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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

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
-Johnston County 361 129 29.2 22.8-36.5 232 70.8 63.5-77.2
GENDER
Male 133 40 26.1 16.0-39.6 93 73.9 60.4-84.0
Female 228 89 31.8 24.4-40.2 139 68.2 59.8-75.6
RACE
White 289 106 31.6 24.0-40.3 183 68.4 59.7-76.0
Other 70 22 21.7 12.9-34.2 48 78.3 65.8-87.1
AGE
18-44 126 15 14.3 6.5-28.6 111 85.7 71.4-93.5
45+ 232 113 47.3 39.6-55.2 119 52.7 44.8-60.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 75 32.9 24.7-42.3 104 67.1 57.7-75.3
Some College + 181 54 25.9 16.7-37.8 127 74.1 62.2-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 164 67 31.5 23.1-41.4 97 68.5 58.6-76.9
$50,000+ 151 45 29.0 18.9-41.8 106 71.0 58.2-81.1

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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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