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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 1,068 422 33.5 29.6-37.6 646 66.5 62.4-70.4
GENDER
Male 301 108 29.0 22.7-36.2 193 71.0 63.8-77.3
Female 767 314 37.3 33.0-41.8 453 62.7 58.2-67.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 11 3 14.3 3.8-41.6 8 85.7 58.4-96.2
-English Speaking 11 3 14.3 3.8-41.6 8 85.7 58.4-96.2
Non-Hispanic 1,049 415 33.5 29.6-37.6 634 66.5 62.4-70.4
AGE
18-24 16 2 7.8 1.8-28.3 14 92.2 71.7-98.2
25-34 58 12 18.4 7.6-38.3 46 81.6 61.7-92.4
35-44 118 37 27.3 18.7-38.1 81 72.7 61.9-81.3
45-54 238 100 36.3 29.0-44.3 138 63.7 55.7-71.0
55-64 283 128 38.8 31.5-46.7 155 61.2 53.3-68.5
65-74 212 75 35.0 27.4-43.4 137 65.0 56.6-72.6
75+ 138 66 50.3 39.4-61.2 72 49.7 38.8-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 300 161 47.4 39.4-55.5 139 52.6 44.5-60.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 343 130 31.6 25.4-38.6 213 68.4 61.4-74.6
Some Post-H.S. 266 93 27.9 21.0-36.1 173 72.1 63.9-79.0
College Graduate 158 38 26.5 17.2-38.6 120 73.5 61.4-82.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 227 138 58.6 48.1-68.3 89 41.4 31.7-51.9
$15,000- 24,999 249 108 34.1 25.5-43.9 141 65.9 56.1-74.5
$25,000- 34,999 133 25 14.4 8.2-24.1 108 85.6 75.9-91.8
$35,000- 49,999 125 35 26.2 17.5-37.2 90 73.8 62.8-82.5
$50,000-74,999 85 16 15.4 7.8-28.1 69 84.6 71.9-92.2
$75,000+ 67 15 26.4 13.6-45.0 52 73.6 55.0-86.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 602 382 57.2 50.2-64.0 220 42.8 36.0-49.8
No 436 31 7.0 4.4-10.9 405 93.0 89.1-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 59 32.8 23.5-43.7 86 67.2 56.3-76.5
Non-Veteran 923 363 33.7 29.5-38.1 560 66.3 61.9-70.5

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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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