BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, <br> rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	12,940	4,882	27.6	26.4-28.8	8,058	72.4	71.2-73.6
GENDER
Male	4,842	1,554	22.4	20.7-24.3	3,288	77.6	75.7-79.3
Female	8,098	3,328	32.4	30.8-34.1	4,770	67.6	65.9-69.2
RACE
White	10,267	4,003	29.9	28.5-31.3	6,264	70.1	68.7-71.5
African American	1,792	647	26.9	23.8-30.2	1,145	73.1	69.8-76.2
Asian	100	16	8.8	4.8-15.8	84	91.2	84.2-95.2
Native American	303	130	30.3	22.6-39.3	173	69.7	60.7-77.4
Other Minorities	393	62	9.3	5.8-14.6	331	90.7	85.4-94.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	426	62	7.2	4.9-10.3	364	92.8	89.7-95.1
-English Speaking	229	52	15.4	10.4-22.2	177	84.6	77.8-89.6
-Spanish Speaking	197	10	2.7	1.2- 6.0	187	97.3	94.0-98.8
Non-Hispanic	12,479	4,807	29.2	27.9-30.4	7,672	70.8	69.6-72.1
AGE
18-24	394	21	4.1	2.3- 7.3	373	95.9	92.7-97.7
25-34	1,191	123	10.8	8.3-14.0	1,068	89.2	86.0-91.7
35-44	1,933	325	15.5	13.2-18.1	1,608	84.5	81.9-86.8
45-54	2,511	810	30.9	28.3-33.6	1,701	69.1	66.4-71.7
55-64	2,717	1,281	45.0	42.3-47.7	1,436	55.0	52.3-57.7
65-74	2,302	1,244	53.4	50.4-56.4	1,058	46.6	43.6-49.6
75+	1,779	1,045	59.7	56.0-63.3	734	40.3	36.7-44.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,668	825	31.3	27.4-35.6	843	68.7	64.4-72.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,842	1,631	31.8	29.3-34.4	2,211	68.2	65.6-70.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,282	1,233	27.9	25.6-30.4	2,049	72.1	69.6-74.4
College Graduate	4,128	1,184	21.6	20.0-23.4	2,944	78.4	76.6-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,407	721	33.7	29.3-38.5	686	66.3	61.5-70.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,044	893	30.2	27.0-33.6	1,151	69.8	66.4-73.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,332	535	31.6	27.7-35.9	797	68.4	64.1-72.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,675	632	30.9	27.5-34.5	1,043	69.1	65.5-72.5
$50,000-74,999	1,791	586	26.9	23.9-30.2	1,205	73.1	69.8-76.1
$75,000+	2,745	702	19.9	17.9-22.1	2,043	80.1	77.9-82.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,545	2,781	52.5	49.8-55.2	1,764	47.5	44.8-50.2
No	7,847	1,948	17.6	16.4-18.8	5,899	82.4	81.2-83.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,690	721	36.8	33.1-40.6	969	63.2	59.4-66.9
Non-Veteran	10,156	3,749	26.3	25.0-27.6	6,407	73.7	72.4-75.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,940

4,882

27.6

26.4-28.8

8,058

72.4

71.2-73.6

GENDER

Male

4,842

1,554

22.4

20.7-24.3

3,288

77.6

75.7-79.3

Female

8,098

3,328

32.4

30.8-34.1

4,770

67.6

65.9-69.2

RACE

White

10,267

4,003

29.9

28.5-31.3

6,264

70.1

68.7-71.5

African American

1,792

647

26.9

23.8-30.2

1,145

73.1

69.8-76.2

Asian

100

8.8

4.8-15.8

91.2

84.2-95.2

Native American

303

130

30.3

22.6-39.3

173

69.7

60.7-77.4

Other Minorities

393

9.3

5.8-14.6

331

90.7

85.4-94.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

426

7.2

4.9-10.3

364

92.8

89.7-95.1

-English Speaking

229

15.4

10.4-22.2

177

84.6

77.8-89.6

-Spanish Speaking

197

2.7

1.2- 6.0

187

97.3

94.0-98.8

Non-Hispanic

12,479

4,807

29.2

27.9-30.4

7,672

70.8

69.6-72.1

AGE

18-24

394

4.1

2.3- 7.3

373

95.9

92.7-97.7

25-34

1,191

123

10.8

8.3-14.0

1,068

89.2

86.0-91.7

35-44

1,933

325

15.5

13.2-18.1

1,608

84.5

81.9-86.8

45-54

2,511

810

30.9

28.3-33.6

1,701

69.1

66.4-71.7

55-64

2,717

1,281

45.0

42.3-47.7

1,436

55.0

52.3-57.7

65-74

2,302

1,244

53.4

50.4-56.4

1,058

46.6

43.6-49.6

75+

1,779

1,045

59.7

56.0-63.3

734

40.3

36.7-44.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,668

825

31.3

27.4-35.6

843

68.7

64.4-72.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,842

1,631

31.8

29.3-34.4

2,211

68.2

65.6-70.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,282

1,233

27.9

25.6-30.4

2,049

72.1

69.6-74.4

College Graduate

4,128

1,184

21.6

20.0-23.4

2,944

78.4

76.6-80.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,407

721

33.7

29.3-38.5

686

66.3

61.5-70.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,044

893

30.2

27.0-33.6

1,151

69.8

66.4-73.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,332

535

31.6

27.7-35.9

797

68.4

64.1-72.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,675

632

30.9

27.5-34.5

1,043

69.1

65.5-72.5

$50,000-74,999

1,791

586

26.9

23.9-30.2

1,205

73.1

69.8-76.1

$75,000+

2,745

702

19.9

17.9-22.1

2,043

80.1

77.9-82.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,545

2,781

52.5

49.8-55.2

1,764

47.5

44.8-50.2

7,847

1,948

17.6

16.4-18.8

5,899

82.4

81.2-83.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,690

721

36.8

33.1-40.6

969

63.2

59.4-66.9

Non-Veteran

10,156

3,749

26.3

25.0-27.6

6,407

73.7

72.4-75.0

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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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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: 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?

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?