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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 2,318 48.1 45.8-50.5 2,542 51.9 49.5-54.2
-Mecklenburg County 186 89 47.6 39.0-56.3 97 52.4 43.7-61.0
GENDER
Male 50 17 30.1 18.0-45.6 33 69.9 54.4-82.0
Female 136 72 56.3 45.7-66.3 64 43.7 33.7-54.3
RACE
White 137 64 45.1 35.3-55.2 73 54.9 44.8-64.7
Other 49 25 53.0 36.2-69.2 24 47.0 30.8-63.8
AGE
18-44 13 5 28.8 10.2-58.8 8 71.2 41.2-89.8
45+ 172 84 50.8 42.0-59.5 88 49.2 40.5-58.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 51 25 48.4 30.6-66.7 26 51.6 33.3-69.4
Some College + 134 64 47.6 38.0-57.4 70 52.4 42.6-62.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 88 49 57.6 44.4-69.9 39 42.4 30.1-55.6
$50,000+ 58 28 51.1 36.9-65.1 30 48.9 34.9-63.1

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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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