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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-FEMALES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,026 5,033 41.0 39.8-42.1 5,993 59.0 57.9-60.2
RACE
White 8,212 3,851 42.8 41.4-44.2 4,361 57.2 55.8-58.6
African American 2,104 968 41.5 38.9-44.2 1,136 58.5 55.8-61.1
Asian 74 20 26.2 16.2-39.3 54 73.8 60.7-83.8
Native American 184 96 51.2 41.6-60.6 88 48.8 39.4-58.4
Other Minorities 414 83 15.0 11.6-19.2 331 85.0 80.8-88.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 515 104 15.1 12.0-18.9 411 84.9 81.1-88.0
-English Speaking 176 65 30.3 23.0-38.9 111 69.7 61.1-77.0
-Spanish Speaking 339 39 8.9 6.1-13.0 300 91.1 87.0-93.9
Non-Hispanic 10,499 4,923 43.0 41.8-44.2 5,576 57.0 55.8-58.2
AGE
18-24 518 101 22.0 17.6-27.1 417 78.0 72.9-82.4
25-34 1,533 333 20.9 18.7-23.4 1,200 79.1 76.6-81.3
35-44 2,031 723 34.2 31.8-36.7 1,308 65.8 63.3-68.2
45-54 2,089 1,057 50.0 47.4-52.5 1,032 50.0 47.5-52.6
55-64 1,974 1,181 59.5 56.9-62.1 793 40.5 37.9-43.1
65-74 1,525 881 58.4 55.5-61.4 644 41.6 38.6-44.5
75+ 1,290 732 56.1 52.8-59.4 558 43.9 40.6-47.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,690 886 43.8 40.6-47.0 804 56.2 53.0-59.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,349 1,630 44.1 42.0-46.3 1,719 55.9 53.7-58.0
Some Post-H.S. 2,842 1,298 42.1 39.7-44.5 1,544 57.9 55.5-60.3
College Graduate 3,121 1,209 35.1 33.1-37.1 1,912 64.9 62.9-66.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,509 875 51.3 47.8-54.8 634 48.7 45.2-52.2
$15,000- 24,999 2,059 991 41.7 39.0-44.5 1,068 58.3 55.5-61.0
$25,000- 34,999 1,338 616 41.9 38.6-45.3 722 58.1 54.7-61.4
$35,000- 49,999 1,414 580 38.5 35.5-41.5 834 61.5 58.5-64.5
$50,000-74,999 1,320 523 36.3 33.3-39.4 797 63.7 60.6-66.7
$75,000+ 1,575 611 36.9 34.1-39.8 964 63.1 60.2-65.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,541 2,516 69.0 66.9-71.1 1,025 31.0 28.9-33.1
No 7,225 2,444 29.7 28.5-31.0 4,781 70.3 69.0-71.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 92 37.9 30.4-46.0 131 62.1 54.0-69.6
Non-Veteran 10,798 4,938 41.0 39.9-42.2 5,860 59.0 57.8-60.1

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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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