BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested physical activity or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,689	2,060	41.2	39.0-43.4	2,629	58.8	56.6-61.0
-Piedmont NC	1,860	813	40.4	37.2-43.8	1,047	59.6	56.2-62.8
GENDER
Male	612	214	33.9	28.4-39.8	398	66.1	60.2-71.6
Female	1,248	599	45.5	41.7-49.4	649	54.5	50.6-58.3
RACE
White	1,424	599	38.6	34.9-42.4	825	61.4	57.6-65.1
African American	367	190	48.8	41.6-56.0	177	51.2	44.0-58.4
Other Minorities	60	20	39.9	23.2-59.2	40	60.1	40.8-76.8
AGE
18-24	51	14	34.1	16.9-56.9	37	65.9	43.1-83.1
25-34	151	50	28.9	20.1-39.7	101	71.1	60.3-79.9
35-44	298	118	38.1	30.8-45.9	180	61.9	54.1-69.2
45-54	416	184	43.8	37.1-50.7	232	56.2	49.3-62.9
55-64	376	176	43.8	37.0-50.9	200	56.2	49.1-63.0
65-74	294	151	46.7	38.9-54.6	143	53.3	45.4-61.1
75+	261	111	39.3	31.8-47.3	150	60.7	52.7-68.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	330	148	43.0	35.3-51.0	182	57.0	49.0-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	550	220	35.8	30.0-42.0	330	64.2	58.0-70.0
Some Post-H.S.	439	214	46.3	39.4-53.3	225	53.7	46.7-60.6
College Graduate	536	229	38.9	33.5-44.7	307	61.1	55.3-66.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	208	109	46.3	36.1-56.8	99	53.7	43.2-63.9
$15,000- 24,999	319	152	47.3	39.2-55.6	167	52.7	44.4-60.8
$25,000- 34,999	185	74	33.9	24.5-44.9	111	66.1	55.1-75.5
$35,000- 49,999	244	95	32.1	25.0-40.2	149	67.9	59.8-75.0
$50,000-74,999	210	101	45.7	35.9-55.8	109	54.3	44.2-64.1
$75,000+	252	107	42.7	34.9-50.9	145	57.3	49.1-65.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	237	103	41.4	34.5-48.7	134	58.6	51.3-65.5
Guilford	215	92	40.0	32.8-47.7	123	60.0	52.3-67.2
Mecklenburg	192	94	46.7	39.0-54.6	98	53.3	45.4-61.0
Orange	180	77	42.6	33.9-51.8	103	57.4	48.2-66.1
Wake	165	74	44.4	35.7-53.5	91	55.6	46.5-64.3
Chatham/Lee	188	79	45.4	35.6-55.6	109	54.6	44.4-64.4
Nash/Wilson	200	87	38.7	30.9-47.1	113	61.3	52.9-69.1
Craven/Pamlico	244	109	38.4	31.8-45.5	135	61.6	54.5-68.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	218	91	42.6	33.7-52.0	127	57.4	48.0-66.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	237	93	38.6	31.5-46.2	144	61.4	53.8-68.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	236	114	45.4	36.3-54.7	122	54.6	45.3-63.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	230	107	36.2	24.7-49.4	123	63.8	50.6-75.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	240	91	36.0	29.4-43.0	149	64.0	57.0-70.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	226	103	41.4	34.3-48.9	123	58.6	51.1-65.7
Northeast NC I	245	113	43.1	35.9-50.6	132	56.9	49.4-64.1
Northeast NC II	273	129	45.1	38.5-52.0	144	54.9	48.0-61.5
Northeastern Partnership	518	242	44.4	39.4-49.5	276	55.6	50.5-60.6
Mountain AHEC	709	326	43.7	38.7-48.9	383	56.3	51.1-61.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,715	760	42.5	38.6-46.4	955	57.5	53.6-61.4
Piedmont	1,860	813	40.4	37.2-43.8	1,047	59.6	56.2-62.8
Western NC	1,114	487	41.3	37.1-45.7	627	58.7	54.3-62.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,689

