BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have osteoporosis?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Osteoporosis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	16,780	1,502	5.8	5.4- 6.1	15,278	94.2	93.9-94.6
GENDER
Male	6,009	122	1.4	1.1- 1.7	5,887	98.6	98.3-98.9
Female	10,771	1,380	9.9	9.3-10.6	9,391	90.1	89.4-90.7
RACE
White	12,724	1,330	6.9	6.5- 7.4	11,394	93.1	92.6-93.5
African American	2,900	128	3.0	2.5- 3.7	2,772	97.0	96.3-97.5
Asian	111	5	2.9	1.0- 8.2	106	97.1	91.8-99.0
Native American	284	20	4.6	2.6- 8.1	264	95.4	91.9-97.4
Other Minorities	705	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9	687	98.3	97.1-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	857	26	1.7	1.1- 2.7	831	98.3	97.3-98.9
-English Speaking	259	17	4.5	2.6- 7.7	242	95.5	92.3-97.4
-Spanish Speaking	598	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0	589	99.1	98.0-99.6
Non-Hispanic	15,909	1,474	6.2	5.8- 6.6	14,435	93.8	93.4-94.2
AGE
18-24	793	3	0.1	0.0- 0.5	790	99.9	99.5- 100
25-34	2,323	17	0.6	0.3- 1.0	2,306	99.4	99.0-99.7
35-44	3,103	54	1.5	1.1- 2.1	3,049	98.5	97.9-98.9
45-54	3,262	167	4.5	3.7- 5.4	3,095	95.5	94.6-96.3
55-64	3,092	374	10.5	9.4-11.8	2,718	89.5	88.2-90.6
65-74	2,313	421	15.6	14.0-17.3	1,892	84.4	82.7-86.0
75+	1,814	455	22.7	20.5-25.0	1,359	77.3	75.0-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,627	319	7.0	6.0- 8.0	2,308	93.0	92.0-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,037	495	6.2	5.6- 6.9	4,542	93.8	93.1-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	4,113	365	5.9	5.2- 6.7	3,748	94.1	93.3-94.8
College Graduate	4,972	319	4.6	4.0- 5.2	4,653	95.4	94.8-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,012	319	10.6	9.3-12.1	1,693	89.4	87.9-90.7
$15,000- 24,999	3,005	291	5.9	5.1- 6.8	2,714	94.1	93.2-94.9
$25,000- 34,999	2,072	159	5.2	4.3- 6.2	1,913	94.8	93.8-95.7
$35,000- 49,999	2,295	146	4.5	3.7- 5.5	2,149	95.5	94.5-96.3
$50,000-74,999	2,213	127	4.0	3.3- 4.9	2,086	96.0	95.1-96.7
$75,000+	2,743	119	3.2	2.6- 3.9	2,624	96.8	96.1-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,304	852	11.7	10.8-12.7	4,452	88.3	87.3-89.2
No	11,339	642	3.6	3.2- 3.9	10,697	96.4	96.1-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,263	88	2.9	2.3- 3.8	2,175	97.1	96.2-97.7
Non-Veteran	14,507	1,413	6.2	5.8- 6.6	13,094	93.8	93.4-94.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

16,780

1,502

5.8

5.4- 6.1

15,278

94.2

93.9-94.6

GENDER

Male

6,009

122

1.4

1.1- 1.7

5,887

98.6

98.3-98.9

Female

10,771

1,380

9.9

9.3-10.6

9,391

90.1

89.4-90.7

RACE

White

12,724

1,330

6.9

6.5- 7.4

11,394

93.1

92.6-93.5

African American

2,900

128

3.0

2.5- 3.7

2,772

97.0

96.3-97.5

Asian

111

2.9

1.0- 8.2

106

97.1

91.8-99.0

Native American

284

4.6

2.6- 8.1

264

95.4

91.9-97.4

Other Minorities

705

1.7

1.0- 2.9

687

98.3

97.1-99.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

857

1.7

1.1- 2.7

831

98.3

97.3-98.9

-English Speaking

259

4.5

2.6- 7.7

242

95.5

92.3-97.4

-Spanish Speaking

598

0.9

0.4- 2.0

589

99.1

98.0-99.6

Non-Hispanic

15,909

1,474

6.2

5.8- 6.6

14,435

93.8

93.4-94.2

AGE

18-24

793

0.1

0.0- 0.5

790

99.9

99.5- 100

25-34

2,323

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2,306

99.4

99.0-99.7

35-44

3,103

1.5

1.1- 2.1

3,049

98.5

97.9-98.9

45-54

3,262

167

4.5

3.7- 5.4

3,095

95.5

94.6-96.3

55-64

3,092

374

10.5

9.4-11.8

2,718

89.5

88.2-90.6

65-74

2,313

421

15.6

14.0-17.3

1,892

84.4

82.7-86.0

75+

1,814

455

22.7

20.5-25.0

1,359

77.3

75.0-79.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,627

319

7.0

6.0- 8.0

2,308

93.0

92.0-94.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,037

495

6.2

5.6- 6.9

4,542

93.8

93.1-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

4,113

365

5.9

5.2- 6.7

3,748

94.1

93.3-94.8

College Graduate

4,972

319

4.6

4.0- 5.2

4,653

95.4

94.8-96.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,012

319

10.6

9.3-12.1

1,693

89.4

87.9-90.7

$15,000- 24,999

3,005

291

5.9

5.1- 6.8

2,714

94.1

93.2-94.9

$25,000- 34,999

2,072

159

5.2

4.3- 6.2

1,913

94.8

93.8-95.7

$35,000- 49,999

2,295

146

4.5

3.7- 5.5

2,149

95.5

94.5-96.3

$50,000-74,999

2,213

127

4.0

3.3- 4.9

2,086

96.0

95.1-96.7

$75,000+

2,743

119

3.2

2.6- 3.9

2,624

96.8

96.1-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,304

852

11.7

10.8-12.7

4,452

88.3

87.3-89.2

11,339

642

3.6

3.2- 3.9

10,697

96.4

96.1-96.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,263

2.9

2.3- 3.8

2,175

97.1

96.2-97.7

Non-Veteran

14,507

1,413

6.2

5.8- 6.6

13,094

93.8

93.4-94.2

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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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