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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,826 5,075 85.4 84.1-86.7 751 14.6 13.3-15.9
GENDER
Male 2,001 1,742 85.0 82.7-87.1 259 15.0 12.9-17.3
Female 3,825 3,333 85.8 84.2-87.3 492 14.2 12.7-15.8
AGE
18-24 119 87 70.7 59.6-79.8 32 29.3 20.2-40.4
25-34 408 317 77.4 72.1-82.0 91 22.6 18.0-27.9
35-44 824 669 82.0 78.8-84.8 155 18.0 15.2-21.2
45-54 1,184 1,015 86.6 84.2-88.7 169 13.4 11.3-15.8
55-64 1,361 1,235 91.0 89.1-92.7 126 9.0 7.3-10.9
65-74 1,051 942 89.1 86.6-91.1 109 10.9 8.9-13.4
75+ 855 787 92.1 89.6-94.1 68 7.9 5.9-10.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 897 805 88.4 84.9-91.1 92 11.6 8.9-15.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,839 1,632 87.7 85.3-89.8 207 12.3 10.2-14.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,489 1,281 83.2 80.1-85.9 208 16.8 14.1-19.9
College Graduate 1,590 1,346 83.5 81.1-85.7 244 16.5 14.3-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 748 689 88.9 84.0-92.4 59 11.1 7.6-16.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,021 901 87.4 84.0-90.2 120 12.6 9.8-16.0
$25,000- 34,999 724 628 86.3 82.8-89.2 96 13.7 10.8-17.2
$35,000- 49,999 776 677 86.9 83.5-89.7 99 13.1 10.3-16.5
$50,000-74,999 771 646 82.7 79.1-85.8 125 17.3 14.2-20.9
$75,000+ 919 766 82.2 78.7-85.2 153 17.8 14.8-21.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,769 2,553 92.0 90.6-93.2 216 8.0 6.8- 9.4
No 2,977 2,461 80.4 78.3-82.4 516 19.6 17.6-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 865 770 88.9 86.0-91.3 95 11.1 8.7-14.0
Non-Veteran 4,959 4,303 84.8 83.3-86.2 656 15.2 13.8-16.7

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons in the last month.

^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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