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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 358 122 25.7 20.3-32.0 236 74.3 68.0-79.7
GENDER
Male 115 28 18.9 12.3-28.0 87 81.1 72.0-87.7
Female 243 94 30.1 22.7-38.7 149 69.9 61.3-77.3
RACE
White 311 111 28.9 22.6-36.0 200 71.1 64.0-77.4
Other 47 11 12.7 6.0-24.7 36 87.3 75.3-94.0
AGE
18-44 140 14 9.5 5.0-17.2 126 90.5 82.8-95.0
45+ 215 106 47.6 39.2-56.2 109 52.4 43.8-60.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 54 30.5 22.1-40.3 73 69.5 59.7-77.9
Some College + 231 68 23.3 16.7-31.5 163 76.7 68.5-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 138 55 28.0 20.3-37.3 83 72.0 62.7-79.7
$50,000+ 177 46 21.2 14.4-30.1 131 78.8 69.9-85.6

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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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