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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 170 79 43.9 34.6-53.6 91 56.1 46.4-65.4
GENDER
Male 48 19 34.2 19.1-53.4 29 65.8 46.6-80.9
Female 122 60 49.5 39.7-59.3 62 50.5 40.7-60.3
RACE
White 143 66 43.1 33.1-53.7 77 56.9 46.3-66.9
Other 27 13 47.9 25.9-70.6 14 52.1 29.4-74.1
AGE
18-44 19 10 37.8 16.5-65.2 9 62.2 34.8-83.5
45+ 149 68 46.1 37.4-55.0 81 53.9 45.0-62.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 55 24 42.0 24.9-61.2 31 58.0 38.8-75.1
Some College + 115 55 44.9 34.8-55.4 60 55.1 44.6-65.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 64 32 53.1 39.5-66.2 32 46.9 33.8-60.5
$50,000+ 75 35 43.5 31.1-56.8 40 56.5 43.2-68.9

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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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