BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Arthritis Management

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,075	2,653	30.8	29.5-32.1	5,422	69.2	67.9-70.5
-Mountain AHEC	612	184	27.4	23.3-32.0	428	72.6	68.0-76.7
GENDER
Male	208	58	25.1	18.8-32.6	150	74.9	67.4-81.2
Female	404	126	29.3	24.1-35.1	278	70.7	64.9-75.9
RACE
White	550	162	27.5	23.1-32.2	388	72.5	67.8-76.9
African American	28	12	36.4	17.6-60.5	16	63.6	39.5-82.4
Other Minorities	34	10	19.1	6.4-44.9	24	80.9	55.1-93.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	2	4.2	0.8-19.2	11	95.8	80.8-99.2
Non-Hispanic	598	182	28.1	23.9-32.8	416	71.9	67.2-76.1
AGE
18-24	12	1	1.5	0.2-10.8	11	98.5	89.2-99.8
25-34	42	13	24.0	12.4-41.2	29	76.0	58.8-87.6
35-44	71	19	25.6	15.7-38.8	52	74.4	61.2-84.3
45-54	115	44	38.8	28.4-50.4	71	61.2	49.6-71.6
55-64	139	47	31.7	23.0-41.8	92	68.3	58.2-77.0
65-74	113	32	29.0	20.2-39.7	81	71.0	60.3-79.8
75+	118	26	21.5	14.2-31.2	92	78.5	68.8-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	106	30	24.0	15.0-35.9	76	76.0	64.1-85.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	183	40	18.6	12.8-26.1	143	81.4	73.9-87.2
Some Post-H.S.	162	60	35.2	26.7-44.8	102	64.8	55.2-73.3
College Graduate	160	53	32.4	24.3-41.8	107	67.6	58.2-75.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	97	36	34.5	23.8-47.0	61	65.5	53.0-76.2
$15,000- 24,999	125	34	23.5	15.5-34.1	91	76.5	65.9-84.5
$25,000- 34,999	89	29	31.2	21.1-43.5	60	68.8	56.5-78.9
$35,000- 49,999	74	24	36.0	24.0-50.1	50	64.0	49.9-76.0
$50,000-74,999	71	23	29.0	18.7-42.2	48	71.0	57.8-81.3
$75,000+	55	12	16.6	8.8-29.1	43	83.4	70.9-91.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	309	109	33.8	27.4-40.9	200	66.2	59.1-72.6
No	299	73	21.8	16.8-27.8	226	78.2	72.2-83.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	97	25	30.1	20.3-42.1	72	69.9	57.9-79.7
Non-Veteran	515	159	26.8	22.4-31.8	356	73.2	68.2-77.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,075

2,653

30.8

29.5-32.1

5,422

69.2

67.9-70.5

-Mountain AHEC

612

184

27.4

23.3-32.0

428

72.6

68.0-76.7

GENDER

Male

208

25.1

18.8-32.6

150

74.9

67.4-81.2

Female

404

126

29.3

24.1-35.1

278

70.7

64.9-75.9

RACE

White

550

162

27.5

23.1-32.2

388

72.5

67.8-76.9

African American

36.4

17.6-60.5

63.6

39.5-82.4

Other Minorities

19.1

6.4-44.9

80.9

55.1-93.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.2

0.8-19.2

95.8

80.8-99.2

Non-Hispanic

598

182

28.1

23.9-32.8

416

71.9

67.2-76.1

AGE

18-24

1.5

0.2-10.8

98.5

89.2-99.8

25-34

24.0

12.4-41.2

76.0

58.8-87.6

35-44

25.6

15.7-38.8

74.4

61.2-84.3

45-54

115

38.8

28.4-50.4

61.2

49.6-71.6

55-64

139

31.7

23.0-41.8

68.3

58.2-77.0

65-74

113

29.0

20.2-39.7

71.0

60.3-79.8

75+

118

21.5

14.2-31.2

78.5

68.8-85.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

106

24.0

15.0-35.9

76.0

64.1-85.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

183

18.6

12.8-26.1

143

81.4

73.9-87.2

Some Post-H.S.

162

35.2

26.7-44.8

102

64.8

55.2-73.3

College Graduate

160

32.4

24.3-41.8

107

67.6

58.2-75.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.5

23.8-47.0

65.5

53.0-76.2

$15,000- 24,999

125

23.5

15.5-34.1

76.5

65.9-84.5

$25,000- 34,999

31.2

21.1-43.5

68.8

56.5-78.9

$35,000- 49,999

36.0

24.0-50.1

64.0

49.9-76.0

$50,000-74,999

29.0

18.7-42.2

71.0

57.8-81.3

$75,000+

16.6

8.8-29.1

83.4

70.9-91.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

309

109

33.8

27.4-40.9

200

66.2

59.1-72.6

299

21.8

16.8-27.8

226

78.2

72.2-83.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

30.1

20.3-42.1

69.9

57.9-79.7

Non-Veteran

515

159

26.8

22.4-31.8

356

73.2

68.2-77.6

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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