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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,999 5,963 82.7 81.2-84.1 1,036 17.3 15.9-18.8
GENDER
Male 2,361 2,008 83.1 80.6-85.3 353 16.9 14.7-19.4
Female 4,638 3,955 82.3 80.6-84.0 683 17.7 16.0-19.4
RACE
White 5,625 4,860 84.5 82.9-86.0 765 15.5 14.0-17.1
African American 1,001 796 76.6 72.3-80.4 205 23.4 19.6-27.7
Asian 37 22 58.3 36.8-77.0 15 41.7 23.0-63.2
Native American 166 148 83.5 72.1-90.9 18 16.5 9.1-27.9
Other Minorities 148 118 81.7 72.1-88.5 30 18.3 11.5-27.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 165 136 83.3 73.9-89.8 29 16.7 10.2-26.1
-English Speaking 109 87 76.8 63.4-86.4 22 23.2 13.6-36.6
-Spanish Speaking 56 49 89.5 74.1-96.2 7 10.5 3.8-25.9
Non-Hispanic 6,811 5,807 82.7 81.2-84.1 1,004 17.3 15.9-18.8
AGE
18-24 133 88 69.3 59.1-77.9 45 30.7 22.1-40.9
25-34 407 313 77.5 71.8-82.4 94 22.5 17.6-28.2
35-44 875 709 80.1 76.5-83.4 166 19.9 16.6-23.5
45-54 1,451 1,229 84.1 81.6-86.4 222 15.9 13.6-18.4
55-64 1,753 1,514 87.1 85.1-88.9 239 12.9 11.1-14.9
65-74 1,318 1,176 89.0 86.6-91.1 142 11.0 8.9-13.4
75+ 1,036 915 87.1 83.5-90.0 121 12.9 10.0-16.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,153 1,030 87.1 83.5-90.0 123 12.9 10.0-16.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,160 1,836 81.3 78.4-83.8 324 18.7 16.2-21.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,851 1,568 82.5 79.3-85.2 283 17.5 14.8-20.7
College Graduate 1,824 1,519 81.8 79.1-84.2 305 18.2 15.8-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 971 868 86.7 82.4-90.0 103 13.3 10.0-17.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,254 1,084 83.1 79.4-86.2 170 16.9 13.8-20.6
$25,000- 34,999 743 611 81.6 77.5-85.2 132 18.4 14.8-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 965 823 81.9 77.5-85.7 142 18.1 14.3-22.5
$50,000-74,999 917 760 82.7 79.2-85.7 157 17.3 14.3-20.8
$75,000+ 1,187 977 79.4 75.6-82.8 210 20.6 17.2-24.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,697 3,328 89.0 87.3-90.5 369 11.0 9.5-12.7
No 3,149 2,507 76.9 74.5-79.1 642 23.1 20.9-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,046 902 86.6 83.4-89.2 144 13.4 10.8-16.6
Non-Veteran 5,953 5,061 82.0 80.3-83.5 892 18.0 16.5-19.7

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons in the last month.

^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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