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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-MALES

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,711 855 29.2 27.1-31.5 1,856 70.8 68.5-72.9
RACE
White 2,209 676 28.3 26.0-30.8 1,533 71.7 69.2-74.0
African American 366 123 30.4 25.1-36.2 243 69.6 63.8-74.9
Asian 4 1 25.5 3.2-77.9 3 74.5 22.1-96.8
Native American 54 27 52.3 36.6-67.6 27 47.7 32.4-63.4
Other Minorities 66 24 32.9 19.7-49.4 42 67.1 50.6-80.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 71 23 30.1 18.3-45.3 48 69.9 54.7-81.7
-English Speaking 41 15 46.9 29.8-64.7 26 53.1 35.3-70.2
-Spanish Speaking 30 8 18.5 7.4-39.1 22 81.5 60.9-92.6
Non-Hispanic 2,638 832 29.2 27.1-31.5 1,806 70.8 68.5-72.9
AGE
18-24 52 8 15.4 6.6-31.7 44 84.6 68.3-93.4
25-34 202 39 18.1 12.7-25.2 163 81.9 74.8-87.3
35-44 375 108 29.4 24.2-35.2 267 70.6 64.8-75.8
45-54 564 174 30.0 25.6-34.8 390 70.0 65.2-74.4
55-64 642 232 35.6 31.3-40.2 410 64.4 59.8-68.7
65-74 494 145 28.8 24.4-33.6 349 71.2 66.4-75.6
75+ 374 144 37.9 32.3-43.9 230 62.1 56.1-67.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 526 215 36.5 31.0-42.4 311 63.5 57.6-69.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 831 262 29.7 25.8-33.9 569 70.3 66.1-74.2
Some Post-H.S. 613 178 26.3 22.3-30.7 435 73.7 69.3-77.7
College Graduate 737 198 25.6 22.0-29.6 539 74.4 70.4-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 322 164 45.9 38.4-53.6 158 54.1 46.4-61.6
$15,000- 24,999 472 179 35.6 30.1-41.5 293 64.4 58.5-69.9
$25,000- 34,999 358 111 30.0 24.0-36.8 247 70.0 63.2-76.0
$35,000- 49,999 396 93 22.0 17.4-27.3 303 78.0 72.7-82.6
$50,000-74,999 385 90 22.7 18.1-28.1 295 77.3 71.9-81.9
$75,000+ 449 93 19.7 15.9-24.3 356 80.3 75.7-84.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,303 700 52.6 49.0-56.2 603 47.4 43.8-51.0
No 1,360 145 11.0 9.1-13.2 1,215 89.0 86.8-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,115 379 32.2 28.9-35.7 736 67.8 64.3-71.1
Non-Veteran 1,595 475 27.6 24.9-30.5 1,120 72.4 69.5-75.1

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported arthritis or joint symptoms that began more than 3 months ago.

^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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