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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Kidney Disease-WHITE FEMALES

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have some form of kidney disease
including chronic kidney disease, nephritis, nephrosis, renal disease, or end-stage renal disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,276 484 2.3 2.0- 2.7 14,792 97.7 97.3-98.0
-WHITE FEMALES 7,306 212 1.9 1.6- 2.2 7,094 98.1 97.8-98.4
AGE
18-24 147 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 146 99.8 98.4- 100
25-34 579 5 0.6 0.2- 1.5 574 99.4 98.5-99.8
35-44 1,023 15 1.2 0.6- 2.1 1,008 98.8 97.9-99.4
45-54 1,375 26 1.3 0.8- 2.0 1,349 98.7 98.0-99.2
55-64 1,594 54 2.8 2.1- 3.8 1,540 97.2 96.2-97.9
65-74 1,400 48 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,352 97.2 96.1-98.0
75+ 1,137 60 5.3 3.9- 7.3 1,077 94.7 92.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 797 50 4.5 3.2- 6.2 747 95.5 93.8-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,080 56 1.8 1.3- 2.5 2,024 98.2 97.5-98.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,133 54 1.7 1.2- 2.3 2,079 98.3 97.7-98.8
College Graduate 2,281 50 1.4 1.0- 2.0 2,231 98.6 98.0-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 772 51 4.8 3.4- 6.7 721 95.2 93.3-96.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,062 45 2.9 2.0- 4.0 1,017 97.1 96.0-98.0
$25,000- 34,999 735 14 2.1 1.1- 3.7 721 97.9 96.3-98.9
$35,000- 49,999 1,025 24 1.3 0.8- 2.0 1,001 98.7 98.0-99.2
$50,000-74,999 1,041 19 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,022 98.9 98.0-99.4
$75,000+ 1,506 23 1.2 0.8- 2.0 1,483 98.8 98.0-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,756 148 3.9 3.2- 4.7 2,608 96.1 95.3-96.8
No 4,517 62 0.9 0.7- 1.2 4,455 99.1 98.8-99.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 8 4.7 2.0-10.5 130 95.3 89.5-98.0
Non-Veteran 7,168 204 1.8 1.5- 2.2 6,964 98.2 97.8-98.5

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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