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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 12,979 5,865 40.8 39.7-41.9 7,114 59.2 58.1-60.3
GENDER
Male 4,767 2,014 38.6 36.8-40.4 2,753 61.4 59.6-63.2
Female 8,212 3,851 42.8 41.4-44.2 4,361 57.2 55.8-58.6
AGE
18-24 512 122 26.0 21.4-31.3 390 74.0 68.7-78.6
25-34 1,557 409 26.8 24.2-29.6 1,148 73.2 70.4-75.8
35-44 2,268 828 35.0 32.7-37.4 1,440 65.0 62.6-67.3
45-54 2,496 1,190 46.4 44.1-48.8 1,306 53.6 51.2-55.9
55-64 2,505 1,367 53.2 50.8-55.6 1,138 46.8 44.4-49.2
65-74 1,968 1,063 54.5 51.9-57.1 905 45.5 42.9-48.1
75+ 1,617 862 53.1 50.1-56.0 755 46.9 44.0-49.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,642 901 47.8 44.2-51.5 741 52.2 48.5-55.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,839 1,850 43.4 41.2-45.5 1,989 56.6 54.5-58.8
Some Post-H.S. 3,270 1,500 42.1 39.9-44.4 1,770 57.9 55.6-60.1
College Graduate 4,205 1,603 34.7 33.0-36.5 2,602 65.3 63.5-67.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,259 753 52.9 48.8-57.0 506 47.1 43.0-51.2
$15,000- 24,999 1,999 1,026 44.9 41.8-48.1 973 55.1 51.9-58.2
$25,000- 34,999 1,545 730 43.2 39.9-46.6 815 56.8 53.4-60.1
$35,000- 49,999 1,902 782 39.1 36.3-41.8 1,120 60.9 58.2-63.7
$50,000-74,999 1,918 774 37.1 34.4-39.8 1,144 62.9 60.2-65.6
$75,000+ 2,460 924 35.3 33.0-37.6 1,536 64.7 62.4-67.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,998 2,780 67.7 65.6-69.7 1,218 32.3 30.3-34.4
No 8,719 3,002 31.3 30.1-32.6 5,717 68.7 67.4-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,894 871 43.8 41.0-46.7 1,023 56.2 53.3-59.0
Non-Veteran 11,079 4,992 40.3 39.1-41.5 6,087 59.7 58.5-60.9

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^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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