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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,351	1,093	45.0	42.0-48.1	1,258	55.0	51.9-58.0
AGE
18-24	55	13	15.2	7.0-30.1	42	84.8	69.9-93.0
25-34	172	65	30.4	22.0-40.3	107	69.6	59.7-78.0
35-44	303	145	49.3	41.3-57.3	158	50.7	42.7-58.7
45-54	492	223	46.4	39.9-53.0	269	53.6	47.0-60.1
55-64	482	246	50.6	43.8-57.4	236	49.4	42.6-56.2
65-74	446	238	53.2	46.3-60.0	208	46.8	40.0-53.7
75+	385	154	42.0	34.8-49.5	231	58.0	50.5-65.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	406	174	38.3	31.3-45.8	232	61.7	54.2-68.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	741	347	47.5	42.1-52.9	394	52.5	47.1-57.9
Some Post-H.S.	623	300	46.6	40.6-52.8	323	53.4	47.2-59.4
College Graduate	580	271	45.0	39.3-50.9	309	55.0	49.1-60.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	318	166	50.3	41.8-58.8	152	49.7	41.2-58.2
$15,000- 24,999	437	213	47.1	39.8-54.5	224	52.9	45.5-60.2
$25,000- 34,999	258	117	40.9	31.7-50.7	141	59.1	49.3-68.3
$35,000- 49,999	275	135	43.6	35.3-52.3	140	56.4	47.7-64.7
$50,000-74,999	233	118	51.7	42.5-60.7	115	48.3	39.3-57.5
$75,000+	249	112	48.1	39.6-56.7	137	51.9	43.3-60.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	137	61	45.3	36.2-54.6	76	54.7	45.4-63.8
Guilford	110	59	53.6	43.1-63.8	51	46.4	36.2-56.9
Mecklenburg	89	43	43.4	32.6-54.9	46	56.6	45.1-67.4
Orange	103	46	41.4	29.5-54.5	57	58.6	45.5-70.5
Wake	86	43	53.0	41.6-64.0	43	47.0	36.0-58.4
Chatham/Lee	103	48	47.5	37.2-58.0	55	52.5	42.0-62.8
Nash/Wilson	88	35	34.8	25.2-45.8	53	65.2	54.2-74.8
Craven/Pamlico	128	61	42.4	33.4-51.8	67	57.6	48.2-66.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	135	61	45.6	36.2-55.4	74	54.4	44.6-63.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	150	62	40.6	31.4-50.5	88	59.4	49.5-68.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	46	48.1	35.2-61.2	59	51.9	38.8-64.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	133	68	48.2	37.9-58.7	65	51.8	41.3-62.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	62	18	30.1	19.1-44.1	44	69.9	55.9-80.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	94	37	37.5	27.3-49.0	57	62.5	51.0-72.7
Northeast NC I	76	40	49.3	37.1-61.5	36	50.7	38.5-62.9
Northeast NC II	121	65	53.9	43.8-63.6	56	46.1	36.4-56.2
Northeastern Partnership	197	105	52.6	44.6-60.6	92	47.4	39.4-55.4
Mountain AHEC	430	216	52.2	45.7-58.6	214	47.8	41.4-54.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	717	328	46.6	40.7-52.6	389	53.4	47.4-59.3
Piedmont	946	439	43.3	39.0-47.8	507	56.7	52.2-61.0
Western NC	688	326	47.4	42.1-52.7	362	52.6	47.3-57.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,351

1,093

45.0

42.0-48.1

1,258

55.0

51.9-58.0

AGE

18-24

15.2

7.0-30.1

84.8

69.9-93.0

25-34

172

30.4

22.0-40.3

107

69.6

59.7-78.0

35-44

303

145

49.3

41.3-57.3

158

50.7

42.7-58.7

45-54

492

223

46.4

39.9-53.0

269

53.6

47.0-60.1

55-64

482

246

50.6

43.8-57.4

236

49.4

42.6-56.2

65-74

446

238

53.2

46.3-60.0

208

46.8

40.0-53.7

75+

385

154

42.0

34.8-49.5

231

58.0

50.5-65.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

406

174

38.3

31.3-45.8

232

61.7

54.2-68.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

741

347

47.5

42.1-52.9

394

52.5

47.1-57.9

Some Post-H.S.

623

300

46.6

40.6-52.8

323

53.4

47.2-59.4

College Graduate

580

271

45.0

39.3-50.9

309

55.0

49.1-60.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

318

166

50.3

41.8-58.8

152

49.7

41.2-58.2

$15,000- 24,999

437

213

47.1

39.8-54.5

224

52.9

45.5-60.2

$25,000- 34,999

258

117

40.9

31.7-50.7

141

59.1

49.3-68.3

$35,000- 49,999

275

135

43.6

35.3-52.3

140

56.4

47.7-64.7

$50,000-74,999

233

118

51.7

42.5-60.7

115

48.3

39.3-57.5

$75,000+

249

112

48.1

39.6-56.7

137

51.9

43.3-60.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

137

45.3

36.2-54.6

54.7

45.4-63.8

Guilford

110

53.6

43.1-63.8

46.4

36.2-56.9

Mecklenburg

43.4

32.6-54.9

56.6

45.1-67.4

Orange

103

41.4

29.5-54.5

58.6

45.5-70.5

Wake

53.0

41.6-64.0

47.0

36.0-58.4

Chatham/Lee

103

47.5

37.2-58.0

52.5

42.0-62.8

Nash/Wilson

34.8

25.2-45.8

65.2

54.2-74.8

Craven/Pamlico

128

42.4

33.4-51.8

57.6

48.2-66.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

135

45.6

36.2-55.4

54.4

44.6-63.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

150

40.6

31.4-50.5

59.4

49.5-68.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

48.1

35.2-61.2

51.9

38.8-64.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

133

48.2

37.9-58.7

51.8

41.3-62.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

30.1

19.1-44.1

69.9

55.9-80.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

37.5

27.3-49.0

62.5

51.0-72.7

Northeast NC I

49.3

37.1-61.5

50.7

38.5-62.9

Northeast NC II

121

53.9

43.8-63.6

46.1

36.4-56.2

Northeastern Partnership

197

105

52.6

44.6-60.6

47.4

39.4-55.4

Mountain AHEC

430

216

52.2

45.7-58.6

214

47.8

41.4-54.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

717

328

46.6

40.7-52.6

389

53.4

47.4-59.3

Piedmont

946

439

43.3

39.0-47.8

507

56.7

52.2-61.0

Western NC

688

326

47.4

42.1-52.7

362

52.6

47.3-57.9

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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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