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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,625 4,860 84.5 82.9-86.0 765 15.5 14.0-17.1
GENDER
Male 1,964 1,689 84.7 82.0-87.0 275 15.3 13.0-18.0
Female 3,661 3,171 84.3 82.4-86.1 490 15.7 13.9-17.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 60 51 84.5 69.4-93.0 9 15.5 7.0-30.6
-English Speaking 60 51 84.5 69.4-93.0 9 15.5 7.0-30.6
Non-Hispanic 5,559 4,803 84.5 82.9-85.9 756 15.5 14.1-17.1
AGE
18-24 91 65 73.8 61.4-83.2 26 26.2 16.8-38.6
25-34 298 236 78.3 71.6-83.9 62 21.7 16.1-28.4
35-44 655 545 83.5 79.7-86.6 110 16.5 13.4-20.3
45-54 1,132 971 85.2 82.4-87.7 161 14.8 12.3-17.6
55-64 1,421 1,237 87.2 84.9-89.2 184 12.8 10.8-15.1
65-74 1,118 1,006 90.4 88.0-92.3 112 9.6 7.7-12.0
75+ 898 791 88.5 85.7-90.7 107 11.5 9.3-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 768 694 89.7 86.1-92.4 74 10.3 7.6-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,720 1,502 84.7 81.6-87.4 218 15.3 12.6-18.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,524 1,305 82.9 79.4-86.0 219 17.1 14.0-20.6
College Graduate 1,606 1,353 83.3 80.6-85.8 253 16.7 14.2-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 693 631 89.6 85.4-92.8 62 10.4 7.2-14.6
$15,000- 24,999 922 821 86.7 82.7-89.9 101 13.3 10.1-17.3
$25,000- 34,999 579 495 85.5 81.0-89.0 84 14.5 11.0-19.0
$35,000- 49,999 803 691 82.1 76.8-86.4 112 17.9 13.6-23.2
$50,000-74,999 804 679 85.0 81.7-87.8 125 15.0 12.2-18.3
$75,000+ 1,086 896 79.8 75.9-83.3 190 20.2 16.7-24.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,935 2,669 90.6 89.0-92.0 266 9.4 8.0-11.0
No 2,581 2,096 78.8 76.1-81.2 485 21.2 18.8-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 888 770 86.9 83.5-89.8 118 13.1 10.2-16.5
Non-Veteran 4,737 4,090 84.0 82.2-85.7 647 16.0 14.3-17.8

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported joint symptons in the last month.

^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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