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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,362 581 40.1 36.8-43.5 781 59.9 56.5-63.2
GENDER
Male 354 113 30.1 24.6-36.1 241 69.9 63.9-75.4
Female 1,008 468 46.8 43.0-50.7 540 53.2 49.3-57.0
AGE
18-24 26 8 25.3 11.7-46.4 18 74.7 53.6-88.3
25-34 88 27 30.9 20.2-44.2 61 69.1 55.8-79.8
35-44 205 97 45.4 37.0-54.1 108 54.6 45.9-63.0
45-54 327 151 45.5 38.6-52.6 176 54.5 47.4-61.4
55-64 341 156 40.7 34.5-47.3 185 59.3 52.7-65.5
65-74 221 101 44.1 36.5-51.9 120 55.9 48.1-63.5
75+ 152 39 28.0 20.2-37.3 113 72.0 62.7-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 161 35.7 30.2-41.6 235 64.3 58.4-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 196 41.3 35.3-47.5 240 58.7 52.5-64.7
Some Post-H.S. 305 134 44.2 37.3-51.3 171 55.8 48.7-62.7
College Graduate 223 90 40.3 32.5-48.7 133 59.7 51.3-67.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 351 165 45.0 38.8-51.5 186 55.0 48.5-61.2
$15,000- 24,999 327 147 41.0 34.3-48.2 180 59.0 51.8-65.7
$25,000- 34,999 175 77 43.0 33.9-52.6 98 57.0 47.4-66.1
$35,000- 49,999 124 55 46.5 36.2-57.0 69 53.5 43.0-63.8
$50,000-74,999 88 37 39.8 28.4-52.4 51 60.2 47.6-71.6
$75,000+ 76 30 37.4 24.8-52.1 46 62.6 47.9-75.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 761 367 46.9 42.5-51.5 394 53.1 48.5-57.5
No 589 210 32.2 27.6-37.1 379 67.8 62.9-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 51 35.6 26.7-45.7 91 64.4 54.3-73.3
Non-Veteran 1,220 530 40.8 37.3-44.4 690 59.2 55.6-62.7

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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.

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