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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 378 154 29.6 24.3-35.5 224 70.4 64.5-75.7
GENDER
Male 123 49 26.1 18.4-35.7 74 73.9 64.3-81.6
Female 255 105 32.5 25.9-40.0 150 67.5 60.0-74.1
RACE
White 234 97 28.1 21.6-35.6 137 71.9 64.4-78.4
Other 143 56 31.5 23.1-41.2 87 68.5 58.8-76.9
AGE
18-44 109 12 7.8 3.7-15.7 97 92.2 84.3-96.3
45+ 266 142 51.6 44.0-59.1 124 48.4 40.9-56.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 190 86 31.2 23.6-40.0 104 68.8 60.0-76.4
Some College + 188 68 27.9 20.9-36.0 120 72.1 64.0-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 213 92 34.3 26.6-42.8 121 65.7 57.2-73.4
$50,000+ 96 30 23.9 15.9-34.4 66 76.1 65.6-84.1

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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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