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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,154	1,506	46.4	43.8-49.1	1,648	53.6	50.9-56.2
RACE
White	2,351	1,093	45.0	42.0-48.1	1,258	55.0	51.9-58.0
African American	651	345	53.2	47.6-58.7	306	46.8	41.3-52.4
Asian	6	2	11.8	2.0-47.3	4	88.2	52.7-98.0
Native American	91	45	54.7	38.8-69.8	46	45.3	30.2-61.2
Other Minorities	49	17	38.5	21.8-58.3	32	61.5	41.7-78.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	19	43.4	23.8-65.4	30	56.6	34.6-76.2
-English Speaking	32	13	53.3	28.1-77.0	19	46.7	23.0-71.9
-Spanish Speaking	17	6	38.2	14.5-69.3	11	61.8	30.7-85.5
Non-Hispanic	3,103	1,486	46.4	43.8-49.1	1,617	53.6	50.9-56.2
AGE
18-24	76	18	19.1	10.3-32.7	58	80.9	67.3-89.7
25-34	237	96	32.9	25.3-41.6	141	67.1	58.4-74.7
35-44	432	201	49.3	42.5-56.1	231	50.7	43.9-57.5
45-54	688	319	47.5	41.9-53.1	369	52.5	46.9-58.1
55-64	643	343	53.0	47.1-58.8	300	47.0	41.2-52.9
65-74	566	310	55.2	49.1-61.2	256	44.8	38.8-50.9
75+	489	205	42.9	36.6-49.5	284	57.1	50.5-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	654	303	42.8	37.0-48.8	351	57.2	51.2-63.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,006	475	48.2	43.5-52.8	531	51.8	47.2-56.5
Some Post-H.S.	782	393	48.8	43.4-54.3	389	51.2	45.7-56.6
College Graduate	706	332	44.9	39.8-50.2	374	55.1	49.8-60.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	526	272	51.8	45.1-58.5	254	48.2	41.5-54.9
$15,000- 24,999	612	306	51.0	44.8-57.2	306	49.0	42.8-55.2
$25,000- 34,999	341	160	42.3	34.2-50.9	181	57.7	49.1-65.8
$35,000- 49,999	337	172	46.8	39.1-54.6	165	53.2	45.4-60.9
$50,000-74,999	273	138	52.1	43.6-60.5	135	47.9	39.5-56.4
$75,000+	277	124	47.9	39.9-56.0	153	52.1	44.0-60.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	153	70	46.2	37.5-55.0	83	53.8	45.0-62.5
Guilford	146	76	52.3	42.9-61.6	70	47.7	38.4-57.1
Mecklenburg	138	67	45.4	36.4-54.7	71	54.6	45.3-63.6
Orange	119	55	43.6	32.4-55.5	64	56.4	44.5-67.6
Wake	113	56	52.5	42.1-62.6	57	47.5	37.4-57.9
Chatham/Lee	133	57	42.2	32.9-52.0	76	57.8	48.0-67.1
Nash/Wilson	129	57	39.0	30.2-48.6	72	61.0	51.4-69.8
Craven/Pamlico	167	85	46.0	37.8-54.4	82	54.0	45.6-62.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	140	64	48.0	38.1-58.0	76	52.0	42.0-61.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	155	65	40.9	31.8-50.7	90	59.1	49.3-68.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	154	79	54.0	44.0-63.7	75	46.0	36.3-56.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	151	78	49.0	39.3-58.7	73	51.0	41.3-60.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	165	66	39.6	31.8-48.0	99	60.4	52.0-68.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	164	76	43.9	35.7-52.5	88	56.1	47.5-64.3
Northeast NC I	169	87	49.7	41.0-58.3	82	50.3	41.7-59.0
Northeast NC II	181	91	50.4	42.3-58.5	90	49.6	41.5-57.7
Northeastern Partnership	350	178	50.1	44.1-56.2	172	49.9	43.8-55.9
Mountain AHEC	472	238	52.1	45.9-58.3	234	47.9	41.7-54.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,165	553	47.4	42.7-52.1	612	52.6	47.9-57.3
Piedmont	1,248	599	45.5	41.7-49.4	649	54.5	50.6-58.3
Western NC	741	354	47.7	42.6-52.9	387	52.3	47.1-57.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,154

