BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

Arthritis

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,690	945	18.1	16.4-19.9	3,745	81.9	80.1-83.6
-Appalachian/Wilkes	237	45	17.0	12.5-22.8	192	83.0	77.2-87.5
GENDER
Male	82	13	15.4	8.9-25.5	69	84.6	74.5-91.1
Female	155	32	18.2	12.5-25.7	123	81.8	74.3-87.5
RACE
White	227	39	15.6	11.1-21.4	188	84.4	78.6-88.9
Other	10	6	58.8	25.1-85.9	4	41.2	14.1-74.9
AGE
18-44	63	12	17.5	9.7-29.5	51	82.5	70.5-90.3
45+	173	33	16.9	11.7-23.8	140	83.1	76.2-88.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	133	23	16.5	10.7-24.6	110	83.5	75.4-89.3
Some College +	102	22	19.0	12.2-28.4	80	81.0	71.6-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	141	33	22.6	15.9-31.0	108	77.4	69.0-84.1
$50,000+	40	6	14.5	6.0-30.9	34	85.5	69.1-94.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	237	49	21.6	16.1-28.2	188	78.4	71.8-83.9
Guilford	215	35	14.8	10.4-20.5	180	85.2	79.5-89.6
Mecklenburg	193	37	17.9	12.7-24.6	156	82.1	75.4-87.3
Orange	179	37	23.1	15.0-33.8	142	76.9	66.2-85.0
Wake	163	28	16.9	11.2-24.7	135	83.1	75.3-88.8
Chatham/Lee	188	32	22.0	12.9-35.0	156	78.0	65.0-87.1
Nash/Wilson	202	46	19.3	14.1-25.8	156	80.7	74.2-85.9
Craven/Pamlico	244	51	17.0	12.7-22.4	193	83.0	77.6-87.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	218	30	12.2	8.2-17.9	188	87.8	82.1-91.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	236	57	23.8	15.8-34.1	179	76.2	65.9-84.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	230	49	18.2	11.5-27.6	181	81.8	72.4-88.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	241	57	21.1	16.1-27.3	184	78.9	72.7-83.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	226	61	23.3	17.9-29.7	165	76.7	70.3-82.1
Northeast NC I	245	48	16.0	11.8-21.4	197	84.0	78.6-88.2
Northeast NC II	273	58	18.7	14.1-24.3	215	81.3	75.7-85.9
Northeastern Partnership	518	106	17.7	14.3-21.7	412	82.3	78.3-85.7
Mountain AHEC	708	151	19.8	16.3-24.0	557	80.2	76.0-83.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,720	373	19.3	16.3-22.7	1,347	80.7	77.3-83.7
Piedmont	1,858	354	17.2	14.9-19.9	1,504	82.8	80.1-85.1
Western NC	1,112	218	18.6	15.4-22.2	894	81.4	77.8-84.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,690

945

18.1

16.4-19.9

3,745

81.9

80.1-83.6

-Appalachian/Wilkes

237

17.0

12.5-22.8

192

83.0

77.2-87.5

GENDER

Male

15.4

8.9-25.5

84.6

74.5-91.1

Female

155

18.2

12.5-25.7

123

81.8

74.3-87.5

RACE

White

227

15.6

11.1-21.4

188

84.4

78.6-88.9

Other

58.8

25.1-85.9

41.2

14.1-74.9

AGE

18-44

17.5

9.7-29.5

82.5

70.5-90.3

45+

173

16.9

11.7-23.8

140

83.1

76.2-88.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

133

16.5

10.7-24.6

110

83.5

75.4-89.3

Some College +

102

19.0

12.2-28.4

81.0

71.6-87.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

141

22.6

15.9-31.0

108

77.4

69.0-84.1

$50,000+

14.5

6.0-30.9

85.5

69.1-94.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

237

21.6

16.1-28.2

188

78.4

71.8-83.9

Guilford

215

14.8

10.4-20.5

180

85.2

79.5-89.6

Mecklenburg

193

17.9

12.7-24.6

156

82.1

75.4-87.3

Orange

179

23.1

15.0-33.8

142

76.9

66.2-85.0

Wake

163

16.9

11.2-24.7

135

83.1

75.3-88.8

Chatham/Lee

188

22.0

12.9-35.0

156

78.0

65.0-87.1

Nash/Wilson

202

19.3

14.1-25.8

156

80.7

74.2-85.9

Craven/Pamlico

244

17.0

12.7-22.4

193

83.0

77.6-87.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

218

12.2

8.2-17.9

188

87.8

82.1-91.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

236

23.8

15.8-34.1

179

76.2

65.9-84.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

230

18.2

11.5-27.6

181

81.8

72.4-88.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

241

21.1

16.1-27.3

184

78.9

72.7-83.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

226

23.3

17.9-29.7

165

76.7

70.3-82.1

Northeast NC I

245

16.0

11.8-21.4

197

84.0

78.6-88.2

Northeast NC II

273

18.7

14.1-24.3

215

81.3

75.7-85.9

Northeastern Partnership

518

106

17.7

14.3-21.7

412

82.3

78.3-85.7

Mountain AHEC

708

151

19.8

16.3-24.0

557

80.2

76.0-83.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,720

373

19.3

16.3-22.7

1,347

80.7

77.3-83.7

Piedmont

1,858

354

17.2

14.9-19.9

1,504

82.8

80.1-85.1

Western NC

1,112

218

18.6

15.4-22.2

894

81.4

77.8-84.6

Back to Arthritis.

*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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