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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested physical activity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,042 4,380 51.3 49.8-52.7 3,662 48.7 47.3-50.2
GENDER
Male 2,644 1,237 43.6 41.1-46.0 1,407 56.4 54.0-58.9
Female 5,398 3,143 57.3 55.6-59.0 2,255 42.7 41.0-44.4
RACE
White 6,330 3,404 51.0 49.3-52.6 2,926 49.0 47.4-50.7
African American 1,361 811 56.2 52.7-59.7 550 43.8 40.3-47.3
Asian 24 6 19.9 7.8-41.9 18 80.1 58.1-92.2
Native American 156 83 47.6 37.4-58.1 73 52.4 41.9-62.6
Other Minorities 145 63 35.1 25.5-46.2 82 64.9 53.8-74.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 175 81 34.1 25.4-44.0 94 65.9 56.0-74.6
-English Speaking 104 60 50.2 38.6-61.8 44 49.8 38.2-61.4
-Spanish Speaking 71 21 19.9 10.7-34.1 50 80.1 65.9-89.3
Non-Hispanic 7,859 4,298 51.9 50.4-53.4 3,561 48.1 46.6-49.6
AGE
18-24 138 55 34.1 24.8-44.8 83 65.9 55.2-75.2
25-34 512 206 35.3 30.4-40.5 306 64.7 59.5-69.6
35-44 1,068 531 47.7 43.9-51.5 537 52.3 48.5-56.1
45-54 1,634 936 54.8 51.8-57.8 698 45.2 42.2-48.2
55-64 1,911 1,113 58.1 55.4-60.7 798 41.9 39.3-44.6
65-74 1,507 882 58.2 55.2-61.2 625 41.8 38.8-44.8
75+ 1,243 643 51.8 48.4-55.1 600 48.2 44.9-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,505 759 46.9 43.3-50.5 746 53.1 49.5-56.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,557 1,375 50.3 47.6-52.9 1,182 49.7 47.1-52.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,983 1,112 52.9 50.0-55.9 871 47.1 44.1-50.0
College Graduate 1,984 1,127 54.1 51.3-56.8 857 45.9 43.2-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,260 705 50.7 46.8-54.6 555 49.3 45.4-53.2
$15,000- 24,999 1,534 800 47.7 44.2-51.3 734 52.3 48.7-55.8
$25,000- 34,999 994 555 55.3 51.0-59.5 439 44.7 40.5-49.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,011 550 51.0 47.2-54.8 461 49.0 45.2-52.8
$50,000-74,999 940 527 54.1 50.1-58.0 413 45.9 42.0-49.9
$75,000+ 1,069 582 52.6 49.0-56.2 487 47.4 43.8-51.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,965 2,338 56.9 54.8-59.0 1,627 43.1 41.0-45.2
No 4,026 2,016 46.4 44.4-48.4 2,010 53.6 51.6-55.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,179 617 50.1 46.4-53.8 562 49.9 46.2-53.6
Non-Veteran 6,860 3,761 51.5 49.9-53.1 3,099 48.5 46.9-50.1

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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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