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

Arthritis-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,533	244	14.7	11.9-17.9	1,289	85.3	82.1-88.1
RACE
White	1,194	174	14.4	11.3-18.2	1,020	85.6	81.8-88.7
African American	253	49	15.3	9.8-23.3	204	84.7	76.7-90.2
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Native American	47	13	17.5	7.2-36.7	34	82.5	63.3-92.8
Other Minorities	33	8	18.0	6.2-42.2	25	82.0	57.8-93.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	13	29.9	13.1-54.6	23	70.1	45.4-86.9
-English Speaking	20	8	53.2	22.9-81.3	12	46.8	18.7-77.1
-Spanish Speaking	16	5	16.8	4.2-48.2	11	83.2	51.8-95.8
Non-Hispanic	1,496	231	14.1	11.4-17.4	1,265	85.9	82.6-88.6
AGE
18-24	48	3	10.6	1.8-43.4	45	89.4	56.6-98.2
25-34	142	12	7.0	3.1-14.9	130	93.0	85.1-96.9
35-44	247	38	13.1	8.2-20.2	209	86.9	79.8-91.8
45-54	334	55	20.1	13.6-28.7	279	79.9	71.3-86.4
55-64	325	68	17.1	12.0-23.7	257	82.9	76.3-88.0
65-74	264	49	19.5	13.2-27.9	215	80.5	72.1-86.8
75+	167	19	7.9	4.1-14.7	148	92.1	85.3-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	323	64	13.6	9.2-19.5	259	86.4	80.5-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	69	14.0	10.0-19.3	398	86.0	80.7-90.0
Some Post-H.S.	350	64	18.4	12.0-27.3	286	81.6	72.7-88.0
College Graduate	388	47	12.8	7.9-19.9	341	87.2	80.1-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	38	15.6	9.2-25.2	143	84.4	74.8-90.8
$15,000- 24,999	286	48	12.2	8.1-17.9	238	87.8	82.1-91.9
$25,000- 34,999	150	27	15.4	8.8-25.8	123	84.6	74.2-91.2
$35,000- 49,999	232	38	16.7	10.3-26.0	194	83.3	74.0-89.7
$50,000-74,999	185	25	18.7	9.7-33.0	160	81.3	67.0-90.3
$75,000+	199	28	17.6	10.1-28.8	171	82.4	71.2-89.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	84	18	24.2	15.2-36.2	66	75.8	63.8-84.8
Guilford	69	7	7.4	3.4-15.4	62	92.6	84.6-96.6
Mecklenburg	54	9	16.2	8.2-29.5	45	83.8	70.5-91.8
Orange	61	11	15.4	8.3-26.8	50	84.6	73.2-91.7
Wake	50	5	9.0	3.4-21.6	45	91.0	78.4-96.6
Chatham/Lee	55	11	29.8	12.0-57.1	44	70.2	42.9-88.0
Nash/Wilson	71	14	15.5	8.8-25.8	57	84.5	74.2-91.2
Craven/Pamlico	77	12	12.5	6.8-21.9	65	87.5	78.1-93.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	78	10	10.8	5.4-20.2	68	89.2	79.8-94.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	82	13	15.4	8.9-25.5	69	84.6	74.5-91.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	82	10	15.1	4.8-38.7	72	84.9	61.3-95.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	79	16	17.5	7.8-34.6	63	82.5	65.4-92.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	14	16.3	9.3-26.9	61	83.7	73.1-90.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	62	12	17.2	9.4-29.2	50	82.8	70.8-90.6
Northeast NC I	78	7	8.3	3.9-16.9	71	91.7	83.1-96.1
Northeast NC II	92	17	16.5	9.6-26.8	75	83.5	73.2-90.4
Northeastern Partnership	170	24	13.6	8.7-20.7	146	86.4	79.3-91.3
Mountain AHEC	236	47	17.4	12.3-24.1	189	82.6	75.9-87.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	552	91	16.1	11.3-22.3	461	83.9	77.7-88.7
Piedmont	609	84	12.9	9.2-17.7	525	87.1	82.3-90.8
Western NC	372	69	18.1	12.8-24.9	303	81.9	75.1-87.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,533

