BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South 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 # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,198 | 3,975 | 29.5 | 28.4-30.7 | 6,223 | 70.5 | 69.3-71.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,837 | 1,298 | 24.8 | 23.0-26.6 | 2,539 | 75.2 | 73.4-77.0 |
| Female | 6,361 | 2,677 | 33.9 | 32.4-35.4 | 3,684 | 66.1 | 64.6-67.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,509 | 2,975 | 31.7 | 30.3-33.1 | 4,534 | 68.3 | 66.9-69.7 |
| African American | 1,998 | 715 | 25.1 | 22.7-27.5 | 1,283 | 74.9 | 72.5-77.3 |
| Other | 473 | 159 | 21.3 | 17.0-26.3 | 314 | 78.7 | 73.7-83.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 157 | 42 | 17.5 | 11.5-25.8 | 115 | 82.5 | 74.2-88.5 |
| No | 9,871 | 3,831 | 29.6 | 28.4-30.8 | 6,040 | 70.4 | 69.2-71.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 349 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.2 | 333 | 95.8 | 92.8-97.6 |
| 25-34 | 916 | 104 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.6 | 812 | 89.2 | 86.4-91.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,544 | 302 | 19.6 | 17.1-22.2 | 1,242 | 80.4 | 77.8-82.9 |
| 45-54 | 2,142 | 720 | 32.5 | 30.1-35.0 | 1,422 | 67.5 | 65.0-69.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,228 | 1,089 | 47.8 | 45.2-50.4 | 1,139 | 52.2 | 49.6-54.8 |
| 65+ | 3,019 | 1,744 | 58.0 | 55.7-60.2 | 1,275 | 42.0 | 39.8-44.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,306 | 694 | 43.0 | 38.9-47.1 | 612 | 57.0 | 52.9-61.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,072 | 1,248 | 30.4 | 28.3-32.6 | 1,824 | 69.6 | 67.4-71.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,561 | 1,023 | 30.2 | 27.9-32.5 | 1,538 | 69.8 | 67.5-72.1 |
| College Graduate | 3,231 | 993 | 22.5 | 20.8-24.3 | 2,238 | 77.5 | 75.7-79.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,008 | 575 | 46.9 | 42.3-51.4 | 433 | 53.1 | 48.6-57.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,454 | 623 | 33.7 | 30.3-37.4 | 831 | 66.3 | 62.6-69.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,142 | 465 | 32.2 | 28.7-35.9 | 677 | 67.8 | 64.1-71.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,457 | 538 | 27.2 | 24.3-30.3 | 919 | 72.8 | 69.7-75.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,711 | 1,121 | 23.6 | 22.0-25.4 | 2,590 | 76.4 | 74.6-78.0 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 737 | 288 | 30.2 | 26.3-34.4 | 449 | 69.8 | 65.6-73.7 |
| Appalachia II | 695 | 251 | 26.0 | 22.4-30.0 | 444 | 74.0 | 70.0-77.6 |
| Appalachia III | 514 | 218 | 32.0 | 27.2-37.3 | 296 | 68.0 | 62.7-72.8 |
| Catawba | 421 | 161 | 30.6 | 25.8-35.8 | 260 | 69.4 | 64.2-74.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,280 | 509 | 31.7 | 28.7-34.9 | 771 | 68.3 | 65.1-71.3 |
| Low Country | 1,200 | 456 | 27.6 | 24.7-30.7 | 744 | 72.4 | 69.3-75.3 |
| Palmetto | 840 | 301 | 27.8 | 24.4-31.4 | 539 | 72.2 | 68.6-75.6 |
| Pee Dee | 792 | 327 | 32.4 | 28.7-36.3 | 465 | 67.6 | 63.7-71.3 |
| Trident | 1,232 | 444 | 28.2 | 25.4-31.3 | 788 | 71.8 | 68.7-74.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 608 | 253 | 31.9 | 27.7-36.5 | 355 | 68.1 | 63.5-72.3 |
| Waccamaw | 1,252 | 524 | 31.3 | 28.2-34.5 | 728 | 68.7 | 65.5-71.8 |
| Wateree | 503 | 208 | 31.1 | 26.3-36.5 | 295 | 68.9 | 63.5-73.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,345 | 541 | 31.0 | 28.1-34.1 | 804 | 69.0 | 65.9-71.9 |
| Region II | 1,209 | 469 | 28.6 | 25.7-31.8 | 740 | 71.4 | 68.2-74.3 |
| Region III | 1,261 | 462 | 28.7 | 25.9-31.7 | 799 | 71.3 | 68.3-74.1 |
| Region IV | 1,295 | 535 | 31.9 | 28.9-35.0 | 760 | 68.1 | 65.0-71.1 |
| Region V | 1,280 | 509 | 31.7 | 28.7-34.9 | 771 | 68.3 | 65.1-71.3 |
| Region VI | 1,252 | 524 | 31.3 | 28.2-34.5 | 728 | 68.7 | 65.5-71.8 |
| Region VII | 1,232 | 444 | 28.2 | 25.4-31.3 | 788 | 71.8 | 68.7-74.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,200 | 456 | 27.6 | 24.7-30.7 | 744 | 72.4 | 69.3-75.3 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they have had any symptoms of pain, aching,
or stiffness in or around a joint during the past 30 days.
#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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