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 MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,194	174	14.4	11.3-18.2	1,020	85.6	81.8-88.7
AGE
18-24	32	2	14.2	2.3-53.5	30	85.8	46.5-97.7
25-34	106	10	8.6	3.7-18.7	96	91.4	81.3-96.3
35-44	205	28	12.8	7.5-21.0	177	87.2	79.0-92.5
45-54	235	36	20.5	12.9-31.0	199	79.5	69.0-87.1
55-64	253	49	16.7	11.0-24.5	204	83.3	75.5-89.0
65-74	217	35	15.7	9.8-24.3	182	84.3	75.7-90.2
75+	142	14	6.2	3.0-12.3	128	93.8	87.7-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	209	34	9.7	5.7-16.0	175	90.3	84.0-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	354	51	15.1	10.3-21.6	303	84.9	78.4-89.7
Some Post-H.S.	283	49	19.0	11.6-29.5	234	81.0	70.5-88.4
College Graduate	344	40	12.4	7.3-20.2	304	87.6	79.8-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	20	18.7	9.5-33.4	94	81.3	66.6-90.5
$15,000- 24,999	195	36	10.8	6.9-16.6	159	89.2	83.4-93.1
$25,000- 34,999	112	19	18.8	9.9-32.6	93	81.2	67.4-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	200	29	13.3	7.9-21.7	171	86.7	78.3-92.1
$50,000-74,999	157	19	18.0	8.6-34.0	138	82.0	66.0-91.4
$75,000+	181	24	16.7	8.9-29.0	157	83.3	71.0-91.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	77	13	18.8	10.6-31.1	64	81.2	68.9-89.4
Guilford	57	5	6.7	2.7-15.6	52	93.3	84.4-97.3
Mecklenburg	39	8	18.4	9.0-34.1	31	81.6	65.9-91.0
Orange	53	10	17.4	9.1-30.5	43	82.6	69.5-90.9
Wake	37	4	11.8	4.2-28.9	33	88.2	71.1-95.8
Chatham/Lee	42	8	15.3	7.0-30.1	34	84.7	69.9-93.0
Nash/Wilson	42	7	13.1	5.9-26.5	35	86.9	73.5-94.1
Craven/Pamlico	59	10	13.1	6.7-24.0	49	86.9	76.0-93.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	74	10	11.2	5.6-21.0	64	88.8	79.0-94.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	77	10	12.8	6.7-22.9	67	87.2	77.1-93.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	50	3	16.2	3.5-50.8	47	83.8	49.2-96.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	69	12	21.7	11.3-37.6	57	78.3	62.4-88.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	33	5	13.8	5.6-30.2	28	86.2	69.8-94.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	45	9	19.9	10.2-35.1	36	80.1	64.9-89.8
Northeast NC I	45	2	3.8	0.9-14.3	43	96.2	85.7-99.1
Northeast NC II	72	11	16.3	8.5-29.0	61	83.7	71.0-91.5
Northeastern Partnership	117	13	12.6	6.8-22.1	104	87.4	77.9-93.2
Mountain AHEC	215	38	16.6	11.3-23.6	177	83.4	76.4-88.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	375	56	15.9	10.2-23.9	319	84.1	76.1-89.8
Piedmont	476	63	13.4	9.1-19.3	413	86.6	80.7-90.9
Western NC	343	55	14.8	10.6-20.4	288	85.2	79.6-89.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,194

174

14.4

11.3-18.2

1,020

85.6

81.8-88.7

AGE

18-24

14.2

2.3-53.5

85.8

46.5-97.7

25-34

106

8.6

3.7-18.7

91.4

81.3-96.3

35-44

205

12.8

7.5-21.0

177

87.2

79.0-92.5

45-54

235

20.5

12.9-31.0

199

79.5

69.0-87.1

55-64

253

16.7

11.0-24.5

204

83.3

75.5-89.0

65-74

217

15.7

9.8-24.3

182

84.3

75.7-90.2

75+

142

6.2

3.0-12.3

128

93.8

87.7-97.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

209

9.7

5.7-16.0

175

90.3

84.0-94.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

354

15.1

10.3-21.6

303

84.9

78.4-89.7

Some Post-H.S.

283

19.0

11.6-29.5

234

81.0

70.5-88.4

College Graduate

344

12.4

7.3-20.2

304

87.6

79.8-92.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

18.7

9.5-33.4

81.3

66.6-90.5

$15,000- 24,999

195

10.8

6.9-16.6

159

89.2

83.4-93.1

$25,000- 34,999

112

18.8

9.9-32.6

81.2

67.4-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

200

13.3

7.9-21.7

171

86.7

78.3-92.1

$50,000-74,999

157

18.0

8.6-34.0

138

82.0

66.0-91.4

$75,000+

181

16.7

8.9-29.0

157

83.3

71.0-91.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

18.8

10.6-31.1

81.2

68.9-89.4

Guilford

6.7

2.7-15.6

93.3

84.4-97.3

Mecklenburg

18.4

9.0-34.1

81.6

65.9-91.0

Orange

17.4

9.1-30.5

82.6

69.5-90.9

Wake

11.8

4.2-28.9

88.2

71.1-95.8

Chatham/Lee

15.3

7.0-30.1

84.7

69.9-93.0

Nash/Wilson

13.1

5.9-26.5

86.9

73.5-94.1

Craven/Pamlico

13.1

6.7-24.0

86.9

76.0-93.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.2

5.6-21.0

88.8

79.0-94.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

12.8

6.7-22.9

87.2

77.1-93.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

16.2

3.5-50.8

83.8

49.2-96.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

21.7

11.3-37.6

78.3

62.4-88.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

13.8

5.6-30.2

86.2

69.8-94.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

19.9

10.2-35.1

80.1

64.9-89.8

Northeast NC I

3.8

0.9-14.3

96.2

85.7-99.1

Northeast NC II

16.3

8.5-29.0

83.7

71.0-91.5

Northeastern Partnership

117

12.6

6.8-22.1

104

87.4

77.9-93.2

Mountain AHEC

215

16.6

11.3-23.6

177

83.4

76.4-88.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

375

15.9

10.2-23.9

319

84.1

76.1-89.8

Piedmont

476

13.4

9.1-19.3

413

86.6

80.7-90.9

Western NC

343

14.8

10.6-20.4

288

85.2

79.6-89.4

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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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