BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Thinking about your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Thinking about your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?*

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	Total Respond.^	I can do everything	I can do most things	I can do some things	I can hardly do anything
TOTAL	549	131	30.9	25.1-37.4	192	31.3	26.4-36.6	166	28.8	23.9-34.3	60	9.0	6.5-12.3
GENDER
Male	150	37	36.3	25.6-48.4	48	26.8	19.1-36.2	47	27.1	19.1-36.8	18	9.8	5.7-16.6
Female	399	94	26.6	21.4-32.6	144	34.9	29.3-40.9	119	30.2	24.6-36.5	42	8.3	5.9-11.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	3	46.1	12.3-83.9	2	53.9	16.1-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	5	3	46.1	12.3-83.9	2	53.9	16.1-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	540	128	31.1	25.1-37.7	188	31.2	26.3-36.5	164	28.7	23.7-34.1	60	9.1	6.6-12.5
AGE
18-24	8	4	58.9	18.7-89.9	4	41.1	10.1-81.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	26	16	70.8	47.6-86.6	6	18.4	7.1-39.8	2	5.1	1.2-19.4	2	5.8	1.0-26.4
35-44	61	22	46.0	30.1-62.8	20	27.5	16.2-42.7	14	18.3	9.2-32.9	5	8.2	2.8-22.1
45-54	130	31	32.6	21.9-45.5	45	29.7	20.8-40.4	41	29.4	20.5-40.3	13	8.3	4.3-15.3
55-64	141	29	17.6	11.3-26.2	49	35.4	25.6-46.6	45	38.5	27.7-50.6	18	8.5	4.7-15.0
65-74	119	21	16.3	10.0-25.6	46	34.8	25.0-46.1	38	37.1	26.2-49.4	14	11.8	6.7-20.0
75+	62	7	9.8	4.1-21.5	21	33.1	20.5-48.7	26	42.1	27.5-58.2	8	15.0	6.7-30.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	21	22.3	11.4-39.1	36	22.8	15.3-32.5	56	34.6	24.8-45.9	34	20.3	13.1-30.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	177	46	29.8	20.4-41.2	67	35.8	27.0-45.7	49	26.5	18.4-36.5	15	7.9	4.2-14.5
Some Post-H.S.	143	34	33.1	22.4-45.9	54	31.4	22.3-42.3	45	31.0	21.7-42.2	10	4.4	2.2- 8.7
College Graduate	82	30	43.1	29.5-57.8	35	34.4	22.9-48.1	16	20.8	11.3-35.2	1	1.7	0.2-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	115	9	16.4	5.5-39.9	32	23.8	15.0-35.5	47	35.1	23.7-48.6	27	24.7	15.0-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	138	32	33.0	20.7-48.1	38	23.5	15.9-33.3	55	37.3	26.7-49.3	13	6.2	3.3-11.4
$25,000- 34,999	67	25	41.1	25.0-59.4	27	33.6	20.2-50.2	13	22.8	11.5-40.1	2	2.5	0.5-12.3
$35,000- 49,999	61	18	27.8	15.7-44.4	27	45.3	29.7-61.9	13	22.4	10.5-41.5	3	4.4	1.2-15.6
$50,000-74,999	47	18	46.1	28.3-65.0	23	32.5	19.3-49.3	6	21.4	9.2-42.2	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	35	13	47.0	28.0-67.0	14	31.1	16.4-51.0	6	17.8	7.6-36.3	2	4.0	1.0-15.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	324	30	14.1	7.9-23.8	86	25.0	19.1-32.0	149	45.0	37.4-52.9	59	15.9	11.5-21.5
No	221	100	51.8	42.8-60.6	103	38.7	30.7-47.2	17	9.0	4.9-16.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	76	19	27.7	15.4-44.5	27	31.3	19.4-46.3	24	34.3	21.3-50.2	6	6.7	2.7-15.7
Non-Veteran	473	112	31.6	25.2-38.8	165	31.3	26.1-37.0	142	27.6	22.6-33.4	54	9.5	6.7-13.2

Total
Respond.^

I can do everything

I can do most things

I can do some things

I can hardly do anything

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

549

131

30.9

25.1-37.4

192

31.3

26.4-36.6

166

28.8

23.9-34.3

9.0

6.5-12.3

GENDER

Male

150

36.3

25.6-48.4

26.8

19.1-36.2

27.1

19.1-36.8

9.8

5.7-16.6

Female

399

26.6

21.4-32.6

144

34.9

29.3-40.9

119

30.2

24.6-36.5

8.3

5.9-11.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

46.1

12.3-83.9

53.9

16.1-87.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

46.1

12.3-83.9

53.9

16.1-87.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

540

128

31.1

25.1-37.7

188

31.2

26.3-36.5

164

28.7

23.7-34.1

9.1

6.6-12.5

AGE

18-24

58.9

18.7-89.9

41.1

10.1-81.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

70.8

47.6-86.6

18.4

7.1-39.8

5.1

1.2-19.4

5.8

1.0-26.4

35-44

46.0

30.1-62.8

27.5

16.2-42.7

18.3

9.2-32.9

8.2

2.8-22.1

45-54

130

32.6

21.9-45.5

29.7

20.8-40.4

29.4

20.5-40.3

8.3

4.3-15.3

55-64

141

17.6

11.3-26.2

35.4

25.6-46.6

38.5

27.7-50.6

8.5

4.7-15.0

65-74

119

16.3

10.0-25.6

34.8

25.0-46.1

37.1

26.2-49.4

11.8

6.7-20.0

75+

9.8

4.1-21.5

33.1

20.5-48.7

42.1

27.5-58.2

15.0

6.7-30.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

22.3

11.4-39.1

22.8

15.3-32.5

34.6

24.8-45.9

20.3

13.1-30.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

177

29.8

20.4-41.2

35.8

27.0-45.7

26.5

18.4-36.5

7.9

4.2-14.5

Some Post-H.S.

143

33.1

22.4-45.9

31.4

22.3-42.3

31.0

21.7-42.2

4.4

2.2- 8.7

College Graduate

43.1

29.5-57.8

34.4

22.9-48.1

20.8

11.3-35.2

1.7

0.2-11.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

115

16.4

5.5-39.9

23.8

15.0-35.5

35.1

23.7-48.6

24.7

15.0-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

138

33.0

20.7-48.1

23.5

15.9-33.3

37.3

26.7-49.3

6.2

3.3-11.4

$25,000- 34,999

41.1

25.0-59.4

33.6

20.2-50.2

22.8

11.5-40.1

2.5

0.5-12.3

$35,000- 49,999

27.8

15.7-44.4

45.3

29.7-61.9

22.4

10.5-41.5

4.4

1.2-15.6

$50,000-74,999

46.1

28.3-65.0

32.5

19.3-49.3

21.4

9.2-42.2

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

47.0

28.0-67.0

31.1

16.4-51.0

17.8

7.6-36.3

4.0

1.0-15.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

324

14.1

7.9-23.8

25.0

19.1-32.0

149

45.0

37.4-52.9

15.9

11.5-21.5

221

100

51.8

42.8-60.6

103

38.7

30.7-47.2

9.0

4.9-16.1

0.5

0.1- 3.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

27.7

15.4-44.5

31.3

19.4-46.3

34.3

21.3-50.2

6.7

2.7-15.7

Non-Veteran

473

112

31.6

25.2-38.8

165

31.3

26.1-37.0

142

27.6

22.6-33.4

9.5

6.7-13.2

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^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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