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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-MALES

Have you EVER taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage
problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,269 101 8.0 6.2-10.4 1,168 92.0 89.6-93.8
RACE
White 1,042 80 7.8 5.8-10.5 962 92.2 89.5-94.2
African American 150 17 10.4 5.5-18.5 133 89.6 81.5-94.5
Asian 4 0 0.0 . - . 4 100 . - .
Native American 33 4 15.4 5.1-37.9 29 84.6 62.1-94.9
Other Minorities 35 0 0.0 . - . 35 100 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 29 0 0.0 . - . 29 100 . - .
-English Speaking 12 0 0.0 . - . 12 100 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 17 0 0.0 . - . 17 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,232 101 8.4 6.5-10.9 1,131 91.6 89.1-93.5
AGE
18-24 25 2 4.9 1.0-21.5 23 95.1 78.5-99.0
25-34 69 2 3.3 0.6-16.2 67 96.7 83.8-99.4
35-44 152 19 12.5 7.7-19.9 133 87.5 80.1-92.3
45-54 258 22 8.3 4.8-14.0 236 91.7 86.0-95.2
55-64 331 24 9.1 5.1-15.5 307 90.9 84.5-94.9
65-74 269 16 6.7 3.9-11.3 253 93.3 88.7-96.1
75+ 164 16 8.7 4.9-15.1 148 91.3 84.9-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 8 3.3 1.5- 7.0 201 96.7 93.0-98.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 32 10.1 6.4-15.5 361 89.9 84.5-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 328 29 8.7 5.4-13.8 299 91.3 86.2-94.6
College Graduate 338 32 8.0 4.7-13.1 306 92.0 86.9-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 10 11.8 5.3-24.1 106 88.2 75.9-94.7
$15,000- 24,999 242 14 3.3 1.8- 6.0 228 96.7 94.0-98.2
$25,000- 34,999 157 9 6.6 3.2-13.1 148 93.4 86.9-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 183 21 13.7 7.8-22.9 162 86.3 77.1-92.2
$50,000-74,999 178 12 5.6 2.5-12.1 166 94.4 87.9-97.5
$75,000+ 273 27 10.4 6.3-16.6 246 89.6 83.4-93.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 681 75 11.4 8.4-15.1 606 88.6 84.9-91.6
No 578 26 4.7 2.7- 8.0 552 95.3 92.0-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 529 47 9.1 6.1-13.5 482 90.9 86.5-93.9
Non-Veteran 740 54 7.5 5.3-10.4 686 92.5 89.6-94.7

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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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