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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	903	259	22.5	18.8-26.7	644	77.5	73.3-81.2
GENDER
Male	253	49	15.3	9.8-23.3	204	84.7	76.7-90.2
Female	650	210	27.0	22.6-32.0	440	73.0	68.0-77.4
AGE
18-24	24	3	16.5	4.7-44.2	21	83.5	55.8-95.3
25-34	65	17	13.1	6.9-23.3	48	86.9	76.7-93.1
35-44	129	23	12.7	7.1-21.6	106	87.3	78.4-92.9
45-54	235	67	26.5	18.5-36.5	168	73.5	63.5-81.5
55-64	196	66	26.3	19.2-34.9	130	73.7	65.1-80.8
65-74	137	49	30.0	20.0-42.4	88	70.0	57.6-80.0
75+	111	32	23.1	13.6-36.3	79	76.9	63.7-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	90	25.5	18.9-33.3	198	74.5	66.7-81.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	306	81	17.5	12.8-23.4	225	82.5	76.6-87.2
Some Post-H.S.	178	48	25.1	16.3-36.6	130	74.9	63.4-83.7
College Graduate	128	40	25.6	16.6-37.4	88	74.4	62.6-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	222	71	26.6	19.1-35.8	151	73.4	64.2-80.9
$15,000- 24,999	203	52	20.3	13.8-28.8	151	79.7	71.2-86.2
$25,000- 34,999	94	21	18.9	11.1-30.1	73	81.1	69.9-88.9
$35,000- 49,999	73	29	31.9	17.4-51.1	44	68.1	48.9-82.6
$50,000-74,999	50	11	23.6	11.1-43.6	39	76.4	56.4-88.9
$75,000+	35	8	26.6	10.9-51.6	27	73.4	48.4-89.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	17	9	61.0	34.3-82.4	8	39.0	17.6-65.7
Guilford	45	9	13.7	6.5-26.4	36	86.3	73.6-93.5
Mecklenburg	56	11	20.9	11.0-35.9	45	79.1	64.1-89.0
Orange	17	5	27.5	10.6-54.9	12	72.5	45.1-89.4
Wake	26	4	10.9	3.6-28.6	22	89.1	71.4-96.4
Chatham/Lee	36	6	34.9	11.6-68.6	30	65.1	31.4-88.4
Nash/Wilson	61	16	19.3	11.1-31.4	45	80.7	68.6-88.9
Craven/Pamlico	54	14	20.3	11.6-33.1	40	79.7	66.9-88.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	1	6.9	0.6-46.1	4	93.1	53.9-99.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	3	63.8	21.3-92.0	2	36.2	8.0-78.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	75	29	30.5	20.3-43.1	46	69.5	56.9-79.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	72	23	27.6	17.8-40.1	49	72.4	59.9-82.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	77	27	29.0	19.7-40.5	50	71.0	59.5-80.3
Northeast NC I	118	34	24.0	16.7-33.4	84	76.0	66.6-83.3
Northeast NC II	75	24	25.2	16.1-37.0	51	74.8	63.0-83.9
Northeastern Partnership	193	58	24.6	18.5-31.8	135	75.4	68.2-81.5
Mountain AHEC	27	11	44.1	24.0-66.3	16	55.9	33.7-76.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	500	144	22.4	17.5-28.2	356	77.6	71.8-82.5
Piedmont	365	97	20.0	15.4-25.7	268	80.0	74.3-84.6
Western NC	38	18	61.8	35.8-82.4	20	38.2	17.6-64.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

903

259

22.5

18.8-26.7

644

77.5

73.3-81.2

GENDER

Male

253

15.3

9.8-23.3

204

84.7

76.7-90.2

Female

650

210

27.0

22.6-32.0

440

73.0

68.0-77.4

AGE

18-24

16.5

4.7-44.2

83.5

55.8-95.3

25-34

13.1

6.9-23.3

86.9

76.7-93.1

35-44

129

12.7

7.1-21.6

106

87.3

78.4-92.9

45-54

235

26.5

18.5-36.5

168

73.5

63.5-81.5

55-64

196

26.3

19.2-34.9

130

73.7

65.1-80.8

65-74

137

30.0

20.0-42.4

70.0

57.6-80.0

75+

111

23.1

13.6-36.3

76.9

63.7-86.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

25.5

18.9-33.3

198

74.5

66.7-81.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

306

17.5

12.8-23.4

225

82.5

76.6-87.2

Some Post-H.S.

178

25.1

16.3-36.6

130

74.9

63.4-83.7

College Graduate

128

25.6

16.6-37.4

74.4

62.6-83.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

222

26.6

19.1-35.8

151

73.4

64.2-80.9

$15,000- 24,999

203

20.3

13.8-28.8

151

79.7

71.2-86.2

$25,000- 34,999

18.9

11.1-30.1

81.1

69.9-88.9

$35,000- 49,999

31.9

17.4-51.1

68.1

48.9-82.6

$50,000-74,999

23.6

11.1-43.6

76.4

56.4-88.9

$75,000+

26.6

10.9-51.6

73.4

48.4-89.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

61.0

34.3-82.4

39.0

17.6-65.7

Guilford

13.7

6.5-26.4

86.3

73.6-93.5

Mecklenburg

20.9

11.0-35.9

79.1

64.1-89.0

Orange

27.5

10.6-54.9

72.5

45.1-89.4

Wake

10.9

3.6-28.6

89.1

71.4-96.4

Chatham/Lee

34.9

11.6-68.6

65.1

31.4-88.4

Nash/Wilson

19.3

11.1-31.4

80.7

68.6-88.9

Craven/Pamlico

20.3

11.6-33.1

79.7

66.9-88.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.9

0.6-46.1

93.1

53.9-99.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

63.8

21.3-92.0

36.2

8.0-78.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

30.5

20.3-43.1

69.5

56.9-79.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

27.6

17.8-40.1

72.4

59.9-82.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

29.0

19.7-40.5

71.0

59.5-80.3

Northeast NC I

118

24.0

16.7-33.4

76.0

66.6-83.3

Northeast NC II

25.2

16.1-37.0

74.8

63.0-83.9

Northeastern Partnership

193

24.6

18.5-31.8

135

75.4

68.2-81.5

Mountain AHEC

44.1

24.0-66.3

55.9

33.7-76.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

500

144

22.4

17.5-28.2

356

77.6

71.8-82.5

Piedmont

365

20.0

15.4-25.7

268

80.0

74.3-84.6

Western NC

61.8

35.8-82.4

38.2

17.6-64.2

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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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