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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-FEMALES

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 3,952 3,139 76.7 74.7-78.7 813 23.3 21.3-25.3
RACE
White 3,169 2,511 77.1 74.8-79.2 658 22.9 20.8-25.2
African American 578 474 79.3 74.6-83.4 104 20.7 16.6-25.4
Asian 13 8 54.2 26.2-79.8 5 45.8 20.2-73.8
Native American 108 90 84.8 74.5-91.3 18 15.2 8.7-25.5
Other Minorities 72 48 54.7 39.1-69.4 24 45.3 30.6-60.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 91 62 61.3 47.5-73.6 29 38.7 26.4-52.5
-English Speaking 65 47 72.5 56.9-84.1 18 27.5 15.9-43.1
-Spanish Speaking 26 15 45.3 25.3-67.0 11 54.7 33.0-74.7
Non-Hispanic 3,851 3,068 77.3 75.3-79.2 783 22.7 20.8-24.7
AGE
18-24 44 31 68.6 47.1-84.2 13 31.4 15.8-52.9
25-34 198 127 64.7 56.0-72.4 71 35.3 27.6-44.0
35-44 436 297 66.1 60.1-71.6 139 33.9 28.4-39.9
45-54 782 596 76.1 72.1-79.6 186 23.9 20.4-27.9
55-64 1,009 817 81.1 77.9-84.0 192 18.9 16.0-22.1
65-74 790 674 85.0 81.4-87.9 116 15.0 12.1-18.6
75+ 675 583 86.6 83.1-89.5 92 13.4 10.5-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 683 564 80.8 76.1-84.8 119 19.2 15.2-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,227 975 74.9 70.6-78.8 252 25.1 21.2-29.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,070 830 75.4 71.6-78.8 240 24.6 21.2-28.4
College Graduate 967 767 78.0 74.5-81.3 200 22.0 18.7-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 660 560 82.5 77.5-86.6 100 17.5 13.4-22.5
$15,000- 24,999 741 597 76.2 71.2-80.5 144 23.8 19.5-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 384 292 71.3 64.3-77.4 92 28.7 22.6-35.7
$35,000- 49,999 517 398 76.5 71.5-80.8 119 23.5 19.2-28.5
$50,000-74,999 454 336 70.7 64.7-76.0 118 29.3 24.0-35.3
$75,000+ 556 429 78.3 73.8-82.2 127 21.7 17.8-26.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,227 1,944 84.1 81.2-86.6 283 15.9 13.4-18.8
No 1,643 1,136 68.7 65.6-71.7 507 31.3 28.3-34.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 76 76.6 63.2-86.2 20 23.4 13.8-36.8
Non-Veteran 3,856 3,063 76.8 74.7-78.7 793 23.2 21.3-25.3

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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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