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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,456 4,731 31.6 30.4-32.8 6,725 68.4 67.2-69.6
GENDER
Male 4,212 1,543 27.5 25.8-29.3 2,669 72.5 70.7-74.2
Female 7,244 3,188 35.3 33.8-36.8 4,056 64.7 63.2-66.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 112 50 33.7 23.5-45.6 62 66.3 54.4-76.5
-English Speaking 111 50 33.9 23.6-45.8 61 66.1 54.2-76.4
-Spanish Speaking 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 11,334 4,677 31.5 30.4-32.7 6,657 68.5 67.3-69.6
AGE
18-24 293 23 6.8 4.0-11.2 270 93.2 88.8-96.0
25-34 973 116 10.9 8.6-13.7 857 89.1 86.3-91.4
35-44 1,719 361 20.9 18.5-23.5 1,358 79.1 76.5-81.5
45-54 2,244 778 34.2 31.8-36.8 1,466 65.8 63.2-68.2
55-64 2,482 1,265 48.9 46.4-51.3 1,217 51.1 48.7-53.6
65-74 2,060 1,178 56.2 53.6-58.8 882 43.8 41.2-46.4
75+ 1,639 1,001 60.8 57.9-63.7 638 39.2 36.3-42.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,340 763 46.5 42.0-51.0 577 53.5 49.0-58.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,354 1,535 34.9 32.7-37.2 1,819 65.1 62.8-67.3
Some Post-H.S. 3,013 1,212 30.2 27.9-32.5 1,801 69.8 67.5-72.1
College Graduate 3,735 1,216 25.4 23.7-27.1 2,519 74.6 72.9-76.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,014 653 60.7 56.2-65.1 361 39.3 34.9-43.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,633 847 40.4 36.5-44.3 786 59.6 55.7-63.5
$25,000- 34,999 1,179 508 34.4 30.9-38.0 671 65.6 62.0-69.1
$35,000- 49,999 1,679 648 30.0 27.3-32.9 1,031 70.0 67.1-72.7
$50,000-74,999 1,775 589 25.7 23.1-28.3 1,186 74.3 71.7-76.9
$75,000+ 2,638 767 23.6 21.7-25.6 1,871 76.4 74.4-78.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,164 2,734 57.3 54.9-59.7 1,430 42.7 40.3-45.1
No 6,951 1,906 20.5 19.3-21.7 5,045 79.5 78.3-80.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,797 805 40.2 37.1-43.3 992 59.8 56.7-62.9
Non-Veteran 9,658 3,926 30.1 28.9-31.4 5,732 69.9 68.6-71.1

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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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