BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Arthritis Burden
Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms? *
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,345 | 2,562 | 74.6 | 72.7-76.4 | 783 | 25.4 | 23.6-27.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,231 | 923 | 73.3 | 70.1-76.2 | 308 | 26.7 | 23.8-29.9 |
| Female | 2,114 | 1,639 | 75.7 | 73.4-77.8 | 475 | 24.3 | 22.2-26.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,549 | 1,943 | 73.7 | 71.5-75.7 | 606 | 26.3 | 24.3-28.5 |
| African American | 692 | 538 | 76.6 | 72.5-80.4 | 154 | 23.4 | 19.6-27.5 |
| Other | 87 | 67 | 79.2 | 68.1-87.1 | 20 | 20.8 | 12.9-31.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 40 | 29 | 66.8 | 46.0-82.6 | 11 | 33.2 | 17.4-54.0 |
| No | 3,232 | 2,468 | 74.4 | 72.5-76.2 | 764 | 25.6 | 23.8-27.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 73 | 42 | 61.2 | 47.7-73.1 | 31 | 38.8 | 26.9-52.3 |
| 25-34 | 211 | 144 | 70.5 | 63.4-76.7 | 67 | 29.5 | 23.3-36.6 |
| 35-44 | 470 | 326 | 69.4 | 64.6-73.9 | 144 | 30.6 | 26.1-35.4 |
| 45-54 | 739 | 525 | 70.6 | 66.8-74.2 | 214 | 29.4 | 25.8-33.2 |
| 55-64 | 840 | 673 | 79.6 | 76.4-82.4 | 167 | 20.4 | 17.6-23.6 |
| 65+ | 989 | 833 | 83.9 | 81.2-86.3 | 156 | 16.1 | 13.7-18.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 575 | 450 | 75.4 | 70.6-79.6 | 125 | 24.6 | 20.4-29.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,095 | 837 | 74.3 | 71.0-77.4 | 258 | 25.7 | 22.6-29.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 849 | 641 | 73.7 | 69.7-77.3 | 208 | 26.3 | 22.7-30.3 |
| College Graduate | 818 | 628 | 75.6 | 72.0-78.8 | 190 | 24.4 | 21.2-28.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 565 | 451 | 78.6 | 74.0-82.6 | 114 | 21.4 | 17.4-26.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 560 | 432 | 73.1 | 67.9-77.7 | 128 | 26.9 | 22.3-32.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 404 | 285 | 68.9 | 63.0-74.2 | 119 | 31.1 | 25.8-37.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 465 | 375 | 80.1 | 75.5-84.0 | 90 | 19.9 | 16.0-24.5 |
| $50,000+ | 891 | 645 | 71.3 | 67.8-74.6 | 246 | 28.7 | 25.4-32.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 244 | 181 | 69.2 | 61.6-76.0 | 63 | 30.8 | 24.0-38.4 |
| Appalachia II | 370 | 285 | 75.8 | 70.0-80.7 | 85 | 24.2 | 19.3-30.0 |
| Appalachia III | 286 | 222 | 76.7 | 70.2-82.1 | 64 | 23.3 | 17.9-29.8 |
| Catawba | 202 | 152 | 75.6 | 68.2-81.8 | 50 | 24.4 | 18.2-31.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 265 | 198 | 73.6 | 66.1-80.0 | 67 | 26.4 | 20.0-33.9 |
| Low Country | 174 | 139 | 77.9 | 69.3-84.6 | 35 | 22.1 | 15.4-30.7 |
| Palmetto | 489 | 368 | 72.5 | 67.2-77.2 | 121 | 27.5 | 22.8-32.8 |
| Pee Dee | 277 | 213 | 76.1 | 69.5-81.6 | 64 | 23.9 | 18.4-30.5 |
| Trident | 358 | 276 | 76.1 | 70.5-81.0 | 82 | 23.9 | 19.0-29.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 199 | 166 | 82.4 | 75.3-87.8 | 33 | 17.6 | 12.2-24.7 |
| Waccamaw | 286 | 218 | 72.1 | 64.9-78.3 | 68 | 27.9 | 21.7-35.1 |
| Wateree | 156 | 119 | 68.8 | 58.6-77.4 | 37 | 31.2 | 22.6-41.4 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 443 | 347 | 75.4 | 70.2-80.0 | 96 | 24.6 | 20.0-29.8 |
| Region II | 656 | 507 | 76.2 | 71.9-79.9 | 149 | 23.8 | 20.1-28.1 |
| Region III | 691 | 520 | 73.4 | 69.2-77.3 | 171 | 26.6 | 22.7-30.8 |
| Region IV | 433 | 332 | 73.5 | 67.9-78.4 | 101 | 26.5 | 21.6-32.1 |
| Region V | 265 | 198 | 73.6 | 66.1-80.0 | 67 | 26.4 | 20.0-33.9 |
| Region VI | 286 | 218 | 72.1 | 64.9-78.3 | 68 | 27.9 | 21.7-35.1 |
| Region VII | 358 | 276 | 76.1 | 70.5-81.0 | 82 | 23.9 | 19.0-29.5 |
| Region VIII | 174 | 139 | 77.9 | 69.3-84.6 | 35 | 22.1 | 15.4-30.7 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported
that their joints symptoms FIRST begin more than 3 months ago.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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