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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Arthritis Burden

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%)
North Carolina 7,744 2,796 33.1 31.5-34.7 4,948 66.9 65.3-68.5
-Buncombe County 192 69 28.6 21.6-36.7 123 71.4 63.3-78.4
GENDER
Male 69 18 18.1 10.6-29.2 51 81.9 70.8-89.4
Female 123 51 40.0 30.3-50.6 72 60.0 49.4-69.7
RACE
White 176 63 29.8 22.5-38.4 113 70.2 61.6-77.5
Other 15 5 13.4 3.9-37.3 10 86.6 62.7-96.1
AGE
18-44 30 8 16.3 7.2-32.8 22 83.7 67.2-92.8
45+ 162 61 35.3 27.6-43.8 101 64.7 56.2-72.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 75 33 35.4 22.3-51.0 42 64.6 49.0-77.7
Some College + 116 36 23.8 16.6-32.9 80 76.2 67.1-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 106 49 36.6 25.8-49.0 57 63.4 51.0-74.2
$50,000+ 58 10 18.3 9.4-32.7 48 81.7 67.3-90.6

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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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