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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 168 26 15.0 9.7-22.4 30 16.9 11.4-24.3 112 68.1 59.0-76.0
GENDER
Male 48 7 8.3 3.3-19.7 5 10.1 3.9-23.5 36 81.6 66.5-90.8
Female 120 19 18.9 11.9-28.7 25 20.9 13.8-30.3 76 60.2 49.9-69.6
RACE
White 141 18 11.5 6.9-18.6 24 17.2 11.1-25.7 99 71.3 61.7-79.4
Other 27 8 32.3 14.8-56.8 6 15.5 6.2-33.7 13 52.2 29.4-74.1
AGE
18-44 19 5 16.6 5.8-39.3 5 16.4 5.8-38.6 9 67.0 41.0-85.6
45+ 147 21 14.7 9.3-22.5 25 17.3 11.5-25.2 101 67.9 59.0-75.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 54 9 17.0 7.7-33.5 14 21.1 11.0-36.8 31 61.8 42.7-77.9
Some College + 114 17 13.9 8.4-22.3 16 14.6 8.7-23.7 81 71.4 61.3-79.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 63 16 29.2 18.0-43.7 11 19.0 10.2-32.8 36 51.7 38.0-65.2
$50,000+ 75 9 9.3 4.5-18.0 12 16.1 8.9-27.5 54 74.6 62.5-83.8

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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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