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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 168 86 54.8 45.9-63.4 82 45.2 36.6-54.1
GENDER
Male 51 28 55.4 40.5-69.4 23 44.6 30.6-59.5
Female 117 58 54.5 43.4-65.1 59 45.5 34.9-56.6
RACE
White 151 77 53.1 43.7-62.2 74 46.9 37.8-56.3
Other 17 9 69.1 43.0-86.9 8 30.9 13.1-57.0
AGE
18-44 12 7 61.9 30.7-85.6 5 38.1 14.4-69.3
45+ 156 79 53.5 44.8-62.1 77 46.5 37.9-55.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 96 53 64.8 53.2-74.9 43 35.2 25.1-46.8
Some College + 72 33 41.5 29.9-54.2 39 58.5 45.8-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 99 53 62.2 50.5-72.6 46 37.8 27.4-49.5
$50,000+ 36 14 34.3 20.3-51.7 22 65.7 48.3-79.7

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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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