BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight 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	4,690	945	18.1	16.4-19.9	3,745	81.9	80.1-83.6
-Eastern NC	1,720	373	19.3	16.3-22.7	1,347	80.7	77.3-83.7
GENDER
Male	552	91	16.1	11.3-22.3	461	83.9	77.7-88.7
Female	1,168	282	21.8	18.3-25.9	886	78.2	74.1-81.7
RACE
White	1,094	203	18.7	14.9-23.1	891	81.3	76.9-85.1
African American	500	144	22.4	17.5-28.2	356	77.6	71.8-82.5
Other Minorities	121	26	16.7	9.4-27.9	95	83.3	72.1-90.6
AGE
18-24	43	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5	41	99.2	96.5-99.8
25-34	143	24	11.8	6.4-20.6	119	88.2	79.4-93.6
35-44	229	36	13.8	8.3-22.2	193	86.2	77.8-91.7
45-54	368	93	23.2	15.9-32.4	275	76.8	67.6-84.1
55-64	366	101	30.3	22.6-39.2	265	69.7	60.8-77.4
65-74	320	75	23.7	17.1-31.7	245	76.3	68.3-82.9
75+	244	39	11.4	7.0-18.0	205	88.6	82.0-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	421	96	20.6	14.7-28.1	325	79.4	71.9-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	571	128	21.4	16.5-27.4	443	78.6	72.6-83.5
Some Post-H.S.	417	95	17.7	12.9-23.7	322	82.3	76.3-87.1
College Graduate	308	54	16.6	9.6-27.0	254	83.4	73.0-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	313	77	21.7	14.3-31.6	236	78.3	68.4-85.7
$15,000- 24,999	359	74	12.9	9.3-17.5	285	87.1	82.5-90.7
$25,000- 34,999	174	43	25.4	16.2-37.6	131	74.6	62.4-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	196	42	17.8	11.8-26.0	154	82.2	74.0-88.2
$50,000-74,999	153	24	15.6	8.5-26.8	129	84.4	73.2-91.5
$75,000+	129	16	18.9	8.2-37.8	113	81.1	62.2-91.8
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
Appalachian/Wilkes	237	45	17.0	12.5-22.8	192	83.0	77.2-87.5
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***
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

-Eastern NC

1,720

373

19.3

16.3-22.7

1,347

80.7

77.3-83.7

GENDER

Male

552

16.1

11.3-22.3

461

83.9

77.7-88.7

Female

1,168

282

21.8

18.3-25.9

886

78.2

74.1-81.7

RACE

White

1,094

203

18.7

14.9-23.1

891

81.3

76.9-85.1

African American

500

144

22.4

17.5-28.2

356

77.6

71.8-82.5

Other Minorities

121

16.7

9.4-27.9

83.3

72.1-90.6

AGE

18-24

0.8

0.2- 3.5

99.2

96.5-99.8

25-34

143

11.8

6.4-20.6

119

88.2

79.4-93.6

35-44

229

13.8

8.3-22.2

193

86.2

77.8-91.7

45-54

368

23.2

15.9-32.4

275

76.8

67.6-84.1

55-64

366

101

30.3

22.6-39.2

265

69.7

60.8-77.4

65-74

320

23.7

17.1-31.7

245

76.3

68.3-82.9

75+

244

11.4

7.0-18.0

205

88.6

82.0-93.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

421

20.6

14.7-28.1

325

79.4

71.9-85.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

571

128

21.4

16.5-27.4

443

78.6

72.6-83.5

Some Post-H.S.

417

17.7

12.9-23.7

322

82.3

76.3-87.1

College Graduate

308

16.6

9.6-27.0

254

83.4

73.0-90.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

313

21.7

14.3-31.6

236

78.3

68.4-85.7

$15,000- 24,999

359

12.9

9.3-17.5

285

87.1

82.5-90.7

$25,000- 34,999

174

25.4

16.2-37.6

131

74.6

62.4-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

196

17.8

11.8-26.0

154

82.2

74.0-88.2

$50,000-74,999

153

15.6

8.5-26.8

129

84.4

73.2-91.5

$75,000+

129

18.9

8.2-37.8

113

81.1

62.2-91.8

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

Appalachian/Wilkes

237

17.0

12.5-22.8

192

83.0

77.2-87.5

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***

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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