BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Thinking about your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-MALES

Thinking about your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?*

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	Total Respond.^	I can do everything	I can do most things	I can do some things	I can hardly do anything
TOTAL	1,264	381	39.7	35.4-44.1	507	34.7	31.1-38.5	253	17.5	14.7-20.6	123	8.2	6.6-10.2
RACE
White	1,037	312	39.6	34.9-44.5	436	38.0	33.8-42.4	194	14.8	12.3-17.7	95	7.7	5.9- 9.8
African American	150	37	36.3	25.6-48.4	48	26.8	19.1-36.2	47	27.1	19.1-36.8	18	9.8	5.7-16.6
Asian	4	2	41.8	6.3-88.4	1	5.4	0.5-37.2	1	52.8	9.2-92.5	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	33	7	21.8	9.8-41.8	12	38.8	21.5-59.6	6	19.6	7.6-42.0	8	19.8	9.3-37.3
Other Minorities	35	20	61.0	35.6-81.6	9	15.6	6.1-34.6	4	18.1	4.1-53.5	2	5.3	1.1-21.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	18	70.1	48.1-85.5	6	18.9	7.4-40.4	2	4.3	1.0-16.9	3	6.7	1.7-23.5
-English Speaking	12	6	50.7	22.5-78.4	3	32.4	10.7-65.9	1	6.6	0.9-36.0	2	10.3	2.1-38.0
-Spanish Speaking	17	12	76.4	48.8-91.7	3	14.5	3.7-42.7	1	3.5	0.5-22.2	1	5.6	0.7-31.7
Non-Hispanic	1,228	362	38.4	34.1-42.9	499	35.6	31.9-39.4	248	17.9	15.1-21.2	119	8.1	6.4-10.1
AGE
18-24	25	15	70.0	45.4-86.8	8	26.4	10.7-51.9	1	1.3	0.2- 9.2	1	2.2	0.3-14.6
25-34	69	42	69.0	55.7-79.8	23	23.2	14.5-35.0	2	5.3	1.3-18.8	2	2.5	0.6- 9.5
35-44	152	73	49.3	39.1-59.5	45	30.0	22.0-39.6	18	12.4	6.0-24.0	16	8.2	4.6-14.3
45-54	257	84	32.0	25.2-39.7	93	33.5	26.9-40.7	55	24.9	18.6-32.4	25	9.6	6.0-15.1
55-64	328	80	24.2	19.1-30.3	137	40.6	34.1-47.5	75	23.4	17.7-30.4	36	11.7	8.0-16.9
65-74	269	61	22.1	16.8-28.5	126	47.2	40.4-54.2	59	22.8	17.5-29.2	23	7.8	4.9-12.2
75+	163	26	17.8	11.3-26.9	74	43.6	34.5-53.1	43	25.8	18.5-34.7	20	12.8	7.5-21.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	206	47	38.3	27.6-50.4	61	23.1	16.8-31.0	58	20.3	14.1-28.4	40	18.2	12.4-26.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	393	106	32.0	24.9-40.0	147	37.6	30.5-45.3	88	19.0	14.3-24.7	52	11.4	8.1-15.9
Some Post-H.S.	327	98	43.5	35.4-52.0	146	35.8	29.2-43.1	60	16.8	12.1-22.9	23	3.9	2.3- 6.5
College Graduate	337	130	46.1	38.4-54.0	152	37.8	31.1-44.9	47	14.3	9.0-22.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	11	25.0	11.1-47.2	30	21.1	12.9-32.6	38	24.0	14.9-36.2	37	29.9	19.1-43.5
$15,000- 24,999	241	60	36.8	26.6-48.2	73	29.7	20.7-40.6	68	20.0	14.5-26.9	40	13.5	9.1-19.6
$25,000- 34,999	157	42	38.3	27.5-50.4	75	35.5	26.7-45.5	29	21.2	13.5-31.7	11	5.0	2.4-10.0
$35,000- 49,999	183	52	34.4	25.4-44.8	81	43.1	34.0-52.6	39	17.5	11.3-26.0	11	5.0	2.4-10.3
$50,000-74,999	178	70	52.1	40.2-63.7	78	34.8	25.5-45.3	28	12.6	7.2-21.2	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3
$75,000+	272	120	51.8	44.0-59.6	121	38.2	31.2-45.7	25	8.2	5.1-12.9	6	1.8	0.8- 4.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	676	97	21.5	16.6-27.4	238	34.3	29.3-39.8	220	28.2	23.9-33.0	121	15.9	12.8-19.7
No	578	280	58.0	52.0-63.8	265	35.0	30.0-40.4	31	6.5	3.7-11.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	524	133	32.3	26.5-38.7	233	39.3	33.9-45.0	111	20.6	16.2-25.9	47	7.7	5.4-10.9
Non-Veteran	740	248	43.1	37.7-48.8	274	32.5	27.9-37.4	142	15.9	12.6-19.9	76	8.4	6.3-11.1

