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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,070 3,898 74.2 72.5-75.9 1,172 25.8 24.1-27.5
GENDER
Male 1,742 1,291 70.9 67.9-73.7 451 29.1 26.3-32.1
Female 3,328 2,607 77.0 75.1-78.8 721 23.0 21.2-24.9
AGE
18-24 87 53 59.4 45.6-71.8 34 40.6 28.2-54.4
25-34 317 221 71.2 64.9-76.8 96 28.8 23.2-35.1
35-44 669 432 62.5 57.9-66.9 237 37.5 33.1-42.1
45-54 1,015 754 73.9 70.4-77.1 261 26.1 22.9-29.6
55-64 1,234 957 76.5 73.5-79.3 277 23.5 20.7-26.5
65-74 940 781 83.2 80.2-85.9 159 16.8 14.1-19.8
75+ 786 685 86.6 83.4-89.2 101 13.4 10.8-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 804 649 75.9 71.1-80.2 155 24.1 19.8-28.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,631 1,247 73.4 70.3-76.3 384 26.6 23.7-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,280 995 74.9 71.3-78.2 285 25.1 21.8-28.7
College Graduate 1,344 996 73.3 70.3-76.2 348 26.7 23.8-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 689 565 78.9 74.0-83.1 124 21.1 16.9-26.0
$15,000- 24,999 901 682 71.4 67.1-75.3 219 28.6 24.7-32.9
$25,000- 34,999 627 477 75.4 70.8-79.5 150 24.6 20.5-29.2
$35,000- 49,999 677 487 70.8 66.2-75.0 190 29.2 25.0-33.8
$50,000-74,999 645 495 75.3 70.8-79.4 150 24.7 20.6-29.2
$75,000+ 766 565 72.7 68.6-76.4 201 27.3 23.6-31.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,553 2,186 84.5 82.6-86.3 367 15.5 13.7-17.4
No 2,458 1,670 64.7 62.0-67.2 788 35.3 32.8-38.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 770 610 78.2 73.8-81.9 160 21.8 18.1-26.2
Non-Veteran 4,299 3,287 73.4 71.6-75.2 1,012 26.6 24.8-28.4

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons 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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