2,060

41.2

39.0-43.4

2,629

58.8

56.6-61.0

-Piedmont NC

1,860

813

40.4

37.2-43.8

1,047

59.6

56.2-62.8

GENDER

Male

612

214

33.9

28.4-39.8

398

66.1

60.2-71.6

Female

1,248

599

45.5

41.7-49.4

649

54.5

50.6-58.3

RACE

White

1,424

599

38.6

34.9-42.4

825

61.4

57.6-65.1

African American

367

190

48.8

41.6-56.0

177

51.2

44.0-58.4

Other Minorities

39.9

23.2-59.2

60.1

40.8-76.8

AGE

18-24

34.1

16.9-56.9

65.9

43.1-83.1

25-34

151

28.9

20.1-39.7

101

71.1

60.3-79.9

35-44

298

118

38.1

30.8-45.9

180

61.9

54.1-69.2

45-54

416

184

43.8

37.1-50.7

232

56.2

49.3-62.9

55-64

376

176

43.8

37.0-50.9

200

56.2

49.1-63.0

65-74

294

151

46.7

38.9-54.6

143

53.3

45.4-61.1

75+

261

111

39.3

31.8-47.3

150

60.7

52.7-68.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

330

148

43.0

35.3-51.0

182

57.0

49.0-64.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

550

220

35.8

30.0-42.0

330

64.2

58.0-70.0

Some Post-H.S.

439

214

46.3

39.4-53.3

225

53.7

46.7-60.6

College Graduate

536

229

38.9

33.5-44.7

307

61.1

55.3-66.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

208

109

46.3

36.1-56.8

53.7

43.2-63.9

$15,000- 24,999

319

152

47.3

39.2-55.6

167

52.7

44.4-60.8

$25,000- 34,999

185

33.9

24.5-44.9

111

66.1

55.1-75.5

$35,000- 49,999

244

32.1

25.0-40.2

149

67.9

59.8-75.0

$50,000-74,999

210

101

45.7

35.9-55.8

109

54.3

44.2-64.1

$75,000+

252

107

42.7

34.9-50.9

145

57.3

49.1-65.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

237

103

41.4

34.5-48.7

134

58.6

51.3-65.5

Guilford

215

40.0

32.8-47.7

123

60.0

52.3-67.2

Mecklenburg

192

46.7

39.0-54.6

53.3

45.4-61.0

Orange

180

42.6

33.9-51.8

103

57.4

48.2-66.1

Wake

165

44.4

35.7-53.5

55.6

46.5-64.3

Chatham/Lee

188

45.4

35.6-55.6

109

54.6

44.4-64.4

Nash/Wilson

200

38.7

30.9-47.1

113

61.3

52.9-69.1

Craven/Pamlico

244

109

38.4

31.8-45.5

135

61.6

54.5-68.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

218

42.6

33.7-52.0

127

57.4

48.0-66.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

237

38.6

31.5-46.2

144

61.4

53.8-68.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

236

114

45.4

36.3-54.7

122

54.6

45.3-63.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

230

107

36.2

24.7-49.4

123

63.8

50.6-75.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

240

36.0

29.4-43.0

149

64.0

57.0-70.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

226

103

41.4

34.3-48.9

123

58.6

51.1-65.7

Northeast NC I

245

113

43.1

35.9-50.6

132

56.9

49.4-64.1

Northeast NC II

273

129

45.1

38.5-52.0

144

54.9

48.0-61.5

Northeastern Partnership

518

242

44.4

39.4-49.5

276

55.6

50.5-60.6

Mountain AHEC

709

326

43.7

38.7-48.9

383

56.3

51.1-61.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,715

760

42.5

38.6-46.4

955

57.5

53.6-61.4

Piedmont

1,860

813

40.4

37.2-43.8

1,047

59.6

56.2-62.8

Western NC

1,114

487

41.3

37.1-45.7

627

58.7

54.3-62.9

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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