BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested physical activity or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,689	2,060	41.2	39.0-43.4	2,629	58.8	56.6-61.0
-Eastern NC	1,715	760	42.5	38.6-46.4	955	57.5	53.6-61.4
GENDER
Male	550	207	36.3	30.0-43.0	343	63.7	57.0-70.0
Female	1,165	553	47.4	42.7-52.1	612	52.6	47.9-57.3
RACE
White	1,090	469	41.4	36.6-46.5	621	58.6	53.5-63.4
African American	500	236	44.7	38.0-51.7	264	55.3	48.3-62.0
Other Minorities	120	54	49.2	35.5-62.9	66	50.8	37.1-64.5
AGE
18-24	43	9	10.9	3.9-26.9	34	89.1	73.1-96.1
25-34	142	48	27.3	18.2-38.7	94	72.7	61.3-81.8
35-44	227	93	41.5	31.7-52.1	134	58.5	47.9-68.3
45-54	369	164	47.5	38.9-56.3	205	52.5	43.7-61.1
55-64	364	185	50.9	42.8-59.0	179	49.1	41.0-57.2
65-74	322	151	46.3	38.0-54.7	171	53.7	45.3-62.0
75+	241	104	45.6	36.3-55.3	137	54.4	44.7-63.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	419	188	40.7	33.7-48.0	231	59.3	52.0-66.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	572	243	43.4	37.0-50.0	329	56.6	50.0-63.0
Some Post-H.S.	417	197	43.6	35.2-52.4	220	56.4	47.6-64.8
College Graduate	304	132	41.6	32.6-51.2	172	58.4	48.8-67.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	314	143	42.7	33.9-52.0	171	57.3	48.0-66.1
$15,000- 24,999	359	159	38.6	30.7-47.1	200	61.4	52.9-69.3
$25,000- 34,999	173	80	50.8	39.2-62.4	93	49.2	37.6-60.8
$35,000- 49,999	195	92	50.3	40.3-60.3	103	49.7	39.7-59.7
$50,000-74,999	154	68	43.3	30.1-57.5	86	56.7	42.5-69.9
$75,000+	127	56	47.5	33.5-62.0	71	52.5	38.0-66.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	237	103	41.4	34.5-48.7	134	58.6	51.3-65.5
Guilford	215	92	40.0	32.8-47.7	123	60.0	52.3-67.2
Mecklenburg	192	94	46.7	39.0-54.6	98	53.3	45.4-61.0
Orange	180	77	42.6	33.9-51.8	103	57.4	48.2-66.1
Wake	165	74	44.4	35.7-53.5	91	55.6	46.5-64.3
Chatham/Lee	188	79	45.4	35.6-55.6	109	54.6	44.4-64.4
Nash/Wilson	200	87	38.7	30.9-47.1	113	61.3	52.9-69.1
Craven/Pamlico	244	109	38.4	31.8-45.5	135	61.6	54.5-68.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	218	91	42.6	33.7-52.0	127	57.4	48.0-66.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	237	93	38.6	31.5-46.2	144	61.4	53.8-68.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	236	114	45.4	36.3-54.7	122	54.6	45.3-63.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	230	107	36.2	24.7-49.4	123	63.8	50.6-75.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	240	91	36.0	29.4-43.0	149	64.0	57.0-70.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	226	103	41.4	34.3-48.9	123	58.6	51.1-65.7
Northeast NC I	245	113	43.1	35.9-50.6	132	56.9	49.4-64.1
Northeast NC II	273	129	45.1	38.5-52.0	144	54.9	48.0-61.5
Northeastern Partnership	518	242	44.4	39.4-49.5	276	55.6	50.5-60.6
Mountain AHEC	709	326	43.7	38.7-48.9	383	56.3	51.1-61.3
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,860	813	40.4	37.2-43.8	1,047	59.6	56.2-62.8
Western NC	1,114	487	41.3	37.1-45.7	627	58.7	54.3-62.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,689

2,060

41.2

39.0-43.4

2,629

58.8

56.6-61.0

-Eastern NC

1,715

760

42.5

38.6-46.4

955

57.5

53.6-61.4

GENDER

Male

550

207

36.3

30.0-43.0

343

63.7

57.0-70.0

Female

1,165

553

47.4

42.7-52.1

612

52.6

47.9-57.3

RACE

White

1,090

469

41.4

36.6-46.5

621

58.6

53.5-63.4

African American

500

236

44.7

38.0-51.7

264

55.3

48.3-62.0

Other Minorities

120

49.2

35.5-62.9

50.8

37.1-64.5

AGE

18-24

10.9

3.9-26.9

89.1

73.1-96.1

25-34

142

27.3

18.2-38.7

72.7

61.3-81.8

35-44

227

41.5

31.7-52.1

134

58.5

47.9-68.3

45-54

369

164

47.5

38.9-56.3

205

52.5

43.7-61.1

55-64

364

185

50.9

42.8-59.0

179

49.1

41.0-57.2

65-74

322

151

46.3

38.0-54.7

171

53.7

45.3-62.0

75+

241

104

45.6

36.3-55.3

137

54.4

44.7-63.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

419

188

40.7

33.7-48.0

231

59.3

52.0-66.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

572

243

43.4

37.0-50.0

329

56.6

50.0-63.0

Some Post-H.S.

417

197

43.6

35.2-52.4

220

56.4

47.6-64.8

College Graduate

304

132

41.6

32.6-51.2

172

58.4

48.8-67.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

314

143

42.7

33.9-52.0

171

57.3

48.0-66.1

$15,000- 24,999

359

159

38.6

30.7-47.1

200

61.4

52.9-69.3

$25,000- 34,999

173

50.8

39.2-62.4

49.2

37.6-60.8

$35,000- 49,999

195

50.3

40.3-60.3

103

49.7

39.7-59.7

$50,000-74,999

154

43.3

30.1-57.5

56.7

42.5-69.9

$75,000+

127

47.5

33.5-62.0

52.5

38.0-66.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

237

103

41.4

34.5-48.7

134

58.6

51.3-65.5

Guilford

215

40.0

32.8-47.7

123

60.0

52.3-67.2

Mecklenburg

192

46.7

39.0-54.6

53.3

45.4-61.0

Orange

180

42.6

33.9-51.8

103

57.4

48.2-66.1

Wake

165

44.4

35.7-53.5

55.6

46.5-64.3

Chatham/Lee

188

45.4

35.6-55.6

109

54.6

44.4-64.4

Nash/Wilson

200

38.7

30.9-47.1

113

61.3

52.9-69.1

Craven/Pamlico

244

109

38.4

31.8-45.5

135

61.6

54.5-68.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

218

42.6

33.7-52.0

127

57.4

48.0-66.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

237

38.6

31.5-46.2

144

61.4

53.8-68.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

236

114

45.4

36.3-54.7

122

54.6

45.3-63.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

230

107

36.2

24.7-49.4

123

63.8

50.6-75.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

240

36.0

29.4-43.0

149

64.0

57.0-70.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

226

103

41.4

34.3-48.9

123

58.6

51.1-65.7

Northeast NC I

245

113

43.1

35.9-50.6

132

56.9

49.4-64.1

Northeast NC II

273

129

45.1

38.5-52.0

144

54.9

48.0-61.5

Northeastern Partnership

518

242

44.4

39.4-49.5

276

55.6

50.5-60.6

Mountain AHEC

709

326

43.7

38.7-48.9

383

56.3

51.1-61.3

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,860

813

40.4

37.2-43.8

1,047

59.6

56.2-62.8

Western NC

1,114

487

41.3

37.1-45.7

627

58.7

54.3-62.9

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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