129	40.3	33.2-47.8	163	59.7	52.2-66.8
Other Minorities	724	88	7.8	6.0-10.1	636	92.2	89.9-94.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	877	108	8.2	6.4-10.6	769	91.8	89.4-93.6
-English Speaking	267	76	23.8	18.2-30.5	191	76.2	69.5-81.8
-Spanish Speaking	610	32	3.8	2.2- 6.3	578	96.2	93.7-97.8
Non-Hispanic	16,242	5,850	29.2	28.3-30.1	10,392	70.8	69.9-71.7
AGE
18-24	815	45	5.5	3.7- 8.0	770	94.5	92.0-96.3
25-34	2,393	240	9.7	8.3-11.5	2,153	90.3	88.5-91.7
35-44	3,174	568	16.2	14.7-17.8	2,606	83.8	82.2-85.3
45-54	3,312	1,133	33.0	31.0-35.0	2,179	67.0	65.0-69.0
55-64	3,129	1,514	46.3	44.2-48.4	1,615	53.7	51.6-55.8
65-74	2,358	1,329	55.5	53.1-57.9	1,029	44.5	42.1-46.9
75+	1,867	1,115	59.0	56.3-61.7	752	41.0	38.3-43.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,707	1,223	31.8	29.5-34.2	1,484	68.2	65.8-70.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,171	1,963	30.2	28.6-31.9	3,208	69.8	68.1-71.4
Some Post-H.S.	4,175	1,452	27.6	26.0-29.4	2,723	72.4	70.6-74.0
College Graduate	5,046	1,316	21.4	20.1-22.7	3,730	78.6	77.3-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,066	1,051	38.7	35.9-41.5	1,015	61.3	58.5-64.1
$15,000- 24,999	3,071	1,158	28.1	26.0-30.2	1,913	71.9	69.8-74.0
$25,000- 34,999	2,115	729	29.1	26.6-31.7	1,386	70.9	68.3-73.4
$35,000- 49,999	2,330	700	25.5	23.5-27.6	1,630	74.5	72.4-76.5
$50,000-74,999	2,232	634	23.5	21.5-25.7	1,598	76.5	74.3-78.5
$75,000+	2,787	679	20.9	19.2-22.6	2,108	79.1	77.4-80.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,374	3,222	52.8	50.9-54.7	2,152	47.2	45.3-49.1
No	11,338	2,652	18.0	17.1-18.8	8,686	82.0	81.2-82.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,303	903	36.3	33.8-38.8	1,400	63.7	61.2-66.2
Non-Veteran	14,820	5,060	26.0	25.1-26.8	9,760	74.0	73.2-74.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,133

5,964

27.3

26.5-28.2

11,169

72.7

71.8-73.5

GENDER

Male

6,139

1,814

22.7

21.5-24.0

4,325

77.3

76.0-78.5

Female

10,994

4,150

31.7

30.6-32.8

6,844

68.3

67.2-69.4

RACE

White

12,944

4,687

29.2

28.2-30.2

8,257

70.8

69.8-71.8

African American

3,002

1,024

27.5

25.6-29.6

1,978

72.5

70.4-74.4

Asian

114

9.9

5.1-18.4

90.1

81.6-94.9

Native American

292

129

40.3

33.2-47.8

163

59.7

52.2-66.8

Other Minorities

724

7.8

6.0-10.1

636

92.2

89.9-94.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

877

108

8.2

6.4-10.6

769

91.8

89.4-93.6

-English Speaking

267

23.8

18.2-30.5

191

76.2

69.5-81.8

-Spanish Speaking

610

3.8

2.2- 6.3

578

96.2

93.7-97.8

Non-Hispanic

16,242

5,850

29.2

28.3-30.1

10,392

70.8

69.9-71.7

AGE

18-24

815

5.5

3.7- 8.0

770

94.5

92.0-96.3

25-34

2,393

240

9.7

8.3-11.5

2,153

90.3

88.5-91.7

35-44

3,174

568

16.2

14.7-17.8

2,606

83.8

82.2-85.3

45-54

3,312

1,133

33.0

31.0-35.0

2,179

67.0

65.0-69.0

55-64

3,129

1,514

46.3

44.2-48.4

1,615

53.7

51.6-55.8

65-74

2,358

1,329

55.5

53.1-57.9

1,029

44.5

42.1-46.9

75+

1,867

1,115

59.0

56.3-61.7

752

41.0

38.3-43.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,707

1,223

31.8

29.5-34.2

1,484

68.2

65.8-70.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,171

1,963

30.2

28.6-31.9

3,208

69.8

68.1-71.4

Some Post-H.S.

4,175

1,452

27.6

26.0-29.4

2,723

72.4

70.6-74.0

College Graduate

5,046

1,316

21.4

20.1-22.7

3,730

78.6

77.3-79.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,066

1,051

38.7

35.9-41.5

1,015

61.3

58.5-64.1

$15,000- 24,999

3,071

1,158

28.1

26.0-30.2

1,913

71.9

69.8-74.0

$25,000- 34,999

2,115

729

29.1

26.6-31.7

1,386

70.9

68.3-73.4

$35,000- 49,999

2,330

700

25.5

23.5-27.6

1,630

74.5

72.4-76.5

$50,000-74,999

2,232

634

23.5

21.5-25.7

1,598

76.5

74.3-78.5

$75,000+

2,787

679

20.9

19.2-22.6

2,108

79.1

77.4-80.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,374

3,222

52.8

50.9-54.7

2,152

47.2

45.3-49.1

11,338

2,652

18.0

17.1-18.8

8,686

82.0

81.2-82.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,303

903

36.3

33.8-38.8

1,400

63.7

61.2-66.2

Non-Veteran

14,820

5,060

26.0

25.1-26.8

9,760

74.0

73.2-74.9

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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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