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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden

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 5,958 4,646 73.0 71.0-75.0 1,312 27.0 25.0-29.0
GENDER
Male 2,006 1,507 68.9 65.3-72.3 499 31.1 27.7-34.7
Female 3,952 3,139 76.7 74.7-78.7 813 23.3 21.3-25.3
RACE
White 4,856 3,790 73.8 71.6-75.9 1,066 26.2 24.1-28.4
African American 795 639 75.9 69.9-81.0 156 24.1 19.0-30.1
Asian 22 13 61.5 33.9-83.2 9 38.5 16.8-66.1
Native American 148 121 80.9 70.9-88.0 27 19.1 12.0-29.1
Other Minorities 118 71 45.6 33.1-58.6 47 54.4 41.4-66.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 136 84 49.7 37.8-61.7 52 50.3 38.3-62.2
-English Speaking 87 64 77.5 65.3-86.4 23 22.5 13.6-34.7
-Spanish Speaking 49 20 26.9 14.2-45.0 29 73.1 55.0-85.8
Non-Hispanic 5,802 4,548 74.1 72.0-76.1 1,254 25.9 23.9-28.0
AGE
18-24 88 54 53.3 39.3-66.9 34 46.7 33.1-60.7
25-34 313 189 56.1 47.9-64.0 124 43.9 36.0-52.1
35-44 709 478 64.9 60.2-69.4 231 35.1 30.6-39.8
45-54 1,228 926 75.6 72.5-78.5 302 24.4 21.5-27.5
55-64 1,513 1,226 81.4 78.7-83.8 287 18.6 16.2-21.3
65-74 1,174 980 83.6 80.8-86.1 194 16.4 13.9-19.2
75+ 914 779 85.7 82.7-88.3 135 14.3 11.7-17.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,029 827 73.7 67.6-79.0 202 26.3 21.0-32.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,834 1,406 70.2 66.4-73.6 428 29.8 26.4-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,568 1,210 71.5 67.1-75.5 358 28.5 24.5-32.9
College Graduate 1,517 1,197 77.7 74.7-80.5 320 22.3 19.5-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 868 737 82.8 77.8-86.9 131 17.2 13.1-22.2
$15,000- 24,999 1,083 836 68.1 61.8-73.8 247 31.9 26.2-38.2
$25,000- 34,999 611 450 66.5 60.3-72.2 161 33.5 27.8-39.7
$35,000- 49,999 823 635 76.3 72.2-80.0 188 23.7 20.0-27.8
$50,000-74,999 760 561 68.4 62.7-73.6 199 31.6 26.4-37.3
$75,000+ 975 749 76.1 72.2-79.6 226 23.9 20.4-27.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,325 2,860 81.2 78.4-83.8 465 18.8 16.2-21.6
No 2,505 1,696 64.9 61.9-67.8 809 35.1 32.2-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 902 720 79.8 75.8-83.3 182 20.2 16.7-24.2
Non-Veteran 5,056 3,926 71.8 69.5-74.0 1,130 28.2 26.0-30.5

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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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