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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 140 17 11.9 7.1-19.5 41 34.4 24.9-45.2 82 53.7 43.5-63.6
GENDER
Male 49 4 10.8 3.7-27.8 10 21.2 10.9-37.1 35 68.0 51.1-81.1
Female 91 13 12.6 6.9-21.7 31 42.0 29.6-55.6 47 45.4 33.6-57.8
RACE
White 123 15 13.4 7.7-22.4 30 25.4 17.4-35.4 78 61.2 50.9-70.6
Other 16 2 6.5 1.5-24.4 10 67.3 36.8-87.9 4 26.3 8.2-58.8
AGE
18-44 10 1 11.1 1.5-49.9 5 54.6 24.5-81.6 4 34.4 12.0-66.8
45+ 130 16 12.1 7.0-20.0 36 31.5 21.9-43.0 78 56.4 45.6-66.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 47 6 12.2 5.2-26.1 17 44.5 26.2-64.4 24 43.3 26.7-61.6
Some College + 93 11 11.8 6.1-21.8 24 29.8 19.9-41.9 58 58.4 46.4-69.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 69 8 10.4 4.8-21.3 27 46.4 31.4-62.2 34 43.2 29.1-58.4
$50,000+ 50 7 15.5 7.0-30.8 6 13.3 5.7-28.3 37 71.2 55.2-83.2

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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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