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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 589 170 19.7 16.2-23.7 419 80.3 76.3-83.8
GENDER
Male 226 48 14.1 9.3-20.7 178 85.9 79.3-90.7
Female 363 122 25.5 20.9-30.6 241 74.5 69.4-79.1
RACE
White 455 143 23.6 19.3-28.7 312 76.4 71.3-80.7
Other 129 27 11.0 6.6-17.8 102 89.0 82.2-93.4
AGE
18-44 212 19 8.2 4.6-14.4 193 91.8 85.6-95.4
45+ 368 149 35.9 30.8-41.5 219 64.1 58.5-69.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 123 55 27.2 17.5-39.9 68 72.8 60.1-82.5
Some College + 466 115 17.2 13.9-20.9 351 82.8 79.1-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 64 23.9 17.3-32.0 105 76.1 68.0-82.7
$50,000+ 333 75 16.0 12.3-20.5 258 84.0 79.5-87.7

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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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