BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-Western NC	1,114	487	41.3	37.1-45.7	627	58.7	54.3-62.9
GENDER
Male	373	133	32.7	26.0-40.1	240	67.3	59.9-74.0
Female	741	354	47.7	42.6-52.9	387	52.3	47.1-57.4
RACE
White	1,031	446	40.8	36.6-45.1	585	59.2	54.9-63.4
African American	38	18	61.7	36.0-82.2	20	38.3	17.8-64.0
Other Minorities	41	21	30.6	11.8-59.2	20	69.4	40.8-88.2
AGE
18-24	30	4	10.5	3.1-30.3	26	89.5	69.7-96.9
25-34	86	34	36.3	23.8-50.9	52	63.7	49.1-76.2
35-44	154	67	43.4	32.4-55.0	87	56.6	45.0-67.6
45-54	236	103	44.1	34.3-54.4	133	55.9	45.6-65.7
55-64	227	117	45.7	36.2-55.6	110	54.3	44.4-63.8
65-74	215	105	47.8	39.1-56.5	110	52.2	43.5-60.9
75+	157	56	38.8	28.8-49.7	101	61.2	50.3-71.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	229	88	34.5	25.4-44.8	141	65.5	55.2-74.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	352	159	42.4	35.2-49.9	193	57.6	50.1-64.8
Some Post-H.S.	275	123	42.9	34.0-52.4	152	57.1	47.6-66.0
College Graduate	255	116	43.8	36.0-51.9	139	56.2	48.1-64.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	91	44.3	34.8-54.3	94	55.7	45.7-65.2
$15,000- 24,999	220	100	42.7	32.4-53.7	120	57.3	46.3-67.6
$25,000- 34,999	133	59	38.9	28.7-50.3	74	61.1	49.7-71.3
$35,000- 49,999	129	65	53.7	40.4-66.5	64	46.3	33.5-59.6
$50,000-74,999	95	44	43.5	30.8-57.1	51	56.5	42.9-69.2
$75,000+	98	42	38.5	27.0-51.5	56	61.5	48.5-73.0
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

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

-Western NC

1,114

487

41.3

37.1-45.7

627

58.7

54.3-62.9

GENDER

Male

373

133

32.7

26.0-40.1

240

67.3

59.9-74.0

Female

741

354

47.7

42.6-52.9

387

52.3

47.1-57.4

RACE

White

1,031

446

40.8

36.6-45.1

585

59.2

54.9-63.4

African American

61.7

36.0-82.2

38.3

17.8-64.0

Other Minorities

30.6

11.8-59.2

69.4

40.8-88.2

AGE

18-24

10.5

3.1-30.3

89.5

69.7-96.9

25-34

36.3

23.8-50.9

63.7

49.1-76.2

35-44

154

43.4

32.4-55.0

56.6

45.0-67.6

45-54

236

103

44.1

34.3-54.4

133

55.9

45.6-65.7

55-64

227

117

45.7

36.2-55.6

110

54.3

44.4-63.8

65-74

215

105

47.8

39.1-56.5

110

52.2

43.5-60.9

75+

157

38.8

28.8-49.7

101

61.2

50.3-71.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

229

34.5

25.4-44.8

141

65.5

55.2-74.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

352

159

42.4

35.2-49.9

193

57.6

50.1-64.8

Some Post-H.S.

275

123

42.9

34.0-52.4

152

57.1

47.6-66.0

College Graduate

255

116

43.8

36.0-51.9

139

56.2

48.1-64.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

44.3

34.8-54.3

55.7

45.7-65.2

$15,000- 24,999

220

100

42.7

32.4-53.7

120

57.3

46.3-67.6

$25,000- 34,999

133

38.9

28.7-50.3

61.1

49.7-71.3

$35,000- 49,999

129

53.7

40.4-66.5

46.3

33.5-59.6

$50,000-74,999

43.5

30.8-57.1

56.5

42.9-69.2

$75,000+

38.5

27.0-51.5

61.5

48.5-73.0

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

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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