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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-FEMALES

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,110 1,950 36.0 34.2-37.8 3,160 64.0 62.2-65.8
RACE
White 4,097 1,530 35.5 33.5-37.6 2,567 64.5 62.4-66.5
African American 767 314 37.3 33.0-41.8 453 62.7 58.2-67.0
Asian 16 4 25.9 9.2-54.8 12 74.1 45.2-90.8
Native American 123 64 48.2 36.1-60.6 59 51.8 39.4-63.9
Other Minorities 91 32 33.8 21.8-48.2 59 66.2 51.8-78.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 118 39 34.2 23.3-47.2 79 65.8 52.8-76.7
-English Speaking 86 28 35.6 21.9-52.2 58 64.4 47.8-78.1
-Spanish Speaking 32 11 32.1 16.4-53.2 21 67.9 46.8-83.6
Non-Hispanic 4,980 1,906 36.0 34.2-37.9 3,074 64.0 62.1-65.8
AGE
18-24 56 10 19.1 9.4-34.8 46 80.9 65.2-90.6
25-34 258 53 19.7 14.5-26.4 205 80.3 73.6-85.5
35-44 526 180 36.3 30.9-42.1 346 63.7 57.9-69.1
45-54 957 382 41.1 37.1-45.2 575 58.9 54.8-62.9
55-64 1,252 513 39.0 35.7-42.4 739 61.0 57.6-64.3
65-74 1,084 403 35.8 32.3-39.4 681 64.2 60.6-67.7
75+ 953 403 40.3 36.4-44.4 550 59.7 55.6-63.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 897 464 49.5 44.7-54.3 433 50.5 45.7-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,627 624 36.1 32.9-39.4 1,003 63.9 60.6-67.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,360 504 35.7 32.1-39.4 856 64.3 60.6-67.9
College Graduate 1,221 357 27.3 24.3-30.5 864 72.7 69.5-75.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 814 489 59.2 54.3-63.8 325 40.8 36.2-45.7
$15,000- 24,999 968 401 39.4 35.1-43.8 567 60.6 56.2-64.9
$25,000- 34,999 517 169 31.1 26.0-36.7 348 68.9 63.3-74.0
$35,000- 49,999 666 196 30.5 26.1-35.2 470 69.5 64.8-73.9
$50,000-74,999 594 151 25.0 20.7-29.8 443 75.0 70.2-79.3
$75,000+ 691 166 24.6 20.6-29.0 525 75.4 71.0-79.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,720 1,700 62.0 59.3-64.7 1,020 38.0 35.3-40.7
No 2,274 221 9.2 7.7-11.0 2,053 90.8 89.0-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 48 29.8 21.0-40.3 73 70.2 59.7-79.0
Non-Veteran 4,989 1,902 36.1 34.3-38.0 3,087 63.9 62.0-65.7

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported arthritis or joint symptoms 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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