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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Burden-WHITES

During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,488 5,669 44.5 43.1-45.8 5,819 55.5 54.2-56.9
GENDER
Male 4,227 1,981 44.2 41.9-46.4 2,246 55.8 53.6-58.1
Female 7,261 3,688 44.7 43.1-46.4 3,573 55.3 53.6-56.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 112 60 46.0 33.6-58.9 52 54.0 41.1-66.4
-English Speaking 111 60 46.2 33.7-59.1 51 53.8 40.9-66.3
-Spanish Speaking 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 11,367 5,603 44.4 43.0-45.8 5,764 55.6 54.2-57.0
AGE
18-24 293 92 34.8 27.8-42.5 201 65.2 57.5-72.2
25-34 976 299 31.7 27.9-35.7 677 68.3 64.3-72.1
35-44 1,720 659 37.8 35.0-40.7 1,061 62.2 59.3-65.0
45-54 2,250 1,141 50.7 48.1-53.3 1,109 49.3 46.7-51.9
55-64 2,492 1,428 55.1 52.7-57.5 1,064 44.9 42.5-47.3
65-74 2,064 1,124 53.5 50.8-56.1 940 46.5 43.9-49.2
75+ 1,646 914 53.3 50.3-56.3 732 46.7 43.7-49.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,349 775 56.7 52.1-61.1 574 43.3 38.9-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,367 1,736 47.0 44.4-49.7 1,631 53.0 50.3-55.6
Some Post-H.S. 3,017 1,535 45.3 42.5-48.2 1,482 54.7 51.8-57.5
College Graduate 3,741 1,616 37.9 35.8-39.9 2,125 62.1 60.1-64.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,020 698 69.1 65.0-73.0 322 30.9 27.0-35.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,641 927 52.9 48.6-57.1 714 47.1 42.9-51.4
$25,000- 34,999 1,186 584 47.8 43.7-51.9 602 52.2 48.1-56.3
$35,000- 49,999 1,686 808 43.4 40.0-46.8 878 56.6 53.2-60.0
$50,000-74,999 1,778 810 40.1 36.9-43.5 968 59.9 56.5-63.1
$75,000+ 2,641 1,090 37.8 35.3-40.3 1,551 62.2 59.7-64.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,181 2,951 67.6 65.4-69.7 1,230 32.4 30.3-34.6
No 6,960 2,604 34.5 32.9-36.2 4,356 65.5 63.8-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,802 893 47.8 44.6-51.1 909 52.2 48.9-55.4
Non-Veteran 9,685 4,776 43.9 42.4-45.4 4,909 56.1 54.6-57.6

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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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