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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,771	1,380	9.9	9.3-10.6	9,391	90.1	89.4-90.7
RACE
White	8,050	1,221	11.7	11.0-12.5	6,829	88.3	87.5-89.0
African American	2,030	120	5.1	4.2- 6.4	1,910	94.9	93.6-95.8
Asian	70	5	5.5	1.9-15.3	65	94.5	84.7-98.1
Native American	182	19	8.9	4.9-15.6	163	91.1	84.4-95.1
Other Minorities	404	14	3.1	1.7- 5.8	390	96.9	94.2-98.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	501	21	3.2	1.9- 5.4	480	96.8	94.6-98.1
-English Speaking	172	14	6.8	3.6-12.2	158	93.2	87.8-96.4
-Spanish Speaking	329	7	1.8	0.7- 4.4	322	98.2	95.6-99.3
Non-Hispanic	10,259	1,357	10.5	9.8-11.1	8,902	89.5	88.9-90.2
AGE
18-24	504	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	501	99.7	99.0-99.9
25-34	1,489	13	0.8	0.4- 1.4	1,476	99.2	98.6-99.6
35-44	1,988	48	2.7	1.9- 3.7	1,940	97.3	96.3-98.1
45-54	2,053	151	7.4	6.1- 8.9	1,902	92.6	91.1-93.9
55-64	1,942	346	17.8	15.9-19.9	1,596	82.2	80.1-84.1
65-74	1,486	388	25.8	23.3-28.5	1,098	74.2	71.5-76.7
75+	1,249	421	32.2	29.2-35.4	828	67.8	64.6-70.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,628	295	13.2	11.5-15.2	1,333	86.8	84.8-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,265	463	11.1	9.9-12.3	2,802	88.9	87.7-90.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,787	338	9.3	8.2-10.5	2,449	90.7	89.5-91.8
College Graduate	3,070	280	7.6	6.6- 8.7	2,790	92.4	91.3-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,462	298	16.1	14.1-18.4	1,164	83.9	81.6-85.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,018	270	10.1	8.8-11.7	1,748	89.9	88.3-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,305	139	8.5	7.1-10.3	1,166	91.5	89.7-92.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,387	132	7.9	6.5- 9.6	1,255	92.1	90.4-93.5
$50,000-74,999	1,308	107	6.8	5.5- 8.4	1,201	93.2	91.6-94.5
$75,000+	1,552	109	6.0	4.9- 7.4	1,443	94.0	92.6-95.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,477	772	18.6	17.1-20.2	2,705	81.4	79.8-82.9
No	7,214	600	6.4	5.8- 7.0	6,614	93.6	93.0-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	215	19	5.9	3.5- 9.8	196	94.1	90.2-96.5
Non-Veteran	10,552	1,360	10.0	9.4-10.7	9,192	90.0	89.3-90.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,771

1,380

9.9

9.3-10.6

9,391

90.1

89.4-90.7

RACE

White

8,050

1,221

11.7

11.0-12.5

6,829

88.3

87.5-89.0

African American

2,030

120

5.1

4.2- 6.4

1,910

94.9

93.6-95.8

Asian

5.5

1.9-15.3

94.5

84.7-98.1

Native American

182

8.9

4.9-15.6

163

91.1

84.4-95.1

Other Minorities

404

3.1

1.7- 5.8

390

96.9

94.2-98.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

501

3.2

1.9- 5.4

480

96.8

94.6-98.1

-English Speaking

172

6.8

3.6-12.2

158

93.2

87.8-96.4

-Spanish Speaking

329

1.8

0.7- 4.4

322

98.2

95.6-99.3

Non-Hispanic

10,259

1,357

10.5

9.8-11.1

8,902

89.5

88.9-90.2

AGE

18-24

504

0.3

0.1- 1.0

501

99.7

99.0-99.9

25-34

1,489

0.8

0.4- 1.4

1,476

99.2

98.6-99.6

35-44

1,988

2.7

1.9- 3.7

1,940

97.3

96.3-98.1

45-54

2,053

151

7.4

6.1- 8.9

1,902

92.6

91.1-93.9

55-64

1,942

346

17.8

15.9-19.9

1,596

82.2

80.1-84.1

65-74

1,486

388

25.8

23.3-28.5

1,098

74.2

71.5-76.7

75+

1,249

421

32.2

29.2-35.4

828

67.8

64.6-70.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,628

295

13.2

11.5-15.2

1,333

86.8

84.8-88.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,265

463

11.1

9.9-12.3

2,802

88.9

87.7-90.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,787

338

9.3

8.2-10.5

2,449

90.7

89.5-91.8

College Graduate

3,070

280

7.6

6.6- 8.7

2,790

92.4

91.3-93.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,462

298

16.1

14.1-18.4

1,164

83.9

81.6-85.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,018

270

10.1

8.8-11.7

1,748

89.9

88.3-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,305

139

8.5

7.1-10.3

1,166

91.5

89.7-92.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,387

132

7.9

6.5- 9.6

1,255

92.1

90.4-93.5

$50,000-74,999

1,308

107

6.8

5.5- 8.4

1,201

93.2

91.6-94.5

$75,000+

1,552

109

6.0

4.9- 7.4

1,443

94.0

92.6-95.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,477

772

18.6

17.1-20.2

2,705

81.4

79.8-82.9

7,214

600

6.4

5.8- 7.0

6,614

93.6

93.0-94.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

215

5.9

3.5- 9.8

196

94.1

90.2-96.5

Non-Veteran

10,552

1,360

10.0

9.4-10.7

9,192

90.0

89.3-90.6

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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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