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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

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 6,447 2,238 32.3 30.8-33.8 4,209 67.7 66.2-69.2
GENDER
Male 2,209 676 28.3 26.0-30.8 1,533 71.7 69.2-74.0
Female 4,238 1,562 35.5 33.7-37.3 2,676 64.5 62.7-66.3
AGE
18-24 104 17 15.6 8.4-27.1 87 84.4 72.9-91.6
25-34 379 90 21.8 17.3-27.1 289 78.2 72.9-82.7
35-44 803 243 30.5 26.8-34.4 560 69.5 65.6-73.2
45-54 1,235 447 35.4 32.2-38.7 788 64.6 61.3-67.8
55-64 1,531 558 35.3 32.5-38.3 973 64.7 61.7-67.5
65-74 1,280 409 31.0 28.1-34.1 871 69.0 65.9-71.9
75+ 1,091 466 41.2 37.8-44.8 625 58.8 55.2-62.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,032 489 44.3 40.0-48.7 543 55.7 51.3-60.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,078 720 32.2 29.7-34.9 1,358 67.8 65.1-70.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,619 521 29.3 26.6-32.2 1,098 70.7 67.8-73.4
College Graduate 1,706 501 28.1 25.6-30.8 1,205 71.9 69.2-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 845 466 49.4 44.5-54.3 379 50.6 45.7-55.5
$15,000- 24,999 1,136 429 38.0 34.3-41.9 707 62.0 58.1-65.7
$25,000- 34,999 794 264 32.4 28.2-36.8 530 67.6 63.2-71.8
$35,000- 49,999 865 241 26.4 22.9-30.2 624 73.6 69.8-77.1
$50,000-74,999 837 216 26.4 22.9-30.2 621 73.6 69.8-77.1
$75,000+ 966 229 23.1 20.1-26.3 737 76.9 73.7-79.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,049 1,813 57.0 54.5-59.4 1,236 43.0 40.6-45.5
No 3,312 406 12.1 10.8-13.6 2,906 87.9 86.4-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,012 345 32.6 29.0-36.3 667 67.4 63.7-71.0
Non-Veteran 5,433 1,892 32.2 30.6-33.9 3,541 67.8 66.1-69.4

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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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