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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell 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
-Iredell County 425 162 31.4 25.2-38.4 263 68.6 61.6-74.8
GENDER
Male 159 59 36.5 25.7-48.8 100 63.5 51.2-74.3
Female 266 103 27.2 21.4-33.8 163 72.8 66.2-78.6
RACE
White 368 139 32.0 25.1-39.8 229 68.0 60.2-74.9
Other 56 22 26.4 14.9-42.4 34 73.6 57.6-85.1
AGE
18-44 128 19 18.3 9.5-32.2 109 81.7 67.8-90.5
45+ 296 143 47.3 41.0-53.7 153 52.7 46.3-59.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 88 31.2 23.7-39.8 114 68.8 60.2-76.3
Some College + 223 74 31.6 22.3-42.7 149 68.4 57.3-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 201 89 40.5 29.7-52.2 112 59.5 47.8-70.3
$50,000+ 149 47 25.3 18.4-33.6 102 74.7 66.4-81.6

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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.

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