BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden

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
TOTAL	14,646	7,052	42.0	40.7-43.2	7,594	58.0	56.8-59.3
GENDER
Male	5,289	2,382	40.8	38.8-42.9	2,907	59.2	57.1-61.2
Female	9,357	4,670	43.0	41.6-44.5	4,687	57.0	55.5-58.4
RACE
White	11,488	5,669	44.5	43.1-45.8	5,819	55.5	54.2-56.9
African American	2,145	1,006	41.2	38.1-44.3	1,139	58.8	55.7-61.9
Asian	101	37	41.7	29.4-55.1	64	58.3	44.9-70.6
Native American	275	167	51.6	43.0-60.2	108	48.4	39.8-57.0
Other Minorities	586	150	20.3	16.3-25.0	436	79.7	75.0-83.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	589	166	21.1	17.1-25.7	423	78.9	74.3-82.9
-English Speaking	235	109	39.4	31.2-48.3	126	60.6	51.7-68.8
-Spanish Speaking	354	57	14.6	10.5-20.0	297	85.4	80.0-89.5
Non-Hispanic	14,022	6,863	43.7	42.4-45.0	7,159	56.3	55.0-57.6
AGE
18-24	489	134	29.8	24.7-35.5	355	70.2	64.5-75.3
25-34	1,485	408	27.6	24.5-30.9	1,077	72.4	69.1-75.5
35-44	2,319	880	36.9	34.4-39.5	1,439	63.1	60.5-65.6
45-54	2,905	1,463	49.7	47.4-52.1	1,442	50.3	47.9-52.6
55-64	3,057	1,762	56.0	53.7-58.2	1,295	44.0	41.8-46.3
65-74	2,449	1,325	52.1	49.6-54.6	1,124	47.9	45.4-50.4
75+	1,859	1,054	55.4	52.5-58.3	805	44.6	41.7-47.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,114	1,164	46.0	42.4-49.7	950	54.0	50.3-57.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,388	2,178	43.5	41.2-45.8	2,210	56.5	54.2-58.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,776	1,865	43.7	41.2-46.2	1,911	56.3	53.8-58.8
College Graduate	4,349	1,834	36.9	34.9-38.9	2,515	63.1	61.1-65.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,529	979	57.8	53.7-61.9	550	42.2	38.1-46.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,390	1,260	45.1	41.7-48.5	1,130	54.9	51.5-58.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,610	749	42.8	39.2-46.5	861	57.2	53.5-60.8
$35,000- 49,999	2,084	970	41.3	38.3-44.4	1,114	58.7	55.6-61.7
$50,000-74,999	2,074	923	38.5	35.5-41.6	1,151	61.5	58.4-64.5
$75,000+	2,910	1,191	37.4	35.0-39.9	1,719	62.6	60.1-65.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,283	3,716	66.9	64.9-69.0	1,567	33.1	31.0-35.1
No	8,842	3,176	31.5	30.1-33.0	5,666	68.5	67.0-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,161	1,052	46.7	43.7-49.7	1,109	53.3	50.3-56.3
Non-Veteran	12,482	6,000	41.2	39.9-42.6	6,482	58.8	57.4-60.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,646

7,052

42.0

40.7-43.2

7,594

58.0

56.8-59.3

GENDER

Male

5,289

2,382

40.8

38.8-42.9

2,907

59.2

57.1-61.2

Female

9,357

4,670

43.0

41.6-44.5

4,687

57.0

55.5-58.4

RACE

White

11,488

5,669

44.5

43.1-45.8

5,819

55.5

54.2-56.9

African American

2,145

1,006

41.2

38.1-44.3

1,139

58.8

55.7-61.9

Asian

101

41.7

29.4-55.1

58.3

44.9-70.6

Native American

275

167

51.6

43.0-60.2

108

48.4

39.8-57.0

Other Minorities

586

150

20.3

16.3-25.0

436

79.7

75.0-83.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

589

166

21.1

17.1-25.7

423

78.9

74.3-82.9

-English Speaking

235

109

39.4

31.2-48.3

126

60.6

51.7-68.8

-Spanish Speaking

354

14.6

10.5-20.0

297

85.4

80.0-89.5

Non-Hispanic

14,022

6,863

43.7

42.4-45.0

7,159

56.3

55.0-57.6

AGE

18-24

489

134

29.8

24.7-35.5

355

70.2

64.5-75.3

25-34

1,485

408

27.6

24.5-30.9

1,077

72.4

69.1-75.5

35-44

2,319

880

36.9

34.4-39.5

1,439

63.1

60.5-65.6

45-54

2,905

1,463

49.7

47.4-52.1

1,442

50.3

47.9-52.6

55-64

3,057

1,762

56.0

53.7-58.2

1,295

44.0

41.8-46.3

65-74

2,449

1,325

52.1

49.6-54.6

1,124

47.9

45.4-50.4

75+

1,859

1,054

55.4

52.5-58.3

805

44.6

41.7-47.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,114

1,164

46.0

42.4-49.7

950

54.0

50.3-57.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,388

2,178

43.5

41.2-45.8

2,210

56.5

54.2-58.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,776

1,865

43.7

41.2-46.2

1,911

56.3

53.8-58.8

College Graduate

4,349

1,834

36.9

34.9-38.9

2,515

63.1

61.1-65.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,529

979

57.8

53.7-61.9

550

42.2

38.1-46.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,390

1,260

45.1

41.7-48.5

1,130

54.9

51.5-58.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,610

749

42.8

39.2-46.5

861

57.2

53.5-60.8

$35,000- 49,999

2,084

970

41.3

38.3-44.4

1,114

58.7

55.6-61.7

$50,000-74,999

2,074

923

38.5

35.5-41.6

1,151

61.5

58.4-64.5

$75,000+

2,910

1,191

37.4

35.0-39.9

1,719

62.6

60.1-65.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,283

3,716

66.9

64.9-69.0

1,567

33.1

31.0-35.1

8,842

3,176

31.5

30.1-33.0

5,666

68.5

67.0-69.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,161

1,052

46.7

43.7-49.7

1,109

53.3

50.3-56.3

Non-Veteran

12,482

6,000

41.2

39.9-42.6

6,482

58.8

57.4-60.1

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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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