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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 362 152 31.2 25.8-37.2 210 68.8 62.8-74.2
GENDER
Male 135 44 22.3 15.5-30.9 91 77.7 69.1-84.5
Female 227 108 40.7 33.3-48.6 119 59.3 51.4-66.7
RACE
White 128 58 35.1 25.4-46.1 70 64.9 53.9-74.6
Other 231 94 30.4 23.9-37.9 137 69.6 62.1-76.1
AGE
18-44 108 20 16.6 10.2-25.8 88 83.4 74.2-89.8
45+ 252 131 47.3 40.4-54.3 121 52.7 45.7-59.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 217 96 33.1 26.0-40.9 121 66.9 59.1-74.0
Some College + 144 55 28.1 20.1-37.8 89 71.9 62.2-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 263 115 31.6 25.1-38.8 148 68.4 61.2-74.9
$50,000+ 55 18 30.6 19.0-45.2 37 69.4 54.8-81.0

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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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