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 MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,194	421	33.2	29.1-37.7	773	66.8	62.3-70.9
AGE
18-24	32	6	29.9	9.7-62.8	26	70.1	37.2-90.3
25-34	106	28	26.1	16.0-39.6	78	73.9	60.4-84.0
35-44	205	65	30.4	22.2-39.9	140	69.6	60.1-77.8
45-54	234	83	40.5	31.0-50.8	151	59.5	49.2-69.0
55-64	252	102	34.2	26.7-42.6	150	65.8	57.4-73.3
65-74	218	80	32.7	24.6-42.0	138	67.3	58.0-75.4
75+	143	56	34.4	24.6-45.8	87	65.6	54.2-75.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	209	77	36.1	26.5-47.0	132	63.9	53.0-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	354	105	29.4	22.2-37.8	249	70.6	62.2-77.8
Some Post-H.S.	282	109	35.6	26.6-45.7	173	64.4	54.3-73.4
College Graduate	345	130	34.4	27.4-42.2	215	65.6	57.8-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	47	39.7	27.0-53.8	67	60.3	46.2-73.0
$15,000- 24,999	194	73	30.8	21.5-41.9	121	69.2	58.1-78.5
$25,000- 34,999	112	35	30.1	18.9-44.3	77	69.9	55.7-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	199	65	31.5	23.3-41.1	134	68.5	58.9-76.7
$50,000-74,999	158	60	36.0	24.6-49.2	98	64.0	50.8-75.4
$75,000+	182	71	36.7	26.8-47.8	111	63.3	52.2-73.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	77	30	34.9	24.2-47.4	47	65.1	52.6-75.8
Guilford	57	14	25.1	14.7-39.4	43	74.9	60.6-85.3
Mecklenburg	39	18	44.6	28.9-61.4	21	55.4	38.6-71.1
Orange	53	21	47.9	33.3-63.0	32	52.1	37.0-66.7
Wake	39	15	39.2	24.5-56.2	24	60.8	43.8-75.5
Chatham/Lee	42	14	33.4	19.6-50.8	28	66.6	49.2-80.4
Nash/Wilson	42	19	35.5	20.9-53.4	23	64.5	46.6-79.1
Craven/Pamlico	59	22	30.2	19.1-44.2	37	69.8	55.8-80.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	74	27	38.0	22.9-55.9	47	62.0	44.1-77.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	77	27	36.6	25.5-49.3	50	63.4	50.7-74.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	50	19	33.1	17.3-53.8	31	66.9	46.2-82.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	69	24	33.2	21.0-48.1	45	66.8	51.9-79.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	33	8	23.7	11.5-42.6	25	76.3	57.4-88.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	45	19	35.4	22.3-51.2	26	64.6	48.8-77.7
Northeast NC I	43	13	25.3	14.0-41.2	30	74.7	58.8-86.0
Northeast NC II	72	29	39.5	28.1-52.2	43	60.5	47.8-71.9
Northeastern Partnership	115	42	35.5	26.4-45.9	73	64.5	54.1-73.6
Mountain AHEC	215	78	32.9	25.5-41.3	137	67.1	58.7-74.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	373	141	35.5	27.9-43.8	232	64.5	56.2-72.1
Piedmont	478	160	32.6	26.5-39.4	318	67.4	60.6-73.5
Western NC	343	120	31.3	24.9-38.4	223	68.7	61.6-75.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,194

421

33.2

29.1-37.7

773

66.8

62.3-70.9

AGE

18-24

29.9

9.7-62.8

70.1

37.2-90.3

25-34

106

26.1

16.0-39.6

73.9

60.4-84.0

35-44

205

30.4

22.2-39.9

140

69.6

60.1-77.8

45-54

234

40.5

31.0-50.8

151

59.5

49.2-69.0

55-64

252

102

34.2

26.7-42.6

150

65.8

57.4-73.3

65-74

218

32.7

24.6-42.0

138

67.3

58.0-75.4

75+

143

34.4

24.6-45.8

65.6

54.2-75.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

209

36.1

26.5-47.0

132

63.9

53.0-73.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

354

105

29.4

22.2-37.8

249

70.6

62.2-77.8

Some Post-H.S.

282

109

35.6

26.6-45.7

173

64.4

54.3-73.4

College Graduate

345

130

34.4

27.4-42.2

215

65.6

57.8-72.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

39.7

27.0-53.8

60.3

46.2-73.0

$15,000- 24,999

194

30.8

21.5-41.9

121

69.2

58.1-78.5

$25,000- 34,999

112

30.1

18.9-44.3

69.9

55.7-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

199

31.5

23.3-41.1

134

68.5

58.9-76.7

$50,000-74,999

158

36.0

24.6-49.2

64.0

50.8-75.4

$75,000+

182

36.7

26.8-47.8

111

63.3

52.2-73.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

34.9

24.2-47.4

65.1

52.6-75.8

Guilford

25.1

14.7-39.4

74.9

60.6-85.3

Mecklenburg

44.6

28.9-61.4

55.4

38.6-71.1

Orange

47.9

33.3-63.0

52.1

37.0-66.7

Wake

39.2

24.5-56.2

60.8

43.8-75.5

Chatham/Lee

33.4

19.6-50.8

66.6

49.2-80.4

Nash/Wilson

35.5

20.9-53.4

64.5

46.6-79.1

Craven/Pamlico

30.2

19.1-44.2

69.8

55.8-80.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

38.0

22.9-55.9

62.0

44.1-77.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

36.6

25.5-49.3

63.4

50.7-74.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

33.1

17.3-53.8

66.9

46.2-82.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

33.2

21.0-48.1

66.8

51.9-79.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

23.7

11.5-42.6

76.3

57.4-88.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

35.4

22.3-51.2

64.6

48.8-77.7

Northeast NC I

25.3

14.0-41.2

74.7

58.8-86.0

Northeast NC II

39.5

28.1-52.2

60.5

47.8-71.9

Northeastern Partnership

115

35.5

26.4-45.9

64.5

54.1-73.6

Mountain AHEC

215

32.9

25.5-41.3

137

67.1

58.7-74.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

373

141

35.5

27.9-43.8

232

64.5

56.2-72.1

Piedmont

478

160

32.6

26.5-39.4

318

67.4

60.6-73.5

Western NC

343

120

31.3

24.9-38.4

223

68.7

61.6-75.1

Back to Arthritis.

*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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