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

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,689	2,060	41.2	39.0-43.4	2,629	58.8	56.6-61.0
GENDER
Male	1,535	554	34.4	30.7-38.3	981	65.6	61.7-69.3
Female	3,154	1,506	46.4	43.8-49.1	1,648	53.6	50.9-56.2
RACE
White	3,545	1,514	39.8	37.3-42.4	2,031	60.2	57.6-62.7
African American	905	444	47.5	42.6-52.5	461	52.5	47.5-57.4
Asian	9	2	8.9	1.7-35.1	7	91.1	64.9-98.3
Native American	139	68	58.7	43.7-72.3	71	41.3	27.7-56.3
Other Minorities	82	27	32.2	19.7-47.9	55	67.8	52.1-80.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	85	35	37.5	23.1-54.4	50	62.5	45.6-76.9
-English Speaking	52	23	54.8	33.4-74.5	29	45.2	25.5-66.6
-Spanish Speaking	33	12	28.1	12.7-51.1	21	71.9	48.9-87.3
Non-Hispanic	4,601	2,023	41.2	39.0-43.5	2,578	58.8	56.5-61.0
AGE
18-24	124	27	24.3	13.1-40.6	97	75.7	59.4-86.9
25-34	379	132	29.3	23.1-36.4	247	70.7	63.6-76.9
35-44	679	278	39.9	34.6-45.5	401	60.1	54.5-65.4
45-54	1,021	451	45.0	40.2-49.9	570	55.0	50.1-59.8
55-64	967	478	46.3	41.6-51.1	489	53.7	48.9-58.4
65-74	831	407	46.7	41.7-51.8	424	53.3	48.2-58.3
75+	659	271	41.1	35.8-46.7	388	58.9	53.3-64.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	978	424	40.8	36.0-45.9	554	59.2	54.1-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,474	622	39.3	35.5-43.3	852	60.7	56.7-64.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,131	534	45.0	40.1-49.9	597	55.0	50.1-59.9
College Graduate	1,095	477	40.4	36.1-44.7	618	59.6	55.3-63.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	707	343	44.6	38.7-50.7	364	55.4	49.3-61.3
$15,000- 24,999	898	411	43.7	38.4-49.1	487	56.3	50.9-61.6
$25,000- 34,999	491	213	39.8	32.9-47.1	278	60.2	52.9-67.1
$35,000- 49,999	568	252	41.1	35.4-47.1	316	58.9	52.9-64.6
$50,000-74,999	459	213	44.7	37.5-52.2	246	55.3	47.8-62.5
$75,000+	477	205	43.5	37.1-50.1	272	56.5	49.9-62.9
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***
Eastern NC	1,715	760	42.5	38.6-46.4	955	57.5	53.6-61.4
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%)

TOTAL

4,689

2,060

41.2

39.0-43.4

2,629

58.8

56.6-61.0

GENDER

Male

1,535

554

34.4

30.7-38.3

981

65.6

61.7-69.3

Female

3,154

1,506

46.4

43.8-49.1

1,648

53.6

50.9-56.2

RACE

White

3,545

1,514

39.8

37.3-42.4

2,031

60.2

57.6-62.7

African American

905

444

47.5

42.6-52.5

461

52.5

47.5-57.4

Asian

8.9

1.7-35.1

91.1

64.9-98.3

Native American

139

58.7

43.7-72.3

41.3

27.7-56.3

Other Minorities

32.2

19.7-47.9

67.8

52.1-80.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.5

23.1-54.4

62.5

45.6-76.9

-English Speaking

54.8

33.4-74.5

45.2

25.5-66.6

-Spanish Speaking

28.1

12.7-51.1

71.9

48.9-87.3

Non-Hispanic

4,601

2,023

41.2

39.0-43.5

2,578

58.8

56.5-61.0

AGE

18-24

124

24.3

13.1-40.6

75.7

59.4-86.9

25-34

379

132

29.3

23.1-36.4

247

70.7

63.6-76.9

35-44

679

278

39.9

34.6-45.5

401

60.1

54.5-65.4

45-54

1,021

451

45.0

40.2-49.9

570

55.0

50.1-59.8

55-64

967

478

46.3

41.6-51.1

489

53.7

48.9-58.4

65-74

831

407

46.7

41.7-51.8

424

53.3

48.2-58.3

75+

659

271

41.1

35.8-46.7

388

58.9

53.3-64.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

978

424

40.8

36.0-45.9

554

59.2

54.1-64.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,474

622

39.3

35.5-43.3

852

60.7

56.7-64.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,131

534

45.0

40.1-49.9

597

55.0

50.1-59.9

College Graduate

1,095

477

40.4

36.1-44.7

618

59.6

55.3-63.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

707

343

44.6

38.7-50.7

364

55.4

49.3-61.3

$15,000- 24,999

898

411

43.7

38.4-49.1

487

56.3

50.9-61.6

$25,000- 34,999

491

213

39.8

32.9-47.1

278

60.2

52.9-67.1

$35,000- 49,999

568

252

41.1

35.4-47.1

316

58.9

52.9-64.6

$50,000-74,999

459

213

44.7

37.5-52.2

246

55.3

47.8-62.5

$75,000+

477

205

43.5

37.1-50.1

272

56.5

49.9-62.9

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***

Eastern NC

1,715

760

42.5

38.6-46.4

955

57.5

53.6-61.4

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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