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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Arthritis Burden

During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities,
such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings?

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  Total
Respond.^
A lot A little Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,838 891 18.9 17.0-20.9 1,150 22.6 20.7-24.5 2,797 58.6 56.2-60.9
-Rowan County 165 33 25.2 17.5-34.9 52 29.4 22.1-38.0 80 45.4 36.7-54.4
GENDER
Male 51 11 24.8 13.8-40.6 15 26.1 15.0-41.4 25 49.1 34.5-63.8
Female 114 22 25.4 15.7-38.3 37 31.3 22.2-42.0 55 43.3 32.8-54.5
RACE
White 148 28 23.0 15.2-33.2 46 28.9 21.4-37.8 74 48.1 38.8-57.6
Other 17 5 42.9 18.1-71.8 6 33.5 12.4-64.2 6 23.6 9.0-49.2
AGE
18-44 12 4 43.9 16.5-75.7 2 9.0 2.1-32.0 6 47.0 19.4-76.6
45+ 153 29 21.7 15.2-30.1 50 33.2 25.2-42.2 74 45.1 36.6-53.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 94 26 36.2 24.5-49.8 27 26.9 17.6-38.9 41 36.8 26.3-48.8
Some College + 71 7 10.6 4.8-22.0 25 32.7 22.0-45.5 39 56.7 43.7-68.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 96 24 34.3 22.9-48.0 34 31.6 21.8-43.4 38 34.0 23.9-45.9
$50,000+ 36 0 0.0 . - . 11 31.1 17.3-49.4 25 68.9 50.6-82.7

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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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