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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-MALES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,644 1,237 43.6 41.1-46.0 1,407 56.4 54.0-58.9
RACE
White 2,162 1,007 43.7 41.0-46.4 1,155 56.3 53.6-59.0
African American 355 183 48.0 41.6-54.4 172 52.0 45.6-58.4
Asian 3 1 35.0 4.0-87.4 2 65.0 12.6-96.0
Native American 51 18 31.6 18.5-48.4 33 68.4 51.6-81.5
Other Minorities 63 25 29.3 17.5-44.6 38 70.7 55.4-82.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 24 23.8 14.2-37.1 45 76.2 62.9-85.8
-English Speaking 39 20 43.3 27.0-61.1 19 56.7 38.9-73.0
-Spanish Speaking 30 4 10.8 3.3-30.0 26 89.2 70.0-96.7
Non-Hispanic 2,573 1,213 44.6 42.1-47.1 1,360 55.4 52.9-57.9
AGE
18-24 52 15 23.7 13.1-39.1 37 76.3 60.9-86.9
25-34 197 55 25.3 18.7-33.1 142 74.7 66.9-81.3
35-44 370 145 36.9 31.2-43.0 225 63.1 57.0-68.8
45-54 552 267 48.2 43.1-53.3 285 51.8 46.7-56.9
55-64 629 322 52.2 47.5-56.7 307 47.8 43.3-52.5
65-74 480 247 53.0 47.8-58.1 233 47.0 41.9-52.2
75+ 357 183 52.0 45.7-58.1 174 48.0 41.9-54.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 507 227 41.0 35.1-47.2 280 59.0 52.8-64.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 804 366 42.6 38.1-47.3 438 57.4 52.7-61.9
Some Post-H.S. 603 274 42.0 37.1-47.0 329 58.0 53.0-62.9
College Graduate 726 368 47.8 43.4-52.2 358 52.2 47.8-56.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 149 42.1 34.7-49.9 162 57.9 50.1-65.3
$15,000- 24,999 457 210 41.9 35.8-48.2 247 58.1 51.8-64.2
$25,000- 34,999 350 170 49.5 42.3-56.8 180 50.5 43.2-57.7
$35,000- 49,999 388 176 42.1 36.3-48.2 212 57.9 51.8-63.7
$50,000-74,999 383 179 45.4 39.5-51.6 204 54.6 48.4-60.5
$75,000+ 446 217 45.5 40.1-51.1 229 54.5 48.9-59.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,272 668 50.1 46.5-53.8 604 49.9 46.2-53.5
No 1,354 560 38.6 35.4-42.0 794 61.4 58.0-64.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,087 561 49.6 45.8-53.5 526 50.4 46.5-54.2
Non-Veteran 1,556 675 40.3 37.1-43.5 881 59.7 56.5-62.9

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^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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