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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 104 38 36.2 26.6-47.0 66 63.8 53.0-73.4
GENDER
Male 28 8 29.2 14.6-50.0 20 70.8 50.0-85.4
Female 76 30 39.8 28.2-52.6 46 60.2 47.4-71.8
RACE
White 85 28 30.4 21.0-41.9 57 69.6 58.1-79.0
Other 17 9 51.0 27.2-74.5 8 49.0 25.5-72.8
AGE
18-44 11 2 19.6 4.6-55.3 9 80.4 44.7-95.4
45+ 93 36 39.7 29.3-51.1 57 60.3 48.9-70.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 32 14 45.4 27.5-64.5 18 54.6 35.5-72.5
Some College + 72 24 31.5 21.0-44.3 48 68.5 55.7-79.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 32 17 50.2 31.5-68.8 15 49.8 31.2-68.5
$50,000+ 57 15 21.9 13.1-34.3 42 78.1 65.7-86.9

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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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