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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 142 58 38.3 29.4-48.2 84 61.7 51.8-70.6
GENDER
Male 51 22 40.8 26.2-57.1 29 59.2 42.9-73.8
Female 91 36 36.8 26.1-49.1 55 63.2 50.9-73.9
RACE
White 124 52 40.5 31.2-50.4 72 59.5 49.6-68.8
Other 17 5 28.8 10.7-57.8 12 71.2 42.2-89.3
AGE
18-44 10 6 54.2 23.6-81.9 4 45.8 18.1-76.4
45+ 132 52 36.2 27.1-46.3 80 63.8 53.7-72.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 49 19 35.0 20.6-52.7 30 65.0 47.3-79.4
Some College + 93 39 40.0 29.2-51.8 54 60.0 48.2-70.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 70 29 36.0 23.7-50.5 41 64.0 49.5-76.3
$50,000+ 49 18 35.1 22.1-50.8 31 64.9 49.2-77.9

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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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