BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Arthritis Burden
Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,964 | 1,954 | 47.8 | 45.1-50.4 | 2,010 | 52.2 | 49.6-54.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,279 | 583 | 43.7 | 39.1-48.5 | 696 | 56.3 | 51.5-60.9 |
| Female | 2,685 | 1,371 | 50.5 | 47.4-53.7 | 1,314 | 49.5 | 46.3-52.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,689 | 1,282 | 47.7 | 44.7-50.7 | 1,407 | 52.3 | 49.3-55.3 |
| African American | 949 | 477 | 47.9 | 41.4-54.5 | 472 | 52.1 | 45.5-58.6 |
| Other | 182 | 106 | 44.2 | 32.4-56.7 | 76 | 55.8 | 43.3-67.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 46 | 27 | 45.0 | 24.2-67.7 | 19 | 55.0 | 32.3-75.8 |
| No | 3,790 | 1,843 | 47.4 | 44.7-50.2 | 1,947 | 52.6 | 49.8-55.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 19 | 5 | 26.9 | 8.4-59.8 | 14 | 73.1 | 40.2-91.6 |
| 25-34 | 78 | 32 | 34.7 | 22.1-49.8 | 46 | 65.3 | 50.2-77.9 |
| 35-44 | 251 | 123 | 48.5 | 39.1-58.0 | 128 | 51.5 | 42.0-60.9 |
| 45-54 | 605 | 312 | 48.1 | 42.3-53.8 | 293 | 51.9 | 46.2-57.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,143 | 583 | 51.1 | 46.5-55.7 | 560 | 48.9 | 44.3-53.5 |
| 65+ | 1,868 | 899 | 48.3 | 45.0-51.6 | 969 | 51.7 | 48.4-55.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 715 | 419 | 62.3 | 56.0-68.3 | 296 | 37.7 | 31.7-44.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,249 | 625 | 49.5 | 44.9-54.2 | 624 | 50.5 | 45.8-55.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,012 | 500 | 44.8 | 39.7-50.1 | 512 | 55.2 | 49.9-60.3 |
| College Graduate | 979 | 407 | 39.0 | 34.2-44.1 | 572 | 61.0 | 55.9-65.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 606 | 403 | 63.2 | 55.3-70.5 | 203 | 36.8 | 29.5-44.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 738 | 396 | 53.0 | 46.4-59.5 | 342 | 47.0 | 40.5-53.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 453 | 237 | 50.6 | 42.5-58.8 | 216 | 49.4 | 41.2-57.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 444 | 185 | 41.5 | 34.4-49.0 | 259 | 58.5 | 51.0-65.6 |
| $50,000+ | 1,031 | 364 | 36.4 | 31.8-41.2 | 667 | 63.6 | 58.8-68.2 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 557 | 296 | 46.9 | 40.1-53.7 | 261 | 53.1 | 46.3-59.9 |
| Region II | 486 | 250 | 50.5 | 43.6-57.4 | 236 | 49.5 | 42.6-56.4 |
| Region III | 495 | 226 | 50.0 | 42.7-57.2 | 269 | 50.0 | 42.8-57.3 |
| Region IV | 472 | 249 | 47.6 | 41.1-54.3 | 223 | 52.4 | 45.7-58.9 |
| Region V | 447 | 217 | 45.8 | 40.1-51.5 | 230 | 54.2 | 48.5-59.9 |
| Region VI | 544 | 263 | 48.2 | 41.8-54.6 | 281 | 51.8 | 45.4-58.2 |
| Region VII | 469 | 228 | 43.1 | 36.1-50.4 | 241 | 56.9 | 49.6-63.9 |
| Region VIII | 494 | 225 | 44.7 | 38.4-51.1 | 269 | 55.3 | 48.9-61.6 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being told by a health professional that they had some form of arthritis.
** 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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