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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 121 57 43.2 32.2-55.0 64 56.8 45.0-67.8
GENDER
Male 28 10 36.6 18.6-59.4 18 63.4 40.6-81.4
Female 93 47 46.1 32.7-60.1 46 53.9 39.9-67.3
RACE
White 110 53 44.9 32.9-57.4 57 55.1 42.6-67.1
Other 11 4 28.7 9.5-60.6 7 71.3 39.4-90.5
AGE
18-44 13 6 43.0 18.8-71.0 7 57.0 29.0-81.2
45+ 106 50 43.1 31.1-56.0 56 56.9 44.0-68.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 54 28 52.4 36.7-67.6 26 47.6 32.4-63.3
Some College + 67 29 36.7 23.1-52.9 38 63.3 47.1-76.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 55 31 56.4 39.8-71.6 24 43.6 28.4-60.2
$50,000+ 46 17 30.4 17.0-48.3 29 69.6 51.7-83.0

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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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