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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,548	625	16.9	15.0-19.0	2,923	83.1	81.0-85.0
GENDER
Male	1,194	174	14.4	11.3-18.2	1,020	85.6	81.8-88.7
Female	2,354	451	18.9	16.7-21.4	1,903	81.1	78.6-83.3
AGE
18-24	87	6	9.1	1.9-33.7	81	90.9	66.3-98.1
25-34	279	42	11.6	7.5-17.6	237	88.4	82.4-92.5
35-44	509	77	13.9	10.1-18.9	432	86.1	81.1-89.9
45-54	726	140	20.9	16.4-26.3	586	79.1	73.7-83.6
55-64	735	160	21.2	16.9-26.2	575	78.8	73.8-83.1
65-74	664	137	21.4	17.1-26.4	527	78.6	73.6-82.9
75+	528	61	11.3	8.1-15.7	467	88.7	84.3-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	614	115	15.9	11.9-20.9	499	84.1	79.1-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,095	201	18.1	14.9-21.9	894	81.9	78.1-85.1
Some Post-H.S.	907	166	18.2	14.1-23.1	741	81.8	76.9-85.9
College Graduate	927	143	15.0	11.7-19.2	784	85.0	80.8-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	432	90	23.7	17.4-31.3	342	76.3	68.7-82.6
$15,000- 24,999	632	126	15.4	12.0-19.5	506	84.6	80.5-88.0
$25,000- 34,999	370	71	17.9	12.3-25.2	299	82.1	74.8-87.7
$35,000- 49,999	475	88	15.5	11.6-20.4	387	84.5	79.6-88.4
$50,000-74,999	392	68	21.9	15.1-30.7	324	78.1	69.3-84.9
$75,000+	432	59	15.9	11.0-22.4	373	84.1	77.6-89.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	214	37	17.5	12.4-24.2	177	82.5	75.8-87.6
Guilford	167	26	15.3	10.3-22.1	141	84.7	77.9-89.7
Mecklenburg	129	25	16.9	11.1-24.9	104	83.1	75.1-88.9
Orange	156	30	22.4	13.6-34.7	126	77.6	65.3-86.4
Wake	123	22	18.2	11.7-27.2	101	81.8	72.8-88.3
Chatham/Lee	145	23	14.9	9.7-22.2	122	85.1	77.8-90.3
Nash/Wilson	132	27	17.9	12.0-25.9	105	82.1	74.1-88.0
Craven/Pamlico	186	37	16.8	11.9-23.1	149	83.2	76.9-88.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	209	29	12.7	8.4-18.6	180	87.3	81.4-91.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	227	39	15.6	11.1-21.4	188	84.4	78.6-88.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	155	26	20.7	10.7-36.1	129	79.3	63.9-89.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	202	40	20.1	13.7-28.3	162	79.9	71.7-86.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	15	15.4	9.0-25.1	80	84.6	74.9-91.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	139	32	21.4	14.9-29.8	107	78.6	70.2-85.1
Northeast NC I	120	13	8.6	4.8-15.0	107	91.4	85.0-95.2
Northeast NC II	193	34	17.0	11.8-24.0	159	83.0	76.0-88.2
Northeastern Partnership	313	47	14.7	10.6-19.9	266	85.3	80.1-89.4
Mountain AHEC	645	127	18.8	15.2-23.1	518	81.2	76.9-84.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,094	203	18.7	14.9-23.1	891	81.3	76.9-85.1
Piedmont	1,424	239	16.2	13.5-19.3	1,185	83.8	80.7-86.5
Western NC	1,030	183	16.4	13.6-19.7	847	83.6	80.3-86.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,548

625

16.9

15.0-19.0

2,923

83.1

81.0-85.0

GENDER

Male

1,194

174

14.4

11.3-18.2

1,020

85.6

81.8-88.7

Female

2,354

451

18.9

16.7-21.4

1,903

81.1

78.6-83.3

AGE

18-24

9.1

1.9-33.7

90.9

66.3-98.1

25-34

279

11.6

7.5-17.6

237

88.4

82.4-92.5

35-44

509

13.9

10.1-18.9

432

86.1

81.1-89.9

45-54

726

140

20.9

16.4-26.3

586

79.1

73.7-83.6

55-64

735

160

21.2

16.9-26.2

575

78.8

73.8-83.1

65-74

664

137

21.4

17.1-26.4

527

78.6

73.6-82.9

75+

528

11.3

8.1-15.7

467

88.7

84.3-91.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

614

115

15.9

11.9-20.9

499

84.1

79.1-88.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,095

201

18.1

14.9-21.9

894

81.9

78.1-85.1

Some Post-H.S.

907

166

18.2

14.1-23.1

741

81.8

76.9-85.9

College Graduate

927

143

15.0

11.7-19.2

784

85.0

80.8-88.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

432

23.7

17.4-31.3

342

76.3

68.7-82.6

$15,000- 24,999

632

126

15.4

12.0-19.5

506

84.6

80.5-88.0

$25,000- 34,999

370

17.9

12.3-25.2

299

82.1

74.8-87.7

$35,000- 49,999

475

15.5

11.6-20.4

387

84.5

79.6-88.4

$50,000-74,999

392

21.9

15.1-30.7

324

78.1

69.3-84.9

$75,000+

432

15.9

11.0-22.4

373

84.1

77.6-89.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

214

17.5

12.4-24.2

177

82.5

75.8-87.6

Guilford

167

15.3

10.3-22.1

141

84.7

77.9-89.7

Mecklenburg

129

16.9

11.1-24.9

104

83.1

75.1-88.9

Orange

156

22.4

13.6-34.7

126

77.6

65.3-86.4

Wake

123

18.2

11.7-27.2

101

81.8

72.8-88.3

Chatham/Lee

145

14.9

9.7-22.2

122

85.1

77.8-90.3

Nash/Wilson

132

17.9

12.0-25.9

105

82.1

74.1-88.0

Craven/Pamlico

186

16.8

11.9-23.1

149

83.2

76.9-88.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

209

12.7

8.4-18.6

180

87.3

81.4-91.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

227

15.6

11.1-21.4

188

84.4

78.6-88.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

155

20.7

10.7-36.1

129

79.3

63.9-89.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

202

20.1

13.7-28.3

162

79.9

71.7-86.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

15.4

9.0-25.1

84.6

74.9-91.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

139

21.4

14.9-29.8

107

78.6

70.2-85.1

Northeast NC I

120

8.6

4.8-15.0

107

91.4

85.0-95.2

Northeast NC II

193

17.0

11.8-24.0

159

83.0

76.0-88.2

Northeastern Partnership

313

14.7

10.6-19.9

266

85.3

80.1-89.4

Mountain AHEC

645

127

18.8

15.2-23.1

518

81.2

76.9-84.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,094

203

18.7

14.9-23.1

891

81.3

76.9-85.1

Piedmont

1,424

239

16.2

13.5-19.3

1,185

83.8

80.7-86.5

Western NC

1,030

183

16.4

13.6-19.7

847

83.6

80.3-86.4

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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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