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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Arthritis Burden

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,586 5,799 29.1 28.1-30.1 8,787 70.9 69.9-71.9
-Buncombe County 350 148 32.7 26.9-39.1 202 67.3 60.9-73.1
GENDER
Male 132 48 26.6 18.7-36.4 84 73.4 63.6-81.3
Female 218 100 40.3 33.0-48.0 118 59.7 52.0-67.0
RACE
White 309 139 35.9 29.6-42.9 170 64.1 57.1-70.4
Other 39 8 11.7 4.8-25.6 31 88.3 74.4-95.2
AGE
18-44 93 13 14.4 7.6-25.6 80 85.6 74.4-92.4
45+ 254 135 51.2 44.1-58.2 119 48.8 41.8-55.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 128 64 36.7 26.4-48.5 64 63.3 51.5-73.6
Some College + 221 83 29.9 23.5-37.4 138 70.1 62.6-76.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 87 34.9 26.6-44.3 104 65.1 55.7-73.4
$50,000+ 114 39 27.0 19.1-36.6 75 73.0 63.4-80.9

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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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