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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,535	554	34.4	30.7-38.3	981	65.6	61.7-69.3
RACE
White	1,194	421	33.2	29.1-37.7	773	66.8	62.3-70.9
African American	254	99	38.7	30.1-48.0	155	61.3	52.0-69.9
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Native American	48	23	62.2	38.5-81.3	25	37.8	18.7-61.5
Other Minorities	33	10	24.4	9.7-49.2	23	75.6	50.8-90.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	16	32.4	14.8-56.9	20	67.6	43.1-85.2
-English Speaking	20	10	56.0	24.9-82.9	10	44.0	17.1-75.1
-Spanish Speaking	16	6	19.1	5.3-49.8	10	80.9	50.2-94.7
Non-Hispanic	1,498	537	34.4	30.7-38.4	961	65.6	61.6-69.3
AGE
18-24	48	9	28.8	11.5-55.6	39	71.2	44.4-88.5
25-34	142	36	26.0	17.0-37.6	106	74.0	62.4-83.0
35-44	247	77	29.3	21.8-38.0	170	70.7	62.0-78.2
45-54	333	132	41.8	33.6-50.4	201	58.2	49.6-66.4
55-64	324	135	37.5	30.5-45.2	189	62.5	54.8-69.5
65-74	265	97	34.5	26.7-43.2	168	65.5	56.8-73.3
75+	170	66	37.1	27.6-47.8	104	62.9	52.2-72.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	324	121	37.9	29.8-46.8	203	62.1	53.2-70.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	468	147	28.2	22.1-35.2	321	71.8	64.8-77.9
Some Post-H.S.	349	141	39.7	31.4-48.7	208	60.3	51.3-68.6
College Graduate	389	145	35.2	28.5-42.5	244	64.8	57.5-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	71	31.0	21.6-42.2	110	69.0	57.8-78.4
$15,000- 24,999	286	105	34.3	26.1-43.6	181	65.7	56.4-73.9
$25,000- 34,999	150	53	36.4	25.1-49.3	97	63.6	50.7-74.9
$35,000- 49,999	231	80	34.6	26.3-44.1	151	65.4	55.9-73.7
$50,000-74,999	186	75	38.4	27.6-50.4	111	61.6	49.6-72.4
$75,000+	200	81	39.1	29.5-49.5	119	60.9	50.5-70.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	84	33	35.8	25.4-47.8	51	64.2	52.2-74.6
Guilford	69	16	22.0	13.2-34.4	53	78.0	65.6-86.8
Mecklenburg	54	27	49.1	35.1-63.2	27	50.9	36.8-64.9
Orange	61	22	41.1	27.9-55.7	39	58.9	44.3-72.1
Wake	52	18	32.6	20.2-48.1	34	67.4	51.9-79.8
Chatham/Lee	55	22	50.5	31.5-69.3	33	49.5	30.7-68.5
Nash/Wilson	71	30	38.4	26.1-52.4	41	61.6	47.6-73.9
Craven/Pamlico	77	24	27.4	17.9-39.5	53	72.6	60.5-82.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	78	27	36.6	21.9-54.3	51	63.4	45.7-78.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	82	28	35.4	24.8-47.7	54	64.6	52.3-75.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	82	35	36.4	23.4-51.9	47	63.6	48.1-76.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	79	29	25.4	12.4-45.1	50	74.6	54.9-87.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	25	31.1	20.9-43.5	50	68.9	56.5-79.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	62	27	37.5	25.5-51.3	35	62.5	48.7-74.5
Northeast NC I	76	26	33.7	22.3-47.4	50	66.3	52.6-77.7
Northeast NC II	92	38	38.4	28.1-49.9	54	61.6	50.1-71.9
Northeastern Partnership	168	64	36.8	28.8-45.6	104	63.2	54.4-71.2
Mountain AHEC	237	88	32.2	25.0-40.3	149	67.8	59.7-75.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	550	207	36.3	30.0-43.0	343	63.7	57.0-70.0
Piedmont	612	214	33.9	28.4-39.8	398	66.1	60.2-71.6
Western NC	373	133	32.7	26.0-40.1	240	67.3	59.9-74.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,535

