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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 426 168 28.0 23.2-33.4 258 72.0 66.6-76.8
GENDER
Male 151 51 22.8 16.3-31.0 100 77.2 69.0-83.7
Female 275 117 32.0 25.6-39.2 158 68.0 60.8-74.4
RACE
White 373 151 31.3 26.0-37.2 222 68.7 62.8-74.0
Other 51 17 15.3 7.7-27.9 34 84.7 72.1-92.3
AGE
18-44 101 12 9.2 4.7-17.1 89 90.8 82.9-95.3
45+ 322 156 45.0 39.0-51.2 166 55.0 48.8-61.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 212 96 31.4 23.9-39.9 116 68.6 60.1-76.1
Some College + 214 72 24.6 18.8-31.4 142 75.4 68.6-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 216 99 35.5 27.7-44.1 117 64.5 55.9-72.3
$50,000+ 128 36 22.9 16.1-31.4 92 77.1 68.6-83.9

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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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