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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC 2,766 1,132 32.4 29.8-35.2 1,634 67.6 64.8-70.2
GENDER
Male 1,058 370 27.9 24.2-32.0 688 72.1 68.0-75.8
Female 1,708 762 36.5 33.0-40.2 946 63.5 59.8-67.0
RACE
White 2,550 1,068 34.2 31.4-37.1 1,482 65.8 62.9-68.6
African American 74 22 22.0 12.7-35.5 52 78.0 64.5-87.3
Other Minorities 131 39 10.8 6.7-17.2 92 89.2 82.8-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 54 14 8.2 3.9-16.3 40 91.8 83.7-96.1
Non-Hispanic 2,706 1,116 33.3 30.6-36.1 1,590 66.7 63.9-69.4
AGE
18-24 87 4 4.1 1.3-12.4 83 95.9 87.6-98.7
25-34 189 20 10.8 6.5-17.4 169 89.2 82.6-93.5
35-44 340 78 26.4 19.4-34.9 262 73.6 65.1-80.6
45-54 487 174 35.9 29.9-42.4 313 64.1 57.6-70.1
55-64 639 286 44.1 39.6-48.8 353 55.9 51.2-60.4
65+ 1,003 564 55.0 51.2-58.8 439 45.0 41.2-48.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 385 202 39.1 29.9-49.1 183 60.9 50.9-70.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 902 390 34.0 29.9-38.3 512 66.0 61.7-70.1
Some Post-H.S. 682 275 32.2 26.6-38.4 407 67.8 61.6-73.4
College Graduate 793 263 27.4 23.7-31.4 530 72.6 68.6-76.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 359 204 39.7 32.0-47.9 155 60.3 52.1-68.0
$15,000- 24,999 511 232 36.8 30.9-43.0 279 63.2 57.0-69.1
$25,000- 34,999 343 133 34.4 28.5-40.9 210 65.6 59.1-71.5
$35,000- 49,999 370 144 30.7 25.4-36.6 226 69.3 63.4-74.6
$50,000-74,999 360 118 27.7 22.2-34.0 242 72.3 66.0-77.8
$75,000+ 403 120 25.6 19.2-33.1 283 74.4 66.9-80.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,061 667 58.2 53.8-62.4 394 41.8 37.6-46.2
No 1,606 438 21.6 18.8-24.7 1,168 78.4 75.3-81.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 160 44.1 38.1-50.3 188 55.9 49.7-61.9
Non-Veteran 2,186 883 31.4 28.4-34.6 1,303 68.6 65.4-71.6

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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