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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,940 4,882 27.6 26.4-28.8 8,058 72.4 71.2-73.6
-Eastern NC 3,570 1,416 30.8 28.3-33.5 2,154 69.2 66.5-71.7
GENDER
Male 1,290 458 25.6 21.8-29.8 832 74.4 70.2-78.2
Female 2,280 958 35.9 32.7-39.2 1,322 64.1 60.8-67.3
RACE
White 2,390 970 31.6 28.6-34.8 1,420 68.4 65.2-71.4
African American 817 322 32.7 27.3-38.6 495 67.3 61.4-72.7
Other Minorities 341 115 22.0 14.5-31.8 226 78.0 68.2-85.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 144 20 9.8 4.7-19.1 124 90.2 80.9-95.3
Non-Hispanic 3,419 1,393 32.4 29.8-35.2 2,026 67.6 64.8-70.2
AGE
18-24 130 9 6.1 2.1-16.1 121 93.9 83.9-97.9
25-34 383 45 10.8 6.9-16.5 338 89.2 83.5-93.1
35-44 534 115 22.3 16.9-28.8 419 77.7 71.2-83.1
45-54 702 237 33.7 28.5-39.3 465 66.3 60.7-71.5
55-64 730 368 48.6 43.0-54.2 362 51.4 45.8-57.0
65+ 1,064 634 60.5 55.7-65.1 430 39.5 34.9-44.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 486 231 31.4 24.7-39.0 255 68.6 61.0-75.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,140 498 35.1 30.1-40.5 642 64.9 59.5-69.9
Some Post-H.S. 996 394 28.9 24.4-33.8 602 71.1 66.2-75.6
College Graduate 942 291 27.0 22.8-31.7 651 73.0 68.3-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 456 228 36.7 28.5-45.8 228 63.3 54.2-71.5
$15,000- 24,999 614 283 30.5 24.9-36.7 331 69.5 63.3-75.1
$25,000- 34,999 361 138 27.8 20.8-36.1 223 72.2 63.9-79.2
$35,000- 49,999 481 180 32.4 26.2-39.3 301 67.6 60.7-73.8
$50,000-74,999 484 174 33.4 26.9-40.6 310 66.6 59.4-73.1
$75,000+ 669 193 25.1 19.7-31.4 476 74.9 68.6-80.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,354 849 55.8 50.4-61.2 505 44.2 38.8-49.6
No 2,052 526 19.0 16.6-21.7 1,526 81.0 78.3-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 569 257 39.6 32.6-47.0 312 60.4 53.0-67.4
Non-Veteran 2,693 1,032 28.7 25.8-31.7 1,661 71.3 68.3-74.2

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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