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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 363 147 31.8 26.2-37.9 216 68.2 62.1-73.8
GENDER
Male 118 41 25.4 17.4-35.5 77 74.6 64.5-82.6
Female 245 106 36.6 29.7-44.1 139 63.4 55.9-70.3
RACE
White 249 104 31.7 25.0-39.4 145 68.3 60.6-75.0
Other 114 43 31.9 22.8-42.6 71 68.1 57.4-77.2
AGE
18-44 95 23 19.5 12.2-29.8 72 80.5 70.2-87.8
45+ 266 123 42.1 35.5-48.9 143 57.9 51.1-64.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 130 62 34.0 23.8-45.8 68 66.0 54.2-76.2
Some College + 233 85 30.6 24.2-37.8 148 69.4 62.2-75.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 184 80 32.6 24.5-41.9 104 67.4 58.1-75.5
$50,000+ 126 42 27.9 20.1-37.2 84 72.1 62.8-79.9

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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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