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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

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 4,856 3,790 73.8 71.6-75.9 1,066 26.2 24.1-28.4
GENDER
Male 1,687 1,279 70.2 66.2-73.8 408 29.8 26.2-33.8
Female 3,169 2,511 77.1 74.8-79.2 658 22.9 20.8-25.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 51 40 84.0 70.3-92.1 11 16.0 7.9-29.7
-English Speaking 51 40 84.0 70.3-92.1 11 16.0 7.9-29.7
Non-Hispanic 4,799 3,745 73.7 71.5-75.9 1,054 26.3 24.1-28.5
AGE
18-24 65 40 51.2 35.0-67.1 25 48.8 32.9-65.0
25-34 236 147 60.3 51.5-68.4 89 39.7 31.6-48.5
35-44 545 372 66.3 61.0-71.2 173 33.7 28.8-39.0
45-54 970 727 75.5 72.0-78.7 243 24.5 21.3-28.0
55-64 1,236 1,000 82.2 79.4-84.6 236 17.8 15.4-20.6
65-74 1,005 826 82.1 78.9-84.9 179 17.9 15.1-21.1
75+ 790 671 85.4 82.1-88.1 119 14.6 11.9-17.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 693 555 72.6 64.0-79.7 138 27.4 20.3-36.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,501 1,151 71.2 67.0-75.0 350 28.8 25.0-33.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,305 1,012 72.4 68.0-76.4 293 27.6 23.6-32.0
College Graduate 1,351 1,067 78.5 75.6-81.2 284 21.5 18.8-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 631 533 83.1 77.9-87.2 98 16.9 12.8-22.1
$15,000- 24,999 821 624 69.1 62.3-75.1 197 30.9 24.9-37.7
$25,000- 34,999 495 378 71.4 65.1-77.0 117 28.6 23.0-34.9
$35,000- 49,999 691 539 78.5 74.3-82.2 152 21.5 17.8-25.7
$50,000-74,999 679 502 68.0 61.8-73.7 177 32.0 26.3-38.2
$75,000+ 894 686 75.7 71.7-79.3 208 24.3 20.7-28.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,667 2,304 82.3 79.3-84.9 363 17.7 15.1-20.7
No 2,094 1,421 65.8 62.4-69.0 673 34.2 31.0-37.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 770 613 80.1 75.9-83.7 157 19.9 16.3-24.1
Non-Veteran 4,086 3,177 72.6 70.0-75.0 909 27.4 25.0-30.0

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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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