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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,994	4,150	31.7	30.6-32.8	6,844	68.3	67.2-69.4
RACE
White	8,192	3,196	33.1	31.8-34.3	4,996	66.9	65.7-68.2
African American	2,098	788	32.8	30.4-35.2	1,310	67.2	64.8-69.6
Asian	73	13	16.3	8.0-30.2	60	83.7	69.8-92.0
Native American	183	90	49.1	39.6-58.7	93	50.9	41.3-60.4
Other Minorities	413	50	8.3	6.0-11.5	363	91.7	88.5-94.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	514	71	9.4	7.1-12.5	443	90.6	87.5-92.9
-English Speaking	176	49	22.4	16.1-30.4	127	77.6	69.6-83.9
-Spanish Speaking	338	22	4.2	2.5- 7.0	316	95.8	93.0-97.5
Non-Hispanic	10,469	4,075	33.4	32.3-34.5	6,394	66.6	65.5-67.7
AGE
18-24	519	33	6.9	4.4-10.6	486	93.1	89.4-95.6
25-34	1,533	165	10.3	8.7-12.2	1,368	89.7	87.8-91.3
35-44	2,026	393	19.3	17.3-21.4	1,633	80.7	78.6-82.7
45-54	2,085	771	36.4	34.0-38.9	1,314	63.6	61.1-66.0
55-64	1,968	1,049	52.8	50.1-55.4	919	47.2	44.6-49.9
65-74	1,519	923	60.3	57.3-63.2	596	39.7	36.8-42.7
75+	1,280	801	62.1	58.8-65.3	479	37.9	34.7-41.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,681	856	41.1	38.0-44.2	825	58.9	55.8-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,344	1,386	34.6	32.6-36.6	1,958	65.4	63.4-67.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,830	1,047	31.5	29.4-33.7	1,783	68.5	66.3-70.6
College Graduate	3,116	853	23.6	22.0-25.4	2,263	76.4	74.6-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,508	812	44.0	40.7-47.4	696	56.0	52.6-59.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,052	841	33.8	31.2-36.4	1,211	66.2	63.6-68.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,336	480	31.9	28.9-35.0	856	68.1	65.0-71.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,408	440	27.7	25.1-30.5	968	72.3	69.5-74.9
$50,000-74,999	1,321	399	26.9	24.3-29.8	922	73.1	70.2-75.7
$75,000+	1,577	397	22.9	20.6-25.4	1,180	77.1	74.6-79.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,523	2,243	58.2	55.9-60.4	1,280	41.8	39.6-44.1
No	7,216	1,848	20.9	19.9-22.1	5,368	79.1	77.9-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	66	25.9	19.7-33.3	157	74.1	66.7-80.3
Non-Veteran	10,767	4,083	31.8	30.7-32.9	6,684	68.2	67.1-69.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,994

4,150

31.7

30.6-32.8

6,844

68.3

67.2-69.4

RACE

White

8,192

3,196

33.1

31.8-34.3

4,996

66.9

65.7-68.2

African American

2,098

788

32.8

30.4-35.2

1,310

67.2

64.8-69.6

Asian

16.3

8.0-30.2

83.7

69.8-92.0

Native American

183

49.1

39.6-58.7

50.9

41.3-60.4

Other Minorities

413

8.3

6.0-11.5

363

91.7

88.5-94.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

514

9.4

7.1-12.5

443

90.6

87.5-92.9

-English Speaking

176

22.4

16.1-30.4

127

77.6

69.6-83.9

-Spanish Speaking

338

4.2

2.5- 7.0

316

95.8

93.0-97.5

Non-Hispanic

10,469

4,075

33.4

32.3-34.5

6,394

66.6

65.5-67.7

AGE

18-24

519

6.9

4.4-10.6

486

93.1

89.4-95.6

25-34

1,533

165

10.3

8.7-12.2

1,368

89.7

87.8-91.3

35-44

2,026

393

19.3

17.3-21.4

1,633

80.7

78.6-82.7

45-54

2,085

771

36.4

34.0-38.9

1,314

63.6

61.1-66.0

55-64

1,968

1,049

52.8

50.1-55.4

919

47.2

44.6-49.9

65-74

1,519

923

60.3

57.3-63.2

596

39.7

36.8-42.7

75+

1,280

801

62.1

58.8-65.3

479

37.9

34.7-41.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,681

856

41.1

38.0-44.2

825

58.9

55.8-62.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,344

1,386

34.6

32.6-36.6

1,958

65.4

63.4-67.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,830

1,047

31.5

29.4-33.7

1,783

68.5

66.3-70.6

College Graduate

3,116

853

23.6

22.0-25.4

2,263

76.4

74.6-78.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,508

812

44.0

40.7-47.4

696

56.0

52.6-59.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,052

841

33.8

31.2-36.4

1,211

66.2

63.6-68.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,336

480

31.9

28.9-35.0

856

68.1

65.0-71.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,408

440

27.7

25.1-30.5

968

72.3

69.5-74.9

$50,000-74,999

1,321

399

26.9

24.3-29.8

922

73.1

70.2-75.7

$75,000+

1,577

397

22.9

20.6-25.4

1,180

77.1

74.6-79.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,523

2,243

58.2

55.9-60.4

1,280

41.8

39.6-44.1

7,216

1,848

20.9

19.9-22.1

5,368

79.1

77.9-80.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

25.9

19.7-33.3

157

74.1

66.7-80.3

Non-Veteran

10,767

4,083

31.8

30.7-32.9

6,684

68.2

67.1-69.3

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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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