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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Arthritis Burden

During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities,
such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings?

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  Total
Respond.^
A lot A little Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,838 891 18.9 17.0-20.9 1,150 22.6 20.7-24.5 2,797 58.6 56.2-60.9
-Mecklenburg County 187 30 14.5 9.6-21.2 52 27.9 20.8-36.3 105 57.6 48.9-65.9
GENDER
Male 50 4 9.2 3.4-22.5 13 20.0 10.7-34.3 33 70.8 55.4-82.5
Female 137 26 17.1 10.9-25.7 39 31.8 22.8-42.4 72 51.1 40.8-61.4
RACE
White 137 19 11.7 6.9-19.2 32 22.2 14.9-31.9 86 66.1 56.0-74.9
Other 50 11 20.4 10.7-35.5 20 39.9 25.3-56.6 19 39.6 24.3-57.3
AGE
18-44 13 1 2.4 0.3-16.5 3 21.5 6.2-52.9 9 76.1 45.5-92.4
45+ 173 29 16.4 11.0-23.9 49 29.0 21.6-37.8 95 54.5 45.7-63.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 52 10 20.3 9.4-38.5 22 35.8 21.3-53.5 20 43.9 26.2-63.2
Some College + 134 20 12.4 7.7-19.3 30 25.2 17.2-35.2 84 62.4 52.5-71.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 88 18 20.9 12.3-33.1 31 34.2 23.3-47.2 39 44.9 32.3-58.1
$50,000+ 58 7 12.6 5.8-25.4 11 22.1 11.7-37.7 40 65.3 50.1-77.9

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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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