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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 403 143 24.0 19.3-29.4 260 76.0 70.6-80.7
GENDER
Male 154 52 19.0 13.2-26.6 102 81.0 73.4-86.8
Female 249 91 28.7 21.9-36.7 158 71.3 63.3-78.1
RACE
White 343 125 22.6 17.9-28.1 218 77.4 71.9-82.1
Other 58 17 30.0 16.9-47.6 41 70.0 52.4-83.1
AGE
18-44 85 10 6.0 3.0-11.7 75 94.0 88.3-97.0
45+ 311 133 41.1 34.7-47.8 178 58.9 52.2-65.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 49 24.0 15.7-34.8 78 76.0 65.2-84.3
Some College + 276 94 24.0 18.6-30.4 182 76.0 69.6-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 70 31.6 22.6-42.1 97 68.4 57.9-77.4
$50,000+ 174 50 21.2 15.4-28.5 124 78.8 71.5-84.6

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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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