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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 382 166 31.0 25.7-36.8 216 69.0 63.2-74.3
GENDER
Male 147 53 24.2 17.3-32.7 94 75.8 67.3-82.7
Female 235 113 38.0 30.7-45.9 122 62.0 54.1-69.3
RACE
White 332 147 33.2 27.4-39.5 185 66.8 60.5-72.6
Other 50 19 21.1 11.4-35.5 31 78.9 64.5-88.6
AGE
18-44 114 16 9.5 5.5-15.9 98 90.5 84.1-94.5
45+ 267 150 53.5 46.4-60.5 117 46.5 39.5-53.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 196 97 36.8 28.5-45.9 99 63.2 54.1-71.5
Some College + 186 69 24.4 18.5-31.4 117 75.6 68.6-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 98 35.1 27.3-43.7 107 64.9 56.3-72.7
$50,000+ 114 40 27.9 19.5-38.1 74 72.1 61.9-80.5

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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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