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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,008	468	46.8	43.0-50.7	540	53.2	49.3-57.0
GENDER
Female	1,008	468	46.8	43.0-50.7	540	53.2	49.3-57.0
RACE
African American	1,008	468	46.8	43.0-50.7	540	53.2	49.3-57.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	2	70.4	23.3-94.9	2	29.6	5.1-76.7
-English Speaking	3	2	88.7	41.2-98.9	1	11.3	1.1-58.8
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,004	466	46.7	42.9-50.5	538	53.3	49.5-57.1
AGE
18-24	18	7	38.8	18.1-64.6	11	61.2	35.4-81.9
25-34	61	21	37.9	24.5-53.3	40	62.1	46.7-75.5
35-44	160	82	52.6	42.6-62.4	78	47.4	37.6-57.4
45-54	234	119	51.3	43.7-58.9	115	48.7	41.1-56.3
55-64	249	124	47.0	39.5-54.7	125	53.0	45.3-60.5
65-74	164	80	51.0	42.1-60.0	84	49.0	40.0-57.9
75+	120	33	33.5	24.0-44.5	87	66.5	55.5-76.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	290	128	42.9	36.1-50.0	162	57.1	50.0-63.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	321	153	44.9	38.2-51.9	168	55.1	48.1-61.8
Some Post-H.S.	233	117	56.1	48.5-63.4	116	43.9	36.6-51.5
College Graduate	163	70	43.6	34.5-53.2	93	56.4	46.8-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	144	52.3	45.4-59.1	138	47.7	40.9-54.6
$15,000- 24,999	246	121	48.9	41.1-56.7	125	51.1	43.3-58.9
$25,000- 34,999	126	60	50.9	40.1-61.7	66	49.1	38.3-59.9
$35,000- 49,999	83	39	53.7	41.3-65.6	44	46.3	34.4-58.7
$50,000-74,999	54	25	46.6	32.1-61.6	29	53.4	38.4-67.9
$75,000+	49	21	40.7	25.8-57.4	28	59.3	42.6-74.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	564	289	51.5	46.3-56.6	275	48.5	43.4-53.7
No	437	177	41.1	35.5-46.8	260	58.9	53.2-64.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	12	58.7	33.4-80.1	12	41.3	19.9-66.6
Non-Veteran	984	456	46.5	42.7-50.4	528	53.5	49.6-57.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,008

468

46.8

43.0-50.7

540

53.2

49.3-57.0

GENDER

Female

1,008

468

46.8

43.0-50.7

540

53.2

49.3-57.0

RACE

African American

1,008

468

46.8

43.0-50.7

540

53.2

49.3-57.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.4

23.3-94.9

29.6

5.1-76.7

-English Speaking

88.7

41.2-98.9

11.3

1.1-58.8

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,004

466

46.7

42.9-50.5

538

53.3

49.5-57.1

AGE

18-24

38.8

18.1-64.6

61.2

35.4-81.9

25-34

37.9

24.5-53.3

62.1

46.7-75.5

35-44

160

52.6

42.6-62.4

47.4

37.6-57.4

45-54

234

119

51.3

43.7-58.9

115

48.7

41.1-56.3

55-64

249

124

47.0

39.5-54.7

125

53.0

45.3-60.5

65-74

164

51.0

42.1-60.0

49.0

40.0-57.9

75+

120

33.5

24.0-44.5

66.5

55.5-76.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

290

128

42.9

36.1-50.0

162

57.1

50.0-63.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

321

153

44.9

38.2-51.9

168

55.1

48.1-61.8

Some Post-H.S.

233

117

56.1

48.5-63.4

116

43.9

36.6-51.5

College Graduate

163

43.6

34.5-53.2

56.4

46.8-65.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

144

52.3

45.4-59.1

138

47.7

40.9-54.6

$15,000- 24,999

246

121

48.9

41.1-56.7

125

51.1

43.3-58.9

$25,000- 34,999

126

50.9

40.1-61.7

49.1

38.3-59.9

$35,000- 49,999

53.7

41.3-65.6

46.3

34.4-58.7

$50,000-74,999

46.6

32.1-61.6

53.4

38.4-67.9

$75,000+

40.7

25.8-57.4

59.3

42.6-74.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

564

289

51.5

46.3-56.6

275

48.5

43.4-53.7

437

177

41.1

35.5-46.8

260

58.9

53.2-64.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

58.7

33.4-80.1

41.3

19.9-66.6

Non-Veteran

984

456

46.5

42.7-50.4

528

53.5

49.6-57.3

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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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