BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested physical activity)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Arthritis Management

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,042	4,380	51.3	49.8-52.7	3,662	48.7	47.3-50.2
-Mountain AHEC	609	353	52.2	46.9-57.4	256	47.8	42.6-53.1
GENDER
Male	205	99	40.9	33.0-49.3	106	59.1	50.7-67.0
Female	404	254	61.1	54.7-67.0	150	38.9	33.0-45.3
RACE
White	547	319	53.3	47.8-58.7	228	46.7	41.3-52.2
African American	28	16	42.5	22.9-64.7	12	57.5	35.3-77.1
Other Minorities	34	18	41.2	19.2-67.3	16	58.8	32.7-80.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	5	15.5	4.4-42.4	9	84.5	57.6-95.6
Non-Hispanic	594	348	53.5	48.2-58.7	246	46.5	41.3-51.8
AGE
18-24	12	4	32.8	9.0-70.7	8	67.2	29.3-91.0
25-34	41	21	40.4	23.9-59.4	20	59.6	40.6-76.1
35-44	71	37	46.8	33.7-60.5	34	53.2	39.5-66.3
45-54	116	66	53.8	42.5-64.6	50	46.2	35.4-57.5
55-64	137	87	59.8	49.6-69.3	50	40.2	30.7-50.4
65-74	112	69	57.7	46.7-68.0	43	42.3	32.0-53.3
75+	118	67	56.5	45.6-66.8	51	43.5	33.2-54.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	106	53	40.7	29.3-53.2	53	59.3	46.8-70.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	181	99	45.7	36.3-55.4	82	54.3	44.6-63.7
Some Post-H.S.	162	103	62.1	52.4-71.0	59	37.9	29.0-47.6
College Graduate	159	97	57.3	47.7-66.3	62	42.7	33.7-52.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	97	58	52.3	38.9-65.4	39	47.7	34.6-61.1
$15,000- 24,999	124	67	44.7	33.5-56.4	57	55.3	43.6-66.5
$25,000- 34,999	89	49	45.4	33.3-58.1	40	54.6	41.9-66.7
$35,000- 49,999	74	42	54.5	41.1-67.4	32	45.5	32.6-58.9
$50,000-74,999	70	47	66.4	52.5-77.9	23	33.6	22.1-47.5
$75,000+	55	33	56.2	40.9-70.4	22	43.8	29.6-59.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	309	186	57.6	50.1-64.7	123	42.4	35.3-49.9
No	297	165	47.3	40.2-54.6	132	52.7	45.4-59.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	97	56	52.9	41.2-64.3	41	47.1	35.7-58.8
Non-Veteran	512	297	52.0	46.1-57.9	215	48.0	42.1-53.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,042

4,380

51.3

49.8-52.7

3,662

48.7

47.3-50.2

-Mountain AHEC

609

353

52.2

46.9-57.4

256

47.8

42.6-53.1

GENDER

Male

205

40.9

33.0-49.3

106

59.1

50.7-67.0

Female

404

254

61.1

54.7-67.0

150

38.9

33.0-45.3

RACE

White

547

319

53.3

47.8-58.7

228

46.7

41.3-52.2

African American

42.5

22.9-64.7

57.5

35.3-77.1

Other Minorities

41.2

19.2-67.3

58.8

32.7-80.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.5

4.4-42.4

84.5

57.6-95.6

Non-Hispanic

594

348

53.5

48.2-58.7

246

46.5

41.3-51.8

AGE

18-24

32.8

9.0-70.7

67.2

29.3-91.0

25-34

40.4

23.9-59.4

59.6

40.6-76.1

35-44

46.8

33.7-60.5

53.2

39.5-66.3

45-54

116

53.8

42.5-64.6

46.2

35.4-57.5

55-64

137

59.8

49.6-69.3

40.2

30.7-50.4

65-74

112

57.7

46.7-68.0

42.3

32.0-53.3

75+

118

56.5

45.6-66.8

43.5

33.2-54.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

106

40.7

29.3-53.2

59.3

46.8-70.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

181

45.7

36.3-55.4

54.3

44.6-63.7

Some Post-H.S.

162

103

62.1

52.4-71.0

37.9

29.0-47.6

College Graduate

159

57.3

47.7-66.3

42.7

33.7-52.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

52.3

38.9-65.4

47.7

34.6-61.1

$15,000- 24,999

124

44.7

33.5-56.4

55.3

43.6-66.5

$25,000- 34,999

45.4

33.3-58.1

54.6

41.9-66.7

$35,000- 49,999

54.5

41.1-67.4

45.5

32.6-58.9

$50,000-74,999

66.4

52.5-77.9

33.6

22.1-47.5

$75,000+

56.2

40.9-70.4

43.8

29.6-59.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

309

186

57.6

50.1-64.7

123

42.4

35.3-49.9

297

165

47.3

40.2-54.6

132

52.7

45.4-59.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

52.9

41.2-64.3

47.1

35.7-58.8

Non-Veteran

512

297

52.0

46.1-57.9

215

48.0

42.1-53.9

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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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