Total
Respond.^

I can do everything

I can do most things

I can do some things

I can hardly do anything

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,264

381

39.7

35.4-44.1

507

34.7

31.1-38.5

253

17.5

14.7-20.6

123

8.2

6.6-10.2

RACE

White

1,037

312

39.6

34.9-44.5

436

38.0

33.8-42.4

194

14.8

12.3-17.7

7.7

5.9- 9.8

African American

150

36.3

25.6-48.4

26.8

19.1-36.2

27.1

19.1-36.8

9.8

5.7-16.6

Asian

41.8

6.3-88.4

5.4

0.5-37.2

52.8

9.2-92.5

0.0

. - .

Native American

21.8

9.8-41.8

38.8

21.5-59.6

19.6

7.6-42.0

19.8

9.3-37.3

Other Minorities

61.0

35.6-81.6

15.6

6.1-34.6

18.1

4.1-53.5

5.3

1.1-21.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.1

48.1-85.5

18.9

7.4-40.4

4.3

1.0-16.9

6.7

1.7-23.5

-English Speaking

50.7

22.5-78.4

32.4

10.7-65.9

6.6

0.9-36.0

10.3

2.1-38.0

-Spanish Speaking

76.4

48.8-91.7

14.5

3.7-42.7

3.5

0.5-22.2

5.6

0.7-31.7

Non-Hispanic

1,228

362

38.4

34.1-42.9

499

35.6

31.9-39.4

248

17.9

15.1-21.2

119

8.1

6.4-10.1

AGE

18-24

70.0

45.4-86.8

26.4

10.7-51.9

1.3

0.2- 9.2

2.2

0.3-14.6

25-34

69.0

55.7-79.8

23.2

14.5-35.0

5.3

1.3-18.8

2.5

0.6- 9.5

35-44

152

49.3

39.1-59.5

30.0

22.0-39.6

12.4

6.0-24.0

8.2

4.6-14.3

45-54

257

32.0

25.2-39.7

33.5

26.9-40.7

24.9

18.6-32.4

9.6

6.0-15.1

55-64

328

24.2

19.1-30.3

137

40.6

34.1-47.5

23.4

17.7-30.4

11.7

8.0-16.9

65-74

269

22.1

16.8-28.5

126

47.2

40.4-54.2

22.8

17.5-29.2

7.8

4.9-12.2

75+

163

17.8

11.3-26.9

43.6

34.5-53.1

25.8

18.5-34.7

12.8

7.5-21.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

206

38.3

27.6-50.4

23.1

16.8-31.0

20.3

14.1-28.4

18.2

12.4-26.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

393

106

32.0

24.9-40.0

147

37.6

30.5-45.3

19.0

14.3-24.7

11.4

8.1-15.9

Some Post-H.S.

327

43.5

35.4-52.0

146

35.8

29.2-43.1

16.8

12.1-22.9

3.9

2.3- 6.5

College Graduate

337

130

46.1

38.4-54.0

152

37.8

31.1-44.9

14.3

9.0-22.0

1.8

0.8- 4.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

25.0

11.1-47.2

21.1

12.9-32.6

24.0

14.9-36.2

29.9

19.1-43.5

$15,000- 24,999

241

36.8

26.6-48.2

29.7

20.7-40.6

20.0

14.5-26.9

13.5

9.1-19.6

$25,000- 34,999

157

38.3

27.5-50.4

35.5

26.7-45.5

21.2

13.5-31.7

5.0

2.4-10.0

$35,000- 49,999

183

34.4

25.4-44.8

43.1

34.0-52.6

17.5

11.3-26.0

5.0

2.4-10.3

$50,000-74,999

178

52.1

40.2-63.7

34.8

25.5-45.3

12.6

7.2-21.2

0.6

0.1- 2.3

$75,000+

272

120

51.8

44.0-59.6

121

38.2

31.2-45.7

8.2

5.1-12.9

1.8

0.8- 4.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

676

21.5

16.6-27.4

238

34.3

29.3-39.8

220

28.2

23.9-33.0

121

15.9

12.8-19.7

578

280

58.0

52.0-63.8

265

35.0

30.0-40.4

6.5

3.7-11.5

0.4

0.1- 1.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

524

133

32.3

26.5-38.7

233

39.3

33.9-45.0

111

20.6

16.2-25.9

7.7

5.4-10.9

Non-Veteran

740

248

43.1

37.7-48.8

274

32.5

27.9-37.4

142

15.9

12.6-19.9

8.4

6.3-11.1

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^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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