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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,354	451	18.9	16.7-21.4	1,903	81.1	78.6-83.3
AGE
18-24	55	4	2.9	0.7-12.1	51	97.1	87.9-99.3
25-34	173	32	15.2	9.5-23.6	141	84.8	76.4-90.5
35-44	304	49	15.0	10.2-21.6	255	85.0	78.4-89.8
45-54	491	104	21.3	16.4-27.2	387	78.7	72.8-83.6
55-64	482	111	24.6	18.9-31.4	371	75.4	68.6-81.1
65-74	447	102	25.3	19.8-31.9	345	74.7	68.1-80.2
75+	386	47	13.8	9.4-19.7	339	86.2	80.3-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	405	81	19.9	14.3-27.1	324	80.1	72.9-85.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	741	150	20.7	16.6-25.4	591	79.3	74.6-83.4
Some Post-H.S.	624	117	17.7	13.8-22.3	507	82.3	77.7-86.2
College Graduate	583	103	17.6	13.6-22.3	480	82.4	77.7-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	318	70	26.2	18.6-35.5	248	73.8	64.5-81.4
$15,000- 24,999	437	90	18.9	14.2-24.8	347	81.1	75.2-85.8
$25,000- 34,999	258	52	17.2	11.0-25.9	206	82.8	74.1-89.0
$35,000- 49,999	275	59	17.5	12.5-23.9	216	82.5	76.1-87.5
$50,000-74,999	235	49	26.5	18.7-36.2	186	73.5	63.8-81.3
$75,000+	251	35	15.2	10.2-22.0	216	84.8	78.0-89.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	137	24	16.4	10.8-24.1	113	83.6	75.9-89.2
Guilford	110	21	21.7	14.2-31.8	89	78.3	68.2-85.8
Mecklenburg	90	17	16.0	9.5-25.8	73	84.0	74.2-90.5
Orange	103	20	25.7	13.3-43.8	83	74.3	56.2-86.7
Wake	86	18	22.4	13.9-34.0	68	77.6	66.0-86.1
Chatham/Lee	103	15	14.7	8.7-23.7	88	85.3	76.3-91.3
Nash/Wilson	90	20	21.8	14.0-32.3	70	78.2	67.7-86.0
Craven/Pamlico	127	27	19.6	13.3-27.8	100	80.4	72.2-86.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	135	19	14.0	8.5-22.2	116	86.0	77.8-91.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	150	29	17.5	11.8-25.2	121	82.5	74.8-88.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	23	25.2	14.8-39.4	82	74.8	60.6-85.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	133	28	18.7	12.3-27.3	105	81.3	72.7-87.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	62	10	16.7	8.6-30.0	52	83.3	70.0-91.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	94	23	22.7	14.9-32.9	71	77.3	67.1-85.1
Northeast NC I	75	11	13.3	7.1-23.5	64	86.7	76.5-92.9
Northeast NC II	121	23	17.7	11.6-26.2	98	82.3	73.8-88.4
Northeastern Partnership	196	34	16.5	11.6-23.1	162	83.5	76.9-88.4
Mountain AHEC	430	89	20.4	15.7-26.1	341	79.6	73.9-84.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	719	147	21.0	16.5-26.5	572	79.0	73.5-83.5
Piedmont	948	176	18.4	15.3-22.1	772	81.6	77.9-84.7
Western NC	687	128	17.5	13.9-21.7	559	82.5	78.3-86.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,354

451

18.9

16.7-21.4

1,903

81.1

78.6-83.3

AGE

18-24

2.9

0.7-12.1

97.1

87.9-99.3

25-34

173

15.2

9.5-23.6

141

84.8

76.4-90.5

35-44

304

15.0

10.2-21.6

255

85.0

78.4-89.8

45-54

491

104

21.3

16.4-27.2

387

78.7

72.8-83.6

55-64

482

111

24.6

18.9-31.4

371

75.4

68.6-81.1

65-74

447

102

25.3

19.8-31.9

345

74.7

68.1-80.2

75+

386

13.8

9.4-19.7

339

86.2

80.3-90.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

405

19.9

14.3-27.1

324

80.1

72.9-85.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

741

150

20.7

16.6-25.4

591

79.3

74.6-83.4

Some Post-H.S.

624

117

17.7

13.8-22.3

507

82.3

77.7-86.2

College Graduate

583

103

17.6

13.6-22.3

480

82.4

77.7-86.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

318

26.2

18.6-35.5

248

73.8

64.5-81.4

$15,000- 24,999

437

18.9

14.2-24.8

347

81.1

75.2-85.8

$25,000- 34,999

258

17.2

11.0-25.9

206

82.8

74.1-89.0

$35,000- 49,999

275

17.5

12.5-23.9

216

82.5

76.1-87.5

$50,000-74,999

235

26.5

18.7-36.2

186

73.5

63.8-81.3

$75,000+

251

15.2

10.2-22.0

216

84.8

78.0-89.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

137

16.4

10.8-24.1

113

83.6

75.9-89.2

Guilford

110

21.7

14.2-31.8

78.3

68.2-85.8

Mecklenburg

16.0

9.5-25.8

84.0

74.2-90.5

Orange

103

25.7

13.3-43.8

74.3

56.2-86.7

Wake

22.4

13.9-34.0

77.6

66.0-86.1

Chatham/Lee

103

14.7

8.7-23.7

85.3

76.3-91.3

Nash/Wilson

21.8

14.0-32.3

78.2

67.7-86.0

Craven/Pamlico

127

19.6

13.3-27.8

100

80.4

72.2-86.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

135

14.0

8.5-22.2

116

86.0

77.8-91.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

150

17.5

11.8-25.2

121

82.5

74.8-88.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

25.2

14.8-39.4

74.8

60.6-85.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

133

18.7

12.3-27.3

105

81.3

72.7-87.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

16.7

8.6-30.0

83.3

70.0-91.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

22.7

14.9-32.9

77.3

67.1-85.1

Northeast NC I

13.3

7.1-23.5

86.7

76.5-92.9

Northeast NC II

121

17.7

11.6-26.2

82.3

73.8-88.4

Northeastern Partnership

196

16.5

11.6-23.1

162

83.5

76.9-88.4

Mountain AHEC

430

20.4

15.7-26.1

341

79.6

73.9-84.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

719

147

21.0

16.5-26.5

572

79.0

73.5-83.5

Piedmont

948

176

18.4

15.3-22.1

772

81.6

77.9-84.7

Western NC

687

128

17.5

13.9-21.7

559

82.5

78.3-86.1

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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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