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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Kidney Disease

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
-Union County 402 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 389 98.1 96.3-99.0
GENDER
Male 149 4 1.4 0.5- 3.9 145 98.6 96.1-99.5
Female 253 9 2.6 1.1- 5.8 244 97.4 94.2-98.9
RACE
White 337 9 1.5 0.7- 3.1 328 98.5 96.9-99.3
Other 62 4 3.6 1.1-11.6 58 96.4 88.4-98.9
AGE
18-44 132 3 1.6 0.5- 5.5 129 98.4 94.5-99.5
45+ 265 9 2.1 1.0- 4.2 256 97.9 95.8-99.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 143 7 3.1 1.2- 7.5 136 96.9 92.5-98.8
Some College + 258 6 1.2 0.5- 3.0 252 98.8 97.0-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 159 10 3.7 1.7- 8.0 149 96.3 92.0-98.3
$50,000+ 180 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8 177 98.9 96.2-99.7

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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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