554

34.4

30.7-38.3

981

65.6

61.7-69.3

RACE

White

1,194

421

33.2

29.1-37.7

773

66.8

62.3-70.9

African American

254

38.7

30.1-48.0

155

61.3

52.0-69.9

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

62.2

38.5-81.3

37.8

18.7-61.5

Other Minorities

24.4

9.7-49.2

75.6

50.8-90.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.4

14.8-56.9

67.6

43.1-85.2

-English Speaking

56.0

24.9-82.9

44.0

17.1-75.1

-Spanish Speaking

19.1

5.3-49.8

80.9

50.2-94.7

Non-Hispanic

1,498

537

34.4

30.7-38.4

961

65.6

61.6-69.3

AGE

18-24

28.8

11.5-55.6

71.2

44.4-88.5

25-34

142

26.0

17.0-37.6

106

74.0

62.4-83.0

35-44

247

29.3

21.8-38.0

170

70.7

62.0-78.2

45-54

333

132

41.8

33.6-50.4

201

58.2

49.6-66.4

55-64

324

135

37.5

30.5-45.2

189

62.5

54.8-69.5

65-74

265

34.5

26.7-43.2

168

65.5

56.8-73.3

75+

170

37.1

27.6-47.8

104

62.9

52.2-72.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

324

121

37.9

29.8-46.8

203

62.1

53.2-70.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

468

147

28.2

22.1-35.2

321

71.8

64.8-77.9

Some Post-H.S.

349

141

39.7

31.4-48.7

208

60.3

51.3-68.6

College Graduate

389

145

35.2

28.5-42.5

244

64.8

57.5-71.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

31.0

21.6-42.2

110

69.0

57.8-78.4

$15,000- 24,999

286

105

34.3

26.1-43.6

181

65.7

56.4-73.9

$25,000- 34,999

150

36.4

25.1-49.3

63.6

50.7-74.9

$35,000- 49,999

231

34.6

26.3-44.1

151

65.4

55.9-73.7

$50,000-74,999

186

38.4

27.6-50.4

111

61.6

49.6-72.4

$75,000+

200

39.1

29.5-49.5

119

60.9

50.5-70.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

35.8

25.4-47.8

64.2

52.2-74.6

Guilford

22.0

13.2-34.4

78.0

65.6-86.8

Mecklenburg

49.1

35.1-63.2

50.9

36.8-64.9

Orange

41.1

27.9-55.7

58.9

44.3-72.1

Wake

32.6

20.2-48.1

67.4

51.9-79.8

Chatham/Lee

50.5

31.5-69.3

49.5

30.7-68.5

Nash/Wilson

38.4

26.1-52.4

61.6

47.6-73.9

Craven/Pamlico

27.4

17.9-39.5

72.6

60.5-82.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

36.6

21.9-54.3

63.4

45.7-78.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

35.4

24.8-47.7

64.6

52.3-75.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

36.4

23.4-51.9

63.6

48.1-76.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

25.4

12.4-45.1

74.6

54.9-87.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

31.1

20.9-43.5

68.9

56.5-79.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

37.5

25.5-51.3

62.5

48.7-74.5

Northeast NC I

33.7

22.3-47.4

66.3

52.6-77.7

Northeast NC II

38.4

28.1-49.9

61.6

50.1-71.9

Northeastern Partnership

168

36.8

28.8-45.6

104

63.2

54.4-71.2

Mountain AHEC

237

32.2

25.0-40.3

149

67.8

59.7-75.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

550

207

36.3

30.0-43.0

343

63.7

57.0-70.0

Piedmont

612

214

33.9

28.4-39.8

398

66.1

60.2-71.6

Western NC

373

133

32.7

26.0-40.1

240

67.3

59.9-74.0

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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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