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

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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	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
AGE
18-24	6	3	31.8	7.5-72.8	3	68.2	27.2-92.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	19	10	48.3	25.0-72.4	6	38.9	17.7-65.4	2	10.7	2.6-35.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.3
35-44	41	15	41.9	25.1-60.7	14	29.8	16.6-47.6	10	25.8	11.7-47.8	2	2.5	0.6-10.4
45-54	90	22	32.1	21.1-45.5	31	28.9	19.4-40.8	29	29.9	20.2-41.8	8	9.1	4.1-19.0
55-64	99	19	17.9	10.3-29.4	38	40.1	29.0-52.2	28	32.4	21.7-45.4	14	9.6	5.2-17.1
65-74	94	18	18.7	10.8-30.3	36	35.0	23.6-48.4	29	34.3	21.9-49.3	11	12.0	6.3-21.9
75+	48	6	12.7	4.9-28.9	15	30.5	17.1-48.3	21	45.2	27.9-63.8	6	11.6	4.8-25.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	14	13.1	7.1-23.0	24	24.3	15.5-36.2	42	40.7	29.4-53.2	27	21.8	14.3-31.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	125	34	31.3	21.7-42.9	51	42.2	31.7-53.4	32	21.5	14.3-31.1	8	4.9	2.1-11.2
Some Post-H.S.	102	25	28.7	19.0-41.0	37	30.2	20.8-41.5	34	36.7	25.3-49.7	6	4.4	1.8-10.5
College Graduate	65	21	32.4	20.0-47.9	32	42.8	28.8-58.1	11	22.0	10.4-40.7	1	2.7	0.4-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	7	8.1	3.5-17.5	26	26.9	16.8-40.2	37	43.3	30.0-57.6	21	21.7	13.2-33.7
$15,000- 24,999	102	25	24.4	15.3-36.5	29	28.1	18.8-39.6	42	43.4	31.5-56.1	6	4.2	1.8- 9.5
$25,000- 34,999	46	19	49.3	31.7-67.0	19	35.3	20.0-54.4	6	10.7	4.4-23.8	2	4.8	0.9-21.9
$35,000- 49,999	38	12	30.2	15.6-50.3	16	44.8	27.5-63.6	8	21.3	10.0-39.8	2	3.6	0.9-13.8
$50,000-74,999	34	10	32.2	16.7-52.9	19	41.7	24.4-61.3	5	26.1	10.6-51.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	23	8	41.9	20.8-66.5	11	39.0	19.3-63.1	2	10.8	2.7-34.7	2	8.2	2.0-28.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	232	20	7.8	4.6-13.1	65	28.4	21.5-36.5	106	48.8	40.5-57.1	41	15.0	10.6-20.8
No	164	74	48.2	38.9-57.6	76	41.0	32.3-50.4	13	9.8	4.8-19.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	6	45.2	19.4-73.8	7	43.6	18.0-73.0	2	11.3	2.7-37.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	384	88	25.9	20.7-32.0	137	34.6	28.9-40.7	117	30.9	25.1-37.3	42	8.6	6.1-12.1

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

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

AGE

18-24

31.8

7.5-72.8

68.2

27.2-92.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

48.3

25.0-72.4

38.9

17.7-65.4

10.7

2.6-35.2

2.0

0.3-13.3

35-44

41.9

25.1-60.7

29.8

16.6-47.6

25.8

11.7-47.8

2.5

0.6-10.4

45-54

32.1

21.1-45.5

28.9

19.4-40.8

29.9

20.2-41.8

9.1

4.1-19.0

55-64

17.9

10.3-29.4

40.1

29.0-52.2

32.4

21.7-45.4

9.6

5.2-17.1

65-74

18.7

10.8-30.3

35.0

23.6-48.4

34.3

21.9-49.3

12.0

6.3-21.9

75+

12.7

4.9-28.9

30.5

17.1-48.3

45.2

27.9-63.8

11.6

4.8-25.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

13.1

7.1-23.0

24.3

15.5-36.2

40.7

29.4-53.2

21.8

14.3-31.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

125

31.3

21.7-42.9

42.2

31.7-53.4

21.5

14.3-31.1

4.9

2.1-11.2

Some Post-H.S.

102

28.7

19.0-41.0

30.2

20.8-41.5

36.7

25.3-49.7

4.4

1.8-10.5

College Graduate

32.4

20.0-47.9

42.8

28.8-58.1

22.0

10.4-40.7

2.7

0.4-16.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.1

3.5-17.5

26.9

16.8-40.2

43.3

30.0-57.6

21.7

13.2-33.7

$15,000- 24,999

102

24.4

15.3-36.5

28.1

18.8-39.6

43.4

31.5-56.1

4.2

1.8- 9.5

$25,000- 34,999

49.3

31.7-67.0

35.3

20.0-54.4

10.7

4.4-23.8

4.8

0.9-21.9

$35,000- 49,999

30.2

15.6-50.3

44.8

27.5-63.6

21.3

10.0-39.8

3.6

0.9-13.8

$50,000-74,999

32.2

16.7-52.9

41.7

24.4-61.3

26.1

10.6-51.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

41.9

20.8-66.5

39.0

19.3-63.1

10.8

2.7-34.7

8.2

2.0-28.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

232

7.8

4.6-13.1

28.4

21.5-36.5

106

48.8

40.5-57.1

15.0

10.6-20.8

164

48.2

38.9-57.6

41.0

32.3-50.4

9.8

4.8-19.1

0.9

0.1- 6.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

45.2

19.4-73.8

43.6

18.0-73.0

11.3

2.7-37.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

384

25.9

20.7-32.0

137

34.6

28.9-40.7

117

30.9

25.1-37.3

8.6

6.1-12.1

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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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