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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 795 639 75.9 69.9-81.0 156 24.1 19.0-30.1
GENDER
Male 217 165 71.7 59.8-81.2 52 28.3 18.8-40.2
Female 578 474 79.3 74.6-83.4 104 20.7 16.6-25.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 7 5 62.2 22.5-90.3 2 37.8 9.7-77.5
-English Speaking 7 5 62.2 22.5-90.3 2 37.8 9.7-77.5
Non-Hispanic 780 628 75.9 69.9-81.1 152 24.1 18.9-30.1
AGE
18-24 12 10 82.2 42.5-96.7 2 17.8 3.3-57.5
25-34 42 26 51.7 26.1-76.5 16 48.3 23.5-73.9
35-44 95 63 63.0 49.4-74.8 32 37.0 25.2-50.6
45-54 183 141 77.1 68.4-84.0 42 22.9 16.0-31.6
55-64 216 178 80.7 72.3-87.0 38 19.3 13.0-27.7
65-74 137 123 90.4 83.0-94.8 14 9.6 5.2-17.0
75+ 107 95 88.0 78.6-93.6 12 12.0 6.4-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 200 85.0 78.3-89.9 36 15.0 10.1-21.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 200 73.4 63.9-81.1 53 26.6 18.9-36.1
Some Post-H.S. 193 148 69.1 53.3-81.5 45 30.9 18.5-46.7
College Graduate 112 90 78.9 67.3-87.2 22 21.1 12.8-32.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 157 89.7 83.4-93.8 21 10.3 6.2-16.6
$15,000- 24,999 190 160 72.7 52.7-86.4 30 27.3 13.6-47.3
$25,000- 34,999 83 52 60.1 42.2-75.6 31 39.9 24.4-57.8
$35,000- 49,999 93 70 75.0 61.9-84.7 23 25.0 15.3-38.1
$50,000-74,999 57 41 66.3 49.3-80.0 16 33.7 20.0-50.7
$75,000+ 50 39 81.0 58.2-92.9 11 19.0 7.1-41.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 482 418 82.1 72.3-89.0 64 17.9 11.0-27.7
No 290 204 69.1 61.3-76.0 86 30.9 24.0-38.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 80 81.1 66.5-90.3 18 18.9 9.7-33.5
Non-Veteran 697 559 74.9 68.3-80.6 138 25.1 19.4-31.7

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons 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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