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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,483 733 43.0 39.6-46.5 750 57.0 53.5-60.4
AGE
18-24 60 11 16.4 8.3-29.8 49 83.6 70.2-91.7
25-34 196 53 27.2 20.2-35.6 143 72.8 64.4-79.8
35-44 263 89 32.3 25.8-39.6 174 67.7 60.4-74.2
45-54 302 160 53.3 46.0-60.5 142 46.7 39.5-54.0
55-64 300 198 64.9 57.8-71.4 102 35.1 28.6-42.2
65-74 217 127 59.1 50.7-67.0 90 40.9 33.0-49.3
75+ 132 90 67.4 57.0-76.4 42 32.6 23.6-43.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 298 192 54.1 45.4-62.5 106 45.9 37.5-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 245 44.5 38.7-50.4 249 55.5 49.6-61.3
Some Post-H.S. 390 174 40.2 33.7-47.0 216 59.8 53.0-66.3
College Graduate 300 121 35.6 29.2-42.7 179 64.4 57.3-70.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 279 167 55.6 47.7-63.2 112 44.4 36.8-52.3
$15,000- 24,999 344 178 45.0 38.1-52.1 166 55.0 47.9-61.9
$25,000- 34,999 218 93 40.5 32.0-49.6 125 59.5 50.4-68.0
$35,000- 49,999 177 77 40.5 31.8-49.9 100 59.5 50.1-68.2
$50,000-74,999 136 55 39.3 28.8-50.9 81 60.7 49.1-71.2
$75,000+ 98 41 31.5 21.7-43.4 57 68.5 56.6-78.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 554 411 71.4 65.8-76.5 143 28.6 23.5-34.2
No 853 301 31.3 27.4-35.5 552 68.7 64.5-72.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 20 41.2 24.5-60.3 28 58.8 39.7-75.5
Non-Veteran 1,435 713 43.1 39.6-46.6 722 56.9 53.4-60.4

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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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