BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden

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
TOTAL	17,187	7,544	38.4	37.5-39.4	9,643	61.6	60.6-62.5
GENDER
Male	6,161	2,511	35.7	34.2-37.3	3,650	64.3	62.7-65.8
Female	11,026	5,033	41.0	39.8-42.1	5,993	59.0	57.9-60.2
RACE
White	12,979	5,865	40.8	39.7-41.9	7,114	59.2	58.1-60.3
African American	3,013	1,329	37.9	35.6-40.2	1,684	62.1	59.8-64.4
Asian	115	27	21.8	14.4-31.5	88	78.2	68.5-85.6
Native American	295	145	46.8	39.5-54.2	150	53.2	45.8-60.5
Other Minorities	725	152	16.5	13.2-20.5	573	83.5	79.5-86.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	878	171	15.0	12.1-18.3	707	85.0	81.7-87.9
-English Speaking	267	101	29.6	23.8-36.3	166	70.4	63.7-76.2
-Spanish Speaking	611	70	10.7	7.7-14.9	541	89.3	85.1-92.3
Non-Hispanic	16,294	7,365	40.7	39.7-41.7	8,929	59.3	58.3-60.3
AGE
18-24	814	171	21.8	18.4-25.7	643	78.2	74.3-81.6
25-34	2,393	575	24.2	22.2-26.4	1,818	75.8	73.6-77.8
35-44	3,181	1,112	32.7	30.7-34.8	2,069	67.3	65.2-69.3
45-54	3,320	1,589	45.7	43.6-47.8	1,731	54.3	52.2-56.4
55-64	3,141	1,754	54.3	52.2-56.5	1,387	45.7	43.5-47.8
65-74	2,373	1,298	54.6	52.2-57.0	1,075	45.4	43.0-47.8
75+	1,878	1,012	53.2	50.5-56.0	866	46.8	44.0-49.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,724	1,370	39.5	36.9-42.3	1,354	60.5	57.7-63.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,182	2,387	40.0	38.2-41.8	2,795	60.0	58.2-61.8
Some Post-H.S.	4,192	1,872	40.6	38.6-42.6	2,320	59.4	57.4-61.4
College Graduate	5,054	1,901	34.3	32.7-35.9	3,153	65.7	64.1-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,073	1,170	47.3	44.3-50.4	903	52.7	49.6-55.7
$15,000- 24,999	3,081	1,442	38.8	36.4-41.2	1,639	61.2	58.8-63.6
$25,000- 34,999	2,119	950	40.5	37.6-43.4	1,169	59.5	56.6-62.4
$35,000- 49,999	2,339	943	37.2	34.8-39.7	1,396	62.8	60.3-65.2
$50,000-74,999	2,236	885	36.2	33.7-38.7	1,351	63.8	61.3-66.3
$75,000+	2,785	1,031	34.6	32.5-36.8	1,754	65.4	63.2-67.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,404	3,715	64.9	63.0-66.8	1,689	35.1	33.2-37.0
No	11,354	3,708	28.7	27.7-29.8	7,646	71.3	70.2-72.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,315	1,058	43.5	40.9-46.0	1,257	56.5	54.0-59.1
Non-Veteran	14,860	6,481	37.7	36.6-38.7	8,379	62.3	61.3-63.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,187

7,544

38.4

37.5-39.4

9,643

61.6

60.6-62.5

GENDER

Male

6,161

2,511

35.7

34.2-37.3

3,650

64.3

62.7-65.8

Female

11,026

5,033

41.0

39.8-42.1

5,993

59.0

57.9-60.2

RACE

White

12,979

5,865

40.8

39.7-41.9

7,114

59.2

58.1-60.3

African American

3,013

1,329

37.9

35.6-40.2

1,684

62.1

59.8-64.4

Asian

115

21.8

14.4-31.5

78.2

68.5-85.6

Native American

295

145

46.8

39.5-54.2

150

53.2

45.8-60.5

Other Minorities

725

152

16.5

13.2-20.5

573

83.5

79.5-86.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

878

171

15.0

12.1-18.3

707

85.0

81.7-87.9

-English Speaking

267

101

29.6

23.8-36.3

166

70.4

63.7-76.2

-Spanish Speaking

611

10.7

7.7-14.9

541

89.3

85.1-92.3

Non-Hispanic

16,294

7,365

40.7

39.7-41.7

8,929

59.3

58.3-60.3

AGE

18-24

814

171

21.8

18.4-25.7

643

78.2

74.3-81.6

25-34

2,393

575

24.2

22.2-26.4

1,818

75.8

73.6-77.8

35-44

3,181

1,112

32.7

30.7-34.8

2,069

67.3

65.2-69.3

45-54

3,320

1,589

45.7

43.6-47.8

1,731

54.3

52.2-56.4

55-64

3,141

1,754

54.3

52.2-56.5

1,387

45.7

43.5-47.8

65-74

2,373

1,298

54.6

52.2-57.0

1,075

45.4

43.0-47.8

75+

1,878

1,012

53.2

50.5-56.0

866

46.8

44.0-49.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,724

1,370

39.5

36.9-42.3

1,354

60.5

57.7-63.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,182

2,387

40.0

38.2-41.8

2,795

60.0

58.2-61.8

Some Post-H.S.

4,192

1,872

40.6

38.6-42.6

2,320

59.4

57.4-61.4

College Graduate

5,054

1,901

34.3

32.7-35.9

3,153

65.7

64.1-67.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,073

1,170

47.3

44.3-50.4

903

52.7

49.6-55.7

$15,000- 24,999

3,081

1,442

38.8

36.4-41.2

1,639

61.2

58.8-63.6

$25,000- 34,999

2,119

950

40.5

37.6-43.4

1,169

59.5

56.6-62.4

$35,000- 49,999

2,339

943

37.2

34.8-39.7

1,396

62.8

60.3-65.2

$50,000-74,999

2,236

885

36.2

33.7-38.7

1,351

63.8

61.3-66.3

$75,000+

2,785

1,031

34.6

32.5-36.8

1,754

65.4

63.2-67.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,404

3,715

64.9

63.0-66.8

1,689

35.1

33.2-37.0

11,354

3,708

28.7

27.7-29.8

7,646

71.3

70.2-72.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,315

1,058

43.5

40.9-46.0

1,257

56.5

54.0-59.1

Non-Veteran

14,860

6,481

37.7

36.6-38.7

8,379

62.3

61.3-63.4

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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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