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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,139	1,814	22.7	21.5-24.0	4,325	77.3	76.0-78.5
RACE
White	4,752	1,491	25.0	23.5-26.5	3,261	75.0	73.5-76.5
African American	904	236	21.6	18.6-25.0	668	78.4	75.0-81.4
Asian	41	2	3.0	0.6-13.4	39	97.0	86.6-99.4
Native American	109	39	32.2	22.8-43.3	70	67.8	56.7-77.2
Other Minorities	311	38	7.4	5.0-10.8	273	92.6	89.2-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	363	37	7.4	4.8-11.1	326	92.6	88.9-95.2
-English Speaking	91	27	25.5	16.6-37.0	64	74.5	63.0-83.4
-Spanish Speaking	272	10	3.5	1.5- 7.8	262	96.5	92.2-98.5
Non-Hispanic	5,773	1,775	24.5	23.2-25.9	3,998	75.5	74.1-76.8
AGE
18-24	296	12	4.2	2.0- 8.4	284	95.8	91.6-98.0
25-34	860	75	9.2	6.9-12.2	785	90.8	87.8-93.1
35-44	1,148	175	13.1	11.1-15.4	973	86.9	84.6-88.9
45-54	1,227	362	29.4	26.4-32.6	865	70.6	67.4-73.6
55-64	1,161	465	39.2	35.9-42.6	696	60.8	57.4-64.1
65-74	839	406	49.6	45.7-53.5	433	50.4	46.5-54.3
75+	587	314	53.5	48.7-58.4	273	46.5	41.6-51.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,026	367	23.6	20.5-27.0	659	76.4	73.0-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,827	577	25.7	23.2-28.3	1,250	74.3	71.7-76.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,345	405	22.7	20.2-25.4	940	77.3	74.6-79.8
College Graduate	1,930	463	19.1	17.2-21.2	1,467	80.9	78.8-82.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	558	239	30.3	25.7-35.3	319	69.7	64.7-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,019	317	22.2	19.2-25.6	702	77.8	74.4-80.8
$25,000- 34,999	779	249	26.2	22.3-30.5	530	73.8	69.5-77.7
$35,000- 49,999	922	260	23.3	20.3-26.6	662	76.7	73.4-79.7
$50,000-74,999	911	235	20.4	17.6-23.6	676	79.6	76.4-82.4
$75,000+	1,210	282	19.1	16.8-21.6	928	80.9	78.4-83.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,851	979	46.3	43.2-49.4	872	53.7	50.6-56.8
No	4,122	804	14.9	13.7-16.2	3,318	85.1	83.8-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,080	837	37.1	34.5-39.8	1,243	62.9	60.2-65.5
Non-Veteran	4,053	977	17.8	16.4-19.2	3,076	82.2	80.8-83.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,139

1,814

22.7

21.5-24.0

4,325

77.3

76.0-78.5

RACE

White

4,752

1,491

25.0

23.5-26.5

3,261

75.0

73.5-76.5

African American

904

236

21.6

18.6-25.0

668

78.4

75.0-81.4

Asian

3.0

0.6-13.4

97.0

86.6-99.4

Native American

109

32.2

22.8-43.3

67.8

56.7-77.2

Other Minorities

311

7.4

5.0-10.8

273

92.6

89.2-95.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

363

7.4

4.8-11.1

326

92.6

88.9-95.2

-English Speaking

25.5

16.6-37.0

74.5

63.0-83.4

-Spanish Speaking

272

3.5

1.5- 7.8

262

96.5

92.2-98.5

Non-Hispanic

5,773

1,775

24.5

23.2-25.9

3,998

75.5

74.1-76.8

AGE

18-24

296

4.2

2.0- 8.4

284

95.8

91.6-98.0

25-34

860

9.2

6.9-12.2

785

90.8

87.8-93.1

35-44

1,148

175

13.1

11.1-15.4

973

86.9

84.6-88.9

45-54

1,227

362

29.4

26.4-32.6

865

70.6

67.4-73.6

55-64

1,161

465

39.2

35.9-42.6

696

60.8

57.4-64.1

65-74

839

406

49.6

45.7-53.5

433

50.4

46.5-54.3

75+

587

314

53.5

48.7-58.4

273

46.5

41.6-51.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,026

367

23.6

20.5-27.0

659

76.4

73.0-79.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,827

577

25.7

23.2-28.3

1,250

74.3

71.7-76.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,345

405

22.7

20.2-25.4

940

77.3

74.6-79.8

College Graduate

1,930

463

19.1

17.2-21.2

1,467

80.9

78.8-82.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

558

239

30.3

25.7-35.3

319

69.7

64.7-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,019

317

22.2

19.2-25.6

702

77.8

74.4-80.8

$25,000- 34,999

779

249

26.2

22.3-30.5

530

73.8

69.5-77.7

$35,000- 49,999

922

260

23.3

20.3-26.6

662

76.7

73.4-79.7

$50,000-74,999

911

235

20.4

17.6-23.6

676

79.6

76.4-82.4

$75,000+

1,210

282

19.1

16.8-21.6

928

80.9

78.4-83.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,851

979

46.3

43.2-49.4

872

53.7

50.6-56.8

4,122

804

14.9

13.7-16.2

3,318

85.1

83.8-86.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,080

837

37.1

34.5-39.8

1,243

62.9

60.2-65.5

Non-Veteran

4,053

977

17.8

16.4-19.2

3,076

82.2

80.8-83.6

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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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