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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,545	1,514	39.8	37.3-42.4	2,031	60.2	57.6-62.7
GENDER
Male	1,194	421	33.2	29.1-37.7	773	66.8	62.3-70.9
Female	2,351	1,093	45.0	42.0-48.1	1,258	55.0	51.9-58.0
AGE
18-24	87	19	23.2	10.2-44.4	68	76.8	55.6-89.8
25-34	278	93	28.1	21.1-36.3	185	71.9	63.7-78.9
35-44	508	210	39.8	33.8-46.1	298	60.2	53.9-66.2
45-54	726	306	43.9	38.3-49.6	420	56.1	50.4-61.7
55-64	734	348	43.4	38.2-48.8	386	56.6	51.2-61.8
65-74	664	318	44.8	39.3-50.4	346	55.2	49.6-60.7
75+	528	210	39.5	33.6-45.8	318	60.5	54.2-66.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	615	251	37.4	31.6-43.6	364	62.6	56.4-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,095	452	39.3	34.8-44.0	643	60.7	56.0-65.2
Some Post-H.S.	905	409	42.0	36.7-47.5	496	58.0	52.5-63.3
College Graduate	925	401	39.9	35.3-44.7	524	60.1	55.3-64.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	432	213	46.8	39.6-54.1	219	53.2	45.9-60.4
$15,000- 24,999	631	286	39.9	33.8-46.4	345	60.1	53.6-66.2
$25,000- 34,999	370	152	36.3	28.9-44.4	218	63.7	55.6-71.1
$35,000- 49,999	474	200	37.8	31.8-44.1	274	62.2	55.9-68.2
$50,000-74,999	391	178	43.1	35.3-51.3	213	56.9	48.7-64.7
$75,000+	431	183	42.5	35.8-49.5	248	57.5	50.5-64.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	214	91	40.5	33.3-48.2	123	59.5	51.8-66.7
Guilford	167	73	41.4	33.3-50.0	94	58.6	50.0-66.7
Mecklenburg	128	61	43.9	34.7-53.5	67	56.1	46.5-65.3
Orange	156	67	44.0	34.3-54.1	89	56.0	45.9-65.7
Wake	125	58	47.3	37.9-57.0	67	52.7	43.0-62.1
Chatham/Lee	145	62	42.7	34.0-51.8	83	57.3	48.2-66.0
Nash/Wilson	130	54	35.1	26.2-45.1	76	64.9	54.9-73.8
Craven/Pamlico	187	83	37.3	29.8-45.3	104	62.7	54.7-70.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	209	88	42.0	32.9-51.6	121	58.0	48.4-67.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	227	89	39.0	31.7-46.8	138	61.0	53.2-68.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	155	65	40.6	29.2-53.0	90	59.4	47.0-70.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	202	92	41.3	33.1-50.1	110	58.7	49.9-66.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	26	27.2	18.4-38.3	69	72.8	61.7-81.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	139	56	36.6	28.1-46.0	83	63.4	54.0-71.9
Northeast NC I	119	53	37.9	28.7-48.0	66	62.1	52.0-71.3
Northeast NC II	193	94	47.3	39.5-55.2	99	52.7	44.8-60.5
Northeastern Partnership	312	147	44.7	38.4-51.1	165	55.3	48.9-61.6
Mountain AHEC	645	294	44.4	39.3-49.7	351	55.6	50.3-60.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,090	469	41.4	36.6-46.5	621	58.6	53.5-63.4
Piedmont	1,424	599	38.6	34.9-42.4	825	61.4	57.6-65.1
Western NC	1,031	446	40.8	36.6-45.1	585	59.2	54.9-63.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,545

1,514

39.8

37.3-42.4

2,031

60.2

57.6-62.7

GENDER

Male

1,194

421

33.2

29.1-37.7

773

66.8

62.3-70.9

Female

2,351

1,093

45.0

42.0-48.1

1,258

55.0

51.9-58.0

AGE

18-24

23.2

10.2-44.4

76.8

55.6-89.8

25-34

278

28.1

21.1-36.3

185

71.9

63.7-78.9

35-44

508

210

39.8

33.8-46.1

298

60.2

53.9-66.2

45-54

726

306

43.9

38.3-49.6

420

56.1

50.4-61.7

55-64

734

348

43.4

38.2-48.8

386

56.6

51.2-61.8

65-74

664

318

44.8

39.3-50.4

346

55.2

49.6-60.7

75+

528

210

39.5

33.6-45.8

318

60.5

54.2-66.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

615

251

37.4

31.6-43.6

364

62.6

56.4-68.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,095

452

39.3

34.8-44.0

643

60.7

56.0-65.2

Some Post-H.S.

905

409

42.0

36.7-47.5

496

58.0

52.5-63.3

College Graduate

925

401

39.9

35.3-44.7

524

60.1

55.3-64.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

432

213

46.8

39.6-54.1

219

53.2

45.9-60.4

$15,000- 24,999

631

286

39.9

33.8-46.4

345

60.1

53.6-66.2

$25,000- 34,999

370

152

36.3

28.9-44.4

218

63.7

55.6-71.1

$35,000- 49,999

474

200

37.8

31.8-44.1

274

62.2

55.9-68.2

$50,000-74,999

391

178

43.1

35.3-51.3

213

56.9

48.7-64.7

$75,000+

431

183

42.5

35.8-49.5

248

57.5

50.5-64.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

214

40.5

33.3-48.2

123

59.5

51.8-66.7

Guilford

167

41.4

33.3-50.0

58.6

50.0-66.7

Mecklenburg

128

43.9

34.7-53.5

56.1

46.5-65.3

Orange

156

44.0

34.3-54.1

56.0

45.9-65.7

Wake

125

47.3

37.9-57.0

52.7

43.0-62.1

Chatham/Lee

145

42.7

34.0-51.8

57.3

48.2-66.0

Nash/Wilson

130

35.1

26.2-45.1

64.9

54.9-73.8

Craven/Pamlico

187

37.3

29.8-45.3

104

62.7

54.7-70.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

209

42.0

32.9-51.6

121

58.0

48.4-67.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

227

39.0

31.7-46.8

138

61.0

53.2-68.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

155

40.6

29.2-53.0

59.4

47.0-70.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

202

41.3

33.1-50.1

110

58.7

49.9-66.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

27.2

18.4-38.3

72.8

61.7-81.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

139

36.6

28.1-46.0

63.4

54.0-71.9

Northeast NC I

119

37.9

28.7-48.0

62.1

52.0-71.3

Northeast NC II

193

47.3

39.5-55.2

52.7

44.8-60.5

Northeastern Partnership

312

147

44.7

38.4-51.1

165

55.3

48.9-61.6

Mountain AHEC

645

294

44.4

39.3-49.7

351

55.6

50.3-60.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,090

469

41.4

36.6-46.5

621

58.6

53.5-63.4

Piedmont

1,424

599

38.6

34.9-42.4

825

61.4

57.6-65.1

Western NC

1,031

446

40.8

36.6-45.1

585

59.2

54.9-63.4

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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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