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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 602 187 21.1 17.7-25.0 415 78.9 75.0-82.3
GENDER
Male 224 50 14.8 10.7-20.0 174 85.2 80.0-89.3
Female 378 137 26.9 21.7-32.7 241 73.1 67.3-78.3
RACE
White 420 137 24.1 19.8-29.0 283 75.9 71.0-80.2
Other 171 50 17.9 12.6-24.8 121 82.1 75.2-87.4
AGE
18-44 186 13 5.6 3.0-10.5 173 94.4 89.5-97.0
45+ 409 173 38.1 32.9-43.7 236 61.9 56.3-67.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 144 52 20.9 14.2-29.8 92 79.1 70.2-85.8
Some College + 455 134 21.2 17.4-25.5 321 78.8 74.5-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 224 88 24.2 18.2-31.4 136 75.8 68.6-81.8
$50,000+ 278 58 16.6 12.5-21.7 220 83.4 78.3-87.5

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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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