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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	905	444	47.5	42.6-52.5	461	52.5	47.5-57.4
GENDER
Male	254	99	38.7	30.1-48.0	155	61.3	52.0-69.9
Female	651	345	53.2	47.6-58.7	306	46.8	41.3-52.4
AGE
18-24	24	4	18.9	6.1-45.5	20	81.1	54.5-93.9
25-34	65	31	37.1	22.3-54.8	34	62.9	45.2-77.7
35-44	129	52	41.4	29.1-55.0	77	58.6	45.0-70.9
45-54	237	113	50.1	40.5-59.7	124	49.9	40.3-59.5
55-64	197	112	58.3	47.9-68.0	85	41.7	32.0-52.1
65-74	137	75	56.6	43.6-68.7	62	43.4	31.3-56.4
75+	110	52	44.8	32.4-57.8	58	55.2	42.2-67.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	143	49.9	41.3-58.5	145	50.1	41.5-58.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	306	139	40.7	32.6-49.3	167	59.3	50.7-67.4
Some Post-H.S.	180	99	56.0	44.7-66.7	81	44.0	33.3-55.3
College Graduate	128	61	47.4	35.4-59.6	67	52.6	40.4-64.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	223	111	45.1	35.0-55.6	112	54.9	44.4-65.0
$15,000- 24,999	204	101	57.4	47.5-66.9	103	42.6	33.1-52.5
$25,000- 34,999	94	45	48.9	35.0-62.9	49	51.1	37.1-65.0
$35,000- 49,999	74	44	58.6	41.6-73.7	30	41.4	26.3-58.4
$50,000-74,999	51	28	61.2	42.9-76.8	23	38.8	23.2-57.1
$75,000+	35	16	53.7	32.3-73.9	19	46.3	26.1-67.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	17	9	49.1	24.6-74.1	8	50.9	25.9-75.4
Guilford	45	18	34.2	20.1-51.8	27	65.8	48.2-79.9
Mecklenburg	56	31	55.7	40.9-69.6	25	44.3	30.4-59.1
Orange	18	8	40.5	19.6-65.6	10	59.5	34.4-80.4
Wake	26	13	54.7	33.6-74.2	13	45.3	25.8-66.4
Chatham/Lee	36	14	53.8	29.3-76.6	22	46.2	23.4-70.7
Nash/Wilson	61	29	43.9	29.9-59.0	32	56.1	41.0-70.1
Craven/Pamlico	53	25	45.0	30.8-60.0	28	55.0	40.0-69.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	2	74.5	25.6-96.1	3	25.5	3.9-74.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	2	27.9	5.8-70.9	3	72.1	29.1-94.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	75	47	56.8	43.6-69.2	28	43.2	30.8-56.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	72	35	46.2	33.6-59.4	37	53.8	40.6-66.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	77	40	50.3	37.7-62.8	37	49.7	37.2-62.3
Northeast NC I	119	58	49.2	38.5-60.0	61	50.8	40.0-61.5
Northeast NC II	75	33	40.5	27.9-54.5	42	59.5	45.5-72.1
Northeastern Partnership	194	91	45.1	36.5-53.9	103	54.9	46.1-63.5
Mountain AHEC	27	12	47.0	26.1-69.1	15	53.0	30.9-73.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	500	236	44.7	38.0-51.7	264	55.3	48.3-62.0
Piedmont	367	190	48.8	41.6-56.0	177	51.2	44.0-58.4
Western NC	38	18	61.7	36.0-82.2	20	38.3	17.8-64.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

905

444

47.5

42.6-52.5

461

52.5

47.5-57.4

GENDER

Male

254

38.7

30.1-48.0

155

61.3

52.0-69.9

Female

651

345

53.2

47.6-58.7

306

46.8

41.3-52.4

AGE

18-24

18.9

6.1-45.5

81.1

54.5-93.9

25-34

37.1

22.3-54.8

62.9

45.2-77.7

35-44

129

41.4

29.1-55.0

58.6

45.0-70.9

45-54

237

113

50.1

40.5-59.7

124

49.9

40.3-59.5

55-64

197

112

58.3

47.9-68.0

41.7

32.0-52.1

65-74

137

56.6

43.6-68.7

43.4

31.3-56.4

75+

110

44.8

32.4-57.8

55.2

42.2-67.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

143

49.9

41.3-58.5

145

50.1

41.5-58.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

306

139

40.7

32.6-49.3

167

59.3

50.7-67.4

Some Post-H.S.

180

56.0

44.7-66.7

44.0

33.3-55.3

College Graduate

128

47.4

35.4-59.6

52.6

40.4-64.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

223

111

45.1

35.0-55.6

112

54.9

44.4-65.0

$15,000- 24,999

204

101

57.4

47.5-66.9

103

42.6

33.1-52.5

$25,000- 34,999

48.9

35.0-62.9

51.1

37.1-65.0

$35,000- 49,999

58.6

41.6-73.7

41.4

26.3-58.4

$50,000-74,999

61.2

42.9-76.8

38.8

23.2-57.1

$75,000+

53.7

32.3-73.9

46.3

26.1-67.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

49.1

24.6-74.1

50.9

25.9-75.4

Guilford

34.2

20.1-51.8

65.8

48.2-79.9

Mecklenburg

55.7

40.9-69.6

44.3

30.4-59.1

Orange

40.5

19.6-65.6

59.5

34.4-80.4

Wake

54.7

33.6-74.2

45.3

25.8-66.4

Chatham/Lee

53.8

29.3-76.6

46.2

23.4-70.7

Nash/Wilson

43.9

29.9-59.0

56.1

41.0-70.1

Craven/Pamlico

45.0

30.8-60.0

55.0

40.0-69.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

74.5

25.6-96.1

25.5

3.9-74.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

27.9

5.8-70.9

72.1

29.1-94.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

56.8

43.6-69.2

43.2

30.8-56.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

46.2

33.6-59.4

53.8

40.6-66.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

50.3

37.7-62.8

49.7

37.2-62.3

Northeast NC I

119

49.2

38.5-60.0

50.8

40.0-61.5

Northeast NC II

40.5

27.9-54.5

59.5

45.5-72.1

Northeastern Partnership

194

45.1

36.5-53.9

103

54.9

46.1-63.5

Mountain AHEC

47.0

26.1-69.1

53.0

30.9-73.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

500

236

44.7

38.0-51.7

264

55.3

48.3-62.0

Piedmont

367

190

48.8

41.6-56.0

177

51.2

44.0-58.4

Western NC

61.7

36.0-82.2

38.3

17.8-64.0

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*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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