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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden

Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,459 4,982 74.4 72.8-75.8 1,477 25.6 24.2-27.2
GENDER
Male 2,133 1,568 70.1 67.3-72.8 565 29.9 27.2-32.7
Female 4,326 3,414 77.8 76.1-79.3 912 22.2 20.7-23.9
RACE
White 5,070 3,898 74.2 72.5-75.9 1,172 25.8 24.1-27.5
African American 1,100 860 75.9 72.4-79.1 240 24.1 20.9-27.6
Asian 20 13 70.2 45.8-86.8 7 29.8 13.2-54.2
Native American 128 102 77.8 67.4-85.6 26 22.2 14.4-32.6
Other Minorities 118 92 70.1 52.8-83.1 26 29.9 16.9-47.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 137 101 67.5 52.7-79.4 36 32.5 20.6-47.3
-English Speaking 84 67 80.9 70.2-88.4 17 19.1 11.6-29.8
-Spanish Speaking 53 34 55.7 33.9-75.5 19 44.3 24.5-66.1
Non-Hispanic 6,314 4,876 74.7 73.1-76.1 1,438 25.3 23.9-26.9
AGE
18-24 118 72 61.1 49.3-71.7 46 38.9 28.3-50.7
25-34 437 295 69.7 64.2-74.7 142 30.3 25.3-35.8
35-44 885 586 63.4 59.0-67.6 299 36.6 32.4-41.0
45-54 1,359 1,017 73.6 70.6-76.5 342 26.4 23.5-29.4
55-64 1,575 1,237 77.2 74.6-79.7 338 22.8 20.3-25.4
65-74 1,139 952 83.6 80.8-86.0 187 16.4 14.0-19.2
75+ 917 802 87.3 84.5-89.7 115 12.7 10.3-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,213 980 75.2 70.9-79.0 233 24.8 21.0-29.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,067 1,575 73.7 71.0-76.2 492 26.3 23.8-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,588 1,251 76.1 73.0-79.0 337 23.9 21.0-27.0
College Graduate 1,577 1,163 72.7 69.9-75.4 414 27.3 24.6-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,058 868 78.6 74.7-82.0 190 21.4 18.0-25.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,246 942 71.0 67.0-74.8 304 29.0 25.2-33.0
$25,000- 34,999 803 608 75.3 71.2-78.9 195 24.7 21.1-28.8
$35,000- 49,999 800 584 72.0 67.8-75.8 216 28.0 24.2-32.2
$50,000-74,999 730 560 74.8 70.5-78.7 170 25.2 21.3-29.5
$75,000+ 850 625 72.7 68.8-76.3 225 27.3 23.7-31.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,382 2,897 84.6 82.9-86.1 485 15.4 13.9-17.1
No 2,986 2,027 64.7 62.3-67.0 959 35.3 33.0-37.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 925 737 78.9 75.1-82.2 188 21.1 17.8-24.9
Non-Veteran 5,531 4,242 73.5 71.8-75.1 1,289 26.5 24.9-28.2

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons that began more than 3 months ago.

^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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