1,506

46.4

43.8-49.1

1,648

53.6

50.9-56.2

RACE

White

2,351

1,093

45.0

42.0-48.1

1,258

55.0

51.9-58.0

African American

651

345

53.2

47.6-58.7

306

46.8

41.3-52.4

Asian

11.8

2.0-47.3

88.2

52.7-98.0

Native American

54.7

38.8-69.8

45.3

30.2-61.2

Other Minorities

38.5

21.8-58.3

61.5

41.7-78.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.4

23.8-65.4

56.6

34.6-76.2

-English Speaking

53.3

28.1-77.0

46.7

23.0-71.9

-Spanish Speaking

38.2

14.5-69.3

61.8

30.7-85.5

Non-Hispanic

3,103

1,486

46.4

43.8-49.1

1,617

53.6

50.9-56.2

AGE

18-24

19.1

10.3-32.7

80.9

67.3-89.7

25-34

237

32.9

25.3-41.6

141

67.1

58.4-74.7

35-44

432

201

49.3

42.5-56.1

231

50.7

43.9-57.5

45-54

688

319

47.5

41.9-53.1

369

52.5

46.9-58.1

55-64

643

343

53.0

47.1-58.8

300

47.0

41.2-52.9

65-74

566

310

55.2

49.1-61.2

256

44.8

38.8-50.9

75+

489

205

42.9

36.6-49.5

284

57.1

50.5-63.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

654

303

42.8

37.0-48.8

351

57.2

51.2-63.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,006

475

48.2

43.5-52.8

531

51.8

47.2-56.5

Some Post-H.S.

782

393

48.8

43.4-54.3

389

51.2

45.7-56.6

College Graduate

706

332

44.9

39.8-50.2

374

55.1

49.8-60.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

526

272

51.8

45.1-58.5

254

48.2

41.5-54.9

$15,000- 24,999

612

306

51.0

44.8-57.2

306

49.0

42.8-55.2

$25,000- 34,999

341

160

42.3

34.2-50.9

181

57.7

49.1-65.8

$35,000- 49,999

337

172

46.8

39.1-54.6

165

53.2

45.4-60.9

$50,000-74,999

273

138

52.1

43.6-60.5

135

47.9

39.5-56.4

$75,000+

277

124

47.9

39.9-56.0

153

52.1

44.0-60.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

153

46.2

37.5-55.0

53.8

45.0-62.5

Guilford

146

52.3

42.9-61.6

47.7

38.4-57.1

Mecklenburg

138

45.4

36.4-54.7

54.6

45.3-63.6

Orange

119

43.6

32.4-55.5

56.4

44.5-67.6

Wake

113

52.5

42.1-62.6

47.5

37.4-57.9

Chatham/Lee

133

42.2

32.9-52.0

57.8

48.0-67.1

Nash/Wilson

129

39.0

30.2-48.6

61.0

51.4-69.8

Craven/Pamlico

167

46.0

37.8-54.4

54.0

45.6-62.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

140

48.0

38.1-58.0

52.0

42.0-61.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

155

40.9

31.8-50.7

59.1

49.3-68.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

154

54.0

44.0-63.7

46.0

36.3-56.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

151

49.0

39.3-58.7

51.0

41.3-60.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

165

39.6

31.8-48.0

60.4

52.0-68.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

164

43.9

35.7-52.5

56.1

47.5-64.3

Northeast NC I

169

49.7

41.0-58.3

50.3

41.7-59.0

Northeast NC II

181

50.4

42.3-58.5

49.6

41.5-57.7

Northeastern Partnership

350

178

50.1

44.1-56.2

172

49.9

43.8-55.9

Mountain AHEC

472

238

52.1

45.9-58.3

234

47.9

41.7-54.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,165

553

47.4

42.7-52.1

612

52.6

47.9-57.3

Piedmont

1,248

599

45.5

41.7-49.4

649

54.5

50.6-58.3

Western NC

741

354

47.7

42.6-52.9

387

52.3

47.1-57.4

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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