BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight 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	4,690	945	18.1	16.4-19.9	3,745	81.9	80.1-83.6
-Western NC	1,112	218	18.6	15.4-22.2	894	81.4	77.8-84.6
GENDER
Male	372	69	18.1	12.8-24.9	303	81.9	75.1-87.2
Female	740	149	19.0	15.4-23.1	591	81.0	76.9-84.6
RACE
White	1,030	183	16.4	13.6-19.7	847	83.6	80.3-86.4
African American	38	18	61.8	35.8-82.4	20	38.2	17.6-64.2
Other Minorities	40	15	25.9	9.3-54.5	25	74.1	45.5-90.7
AGE
18-24	30	3	9.4	2.4-30.5	27	90.6	69.5-97.6
25-34	86	17	18.1	10.0-30.6	69	81.9	69.4-90.0
35-44	154	30	18.4	11.8-27.6	124	81.6	72.4-88.2
45-54	235	48	22.4	13.9-34.0	187	77.6	66.0-86.1
55-64	225	55	21.4	14.9-29.6	170	78.6	70.4-85.1
65-74	216	43	20.1	14.2-27.6	173	79.9	72.4-85.8
75+	157	22	11.1	6.8-17.6	135	88.9	82.4-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	229	44	15.3	10.5-21.8	185	84.7	78.2-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	77	18.6	13.6-25.1	274	81.4	74.9-86.4
Some Post-H.S.	274	54	23.9	16.0-34.0	220	76.1	66.0-84.0
College Graduate	255	43	16.1	11.3-22.4	212	83.9	77.6-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	41	26.3	18.0-36.7	144	73.7	63.3-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	221	49	17.6	11.8-25.5	172	82.4	74.5-88.2
$25,000- 34,999	132	27	15.9	9.9-24.6	105	84.1	75.4-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	129	31	28.0	16.6-43.2	98	72.0	56.8-83.4
$50,000-74,999	95	17	16.1	8.0-29.7	78	83.9	70.3-92.0
$75,000+	98	15	14.9	8.4-25.3	83	85.1	74.7-91.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	237	49	21.6	16.1-28.2	188	78.4	71.8-83.9
Guilford	215	35	14.8	10.4-20.5	180	85.2	79.5-89.6
Mecklenburg	193	37	17.9	12.7-24.6	156	82.1	75.4-87.3
Orange	179	37	23.1	15.0-33.8	142	76.9	66.2-85.0
Wake	163	28	16.9	11.2-24.7	135	83.1	75.3-88.8
Chatham/Lee	188	32	22.0	12.9-35.0	156	78.0	65.0-87.1
Nash/Wilson	202	46	19.3	14.1-25.8	156	80.7	74.2-85.9
Craven/Pamlico	244	51	17.0	12.7-22.4	193	83.0	77.6-87.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	218	30	12.2	8.2-17.9	188	87.8	82.1-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	237	45	17.0	12.5-22.8	192	83.0	77.2-87.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	236	57	23.8	15.8-34.1	179	76.2	65.9-84.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	230	49	18.2	11.5-27.6	181	81.8	72.4-88.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	241	57	21.1	16.1-27.3	184	78.9	72.7-83.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	226	61	23.3	17.9-29.7	165	76.7	70.3-82.1
Northeast NC I	245	48	16.0	11.8-21.4	197	84.0	78.6-88.2
Northeast NC II	273	58	18.7	14.1-24.3	215	81.3	75.7-85.9
Northeastern Partnership	518	106	17.7	14.3-21.7	412	82.3	78.3-85.7
Mountain AHEC	708	151	19.8	16.3-24.0	557	80.2	76.0-83.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,720	373	19.3	16.3-22.7	1,347	80.7	77.3-83.7
Piedmont	1,858	354	17.2	14.9-19.9	1,504	82.8	80.1-85.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,690

945

18.1

16.4-19.9

3,745

81.9

80.1-83.6

-Western NC

1,112

218

18.6

15.4-22.2

894

81.4

77.8-84.6

GENDER

Male

372

18.1

12.8-24.9

303

81.9

75.1-87.2

Female

740

149

19.0

15.4-23.1

591

81.0

76.9-84.6

RACE

White

1,030

183

16.4

13.6-19.7

847

83.6

80.3-86.4

African American

61.8

35.8-82.4

38.2

17.6-64.2

Other Minorities

25.9

9.3-54.5

74.1

45.5-90.7

AGE

18-24

9.4

2.4-30.5

90.6

69.5-97.6

25-34

18.1

10.0-30.6

81.9

69.4-90.0

35-44

154

18.4

11.8-27.6

124

81.6

72.4-88.2

45-54

235

22.4

13.9-34.0

187

77.6

66.0-86.1

55-64

225

21.4

14.9-29.6

170

78.6

70.4-85.1

65-74

216

20.1

14.2-27.6

173

79.9

72.4-85.8

75+

157

11.1

6.8-17.6

135

88.9

82.4-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

229

15.3

10.5-21.8

185

84.7

78.2-89.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

18.6

13.6-25.1

274

81.4

74.9-86.4

Some Post-H.S.

274

23.9

16.0-34.0

220

76.1

66.0-84.0

College Graduate

255

16.1

11.3-22.4

212

83.9

77.6-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

26.3

18.0-36.7

144

73.7

63.3-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

221

17.6

11.8-25.5

172

82.4

74.5-88.2

$25,000- 34,999

132

15.9

9.9-24.6

105

84.1

75.4-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

129

28.0

16.6-43.2

72.0

56.8-83.4

$50,000-74,999

16.1

8.0-29.7

83.9

70.3-92.0

$75,000+

14.9

8.4-25.3

85.1

74.7-91.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

237

21.6

16.1-28.2

188

78.4

71.8-83.9

Guilford

215

14.8

10.4-20.5

180

85.2

79.5-89.6

Mecklenburg

193

17.9

12.7-24.6

156

82.1

75.4-87.3

Orange

179

23.1

15.0-33.8

142

76.9

66.2-85.0

Wake

163

16.9

11.2-24.7

135

83.1

75.3-88.8

Chatham/Lee

188

22.0

12.9-35.0

156

78.0

65.0-87.1

Nash/Wilson

202

19.3

14.1-25.8

156

80.7

74.2-85.9

Craven/Pamlico

244

17.0

12.7-22.4

193

83.0

77.6-87.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

218

12.2

8.2-17.9

188

87.8

82.1-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

237

17.0

12.5-22.8

192

83.0

77.2-87.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

236

23.8

15.8-34.1

179

76.2

65.9-84.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

230

18.2

11.5-27.6

181

81.8

72.4-88.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

241

21.1

16.1-27.3

184

78.9

72.7-83.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

226

23.3

17.9-29.7

165

76.7

70.3-82.1

Northeast NC I

245

16.0

11.8-21.4

197

84.0

78.6-88.2

Northeast NC II

273

18.7

14.1-24.3

215

81.3

75.7-85.9

Northeastern Partnership

518

106

17.7

14.3-21.7

412

82.3

78.3-85.7

Mountain AHEC

708

151

19.8

16.3-24.0

557

80.2

76.0-83.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,720

373

19.3

16.3-22.7

1,347

80.7

77.3-83.7

Piedmont

1,858

354

17.2

14.9-19.9

1,504

82.8

80.1-85.1

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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