244

14.7

11.9-17.9

1,289

85.3

82.1-88.1

RACE

White

1,194

174

14.4

11.3-18.2

1,020

85.6

81.8-88.7

African American

253

15.3

9.8-23.3

204

84.7

76.7-90.2

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

17.5

7.2-36.7

82.5

63.3-92.8

Other Minorities

18.0

6.2-42.2

82.0

57.8-93.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.9

13.1-54.6

70.1

45.4-86.9

-English Speaking

53.2

22.9-81.3

46.8

18.7-77.1

-Spanish Speaking

16.8

4.2-48.2

83.2

51.8-95.8

Non-Hispanic

1,496

231

14.1

11.4-17.4

1,265

85.9

82.6-88.6

AGE

18-24

10.6

1.8-43.4

89.4

56.6-98.2

25-34

142

7.0

3.1-14.9

130

93.0

85.1-96.9

35-44

247

13.1

8.2-20.2

209

86.9

79.8-91.8

45-54

334

20.1

13.6-28.7

279

79.9

71.3-86.4

55-64

325

17.1

12.0-23.7

257

82.9

76.3-88.0

65-74

264

19.5

13.2-27.9

215

80.5

72.1-86.8

75+

167

7.9

4.1-14.7

148

92.1

85.3-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

323

13.6

9.2-19.5

259

86.4

80.5-90.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

467

14.0

10.0-19.3

398

86.0

80.7-90.0

Some Post-H.S.

350

18.4

12.0-27.3

286

81.6

72.7-88.0

College Graduate

388

12.8

7.9-19.9

341

87.2

80.1-92.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

15.6

9.2-25.2

143

84.4

74.8-90.8

$15,000- 24,999

286

12.2

8.1-17.9

238

87.8

82.1-91.9

$25,000- 34,999

150

15.4

8.8-25.8

123

84.6

74.2-91.2

$35,000- 49,999

232

16.7

10.3-26.0

194

83.3

74.0-89.7

$50,000-74,999

185

18.7

9.7-33.0

160

81.3

67.0-90.3

$75,000+

199

17.6

10.1-28.8

171

82.4

71.2-89.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.2

15.2-36.2

75.8

63.8-84.8

Guilford

7.4

3.4-15.4

92.6

84.6-96.6

Mecklenburg

16.2

8.2-29.5

83.8

70.5-91.8

Orange

15.4

8.3-26.8

84.6

73.2-91.7

Wake

9.0

3.4-21.6

91.0

78.4-96.6

Chatham/Lee

29.8

12.0-57.1

70.2

42.9-88.0

Nash/Wilson

15.5

8.8-25.8

84.5

74.2-91.2

Craven/Pamlico

12.5

6.8-21.9

87.5

78.1-93.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

10.8

5.4-20.2

89.2

79.8-94.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

15.4

8.9-25.5

84.6

74.5-91.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

15.1

4.8-38.7

84.9

61.3-95.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

17.5

7.8-34.6

82.5

65.4-92.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

16.3

9.3-26.9

83.7

73.1-90.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

17.2

9.4-29.2

82.8

70.8-90.6

Northeast NC I

8.3

3.9-16.9

91.7

83.1-96.1

Northeast NC II

16.5

9.6-26.8

83.5

73.2-90.4

Northeastern Partnership

170

13.6

8.7-20.7

146

86.4

79.3-91.3

Mountain AHEC

236

17.4

12.3-24.1

189

82.6

75.9-87.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

552

16.1

11.3-22.3

461

83.9

77.7-88.7

Piedmont

609

12.9

9.2-17.7

525

87.1

82.3-90.8

Western NC

372

18.1

12.8-24.9

303

81.9

75.1-87.2

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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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