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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,422	1,900	34.2	32.6-35.8	3,522	65.8	64.2-67.4
RACE
White	4,192	1,360	31.5	29.8-33.3	2,832	68.5	66.7-70.2
African American	1,008	468	46.8	43.0-50.7	540	53.2	49.3-57.0
Asian	21	2	9.6	2.3-32.6	19	90.4	67.4-97.7
Native American	104	36	30.9	19.8-44.7	68	69.1	55.3-80.2
Other Minorities	81	27	30.5	20.1-43.4	54	69.5	56.6-79.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	105	39	37.0	26.4-48.9	66	63.0	51.1-73.6
-English Speaking	64	26	45.6	31.4-60.6	38	54.4	39.4-68.6
-Spanish Speaking	41	13	25.8	13.3-44.0	28	74.2	56.0-86.7
Non-Hispanic	5,311	1,859	34.1	32.5-35.7	3,452	65.9	64.3-67.5
AGE
18-24	86	23	22.9	14.2-34.7	63	77.1	65.3-85.8
25-34	315	94	28.2	22.9-34.3	221	71.8	65.7-77.1
35-44	701	240	33.4	29.3-37.8	461	66.6	62.2-70.7
45-54	1,084	434	37.9	34.5-41.4	650	62.1	58.6-65.5
55-64	1,288	523	40.2	37.0-43.5	765	59.8	56.5-63.0
65-74	1,031	363	36.8	33.4-40.4	668	63.2	59.6-66.6
75+	894	216	25.9	22.5-29.6	678	74.1	70.4-77.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,006	360	34.9	31.2-38.8	646	65.1	61.2-68.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,762	591	32.7	30.0-35.5	1,171	67.3	64.5-70.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,383	534	38.3	35.1-41.6	849	61.7	58.4-64.9
College Graduate	1,261	411	30.8	27.8-34.0	850	69.2	66.0-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	951	385	41.2	37.2-45.3	566	58.8	54.7-62.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,087	386	34.1	30.7-37.8	701	65.9	62.2-69.3
$25,000- 34,999	648	252	38.4	33.8-43.2	396	61.6	56.8-66.2
$35,000- 49,999	625	216	34.0	29.7-38.6	409	66.0	61.4-70.3
$50,000-74,999	558	184	33.0	28.5-37.8	374	67.0	62.2-71.5
$75,000+	625	190	29.2	25.1-33.8	435	70.8	66.2-74.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,706	1,106	40.5	38.1-42.9	1,600	59.5	57.1-61.9
No	2,683	786	28.1	26.1-30.2	1,897	71.9	69.8-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	91	37	44.8	32.3-58.1	54	55.2	41.9-67.7
Non-Veteran	5,329	1,861	34.0	32.4-35.6	3,468	66.0	64.4-67.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,422

1,900

34.2

32.6-35.8

3,522

65.8

64.2-67.4

RACE

White

4,192

1,360

31.5

29.8-33.3

2,832

68.5

66.7-70.2

African American

1,008

468

46.8

43.0-50.7

540

53.2

49.3-57.0

Asian

9.6

2.3-32.6

90.4

67.4-97.7

Native American

104

30.9

19.8-44.7

69.1

55.3-80.2

Other Minorities

30.5

20.1-43.4

69.5

56.6-79.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

105

37.0

26.4-48.9

63.0

51.1-73.6

-English Speaking

45.6

31.4-60.6

54.4

39.4-68.6

-Spanish Speaking

25.8

13.3-44.0

74.2

56.0-86.7

Non-Hispanic

5,311

1,859

34.1

32.5-35.7

3,452

65.9

64.3-67.5

AGE

18-24

22.9

14.2-34.7

77.1

65.3-85.8

25-34

315

28.2

22.9-34.3

221

71.8

65.7-77.1

35-44

701

240

33.4

29.3-37.8

461

66.6

62.2-70.7

45-54

1,084

434

37.9

34.5-41.4

650

62.1

58.6-65.5

55-64

1,288

523

40.2

37.0-43.5

765

59.8

56.5-63.0

65-74

1,031

363

36.8

33.4-40.4

668

63.2

59.6-66.6

75+

894

216

25.9

22.5-29.6

678

74.1

70.4-77.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,006

360

34.9

31.2-38.8

646

65.1

61.2-68.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,762

591

32.7

30.0-35.5

1,171

67.3

64.5-70.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,383

534

38.3

35.1-41.6

849

61.7

58.4-64.9

College Graduate

1,261

411

30.8

27.8-34.0

850

69.2

66.0-72.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

951

385

41.2

37.2-45.3

566

58.8

54.7-62.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,087

386

34.1

30.7-37.8

701

65.9

62.2-69.3

$25,000- 34,999

648

252

38.4

33.8-43.2

396

61.6

56.8-66.2

$35,000- 49,999

625

216

34.0

29.7-38.6

409

66.0

61.4-70.3

$50,000-74,999

558

184

33.0

28.5-37.8

374

67.0

62.2-71.5

$75,000+

625

190

29.2

25.1-33.8

435

70.8

66.2-74.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,706

1,106

40.5

38.1-42.9

1,600

59.5

57.1-61.9

2,683

786

28.1

26.1-30.2

1,897

71.9

69.8-73.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

44.8

32.3-58.1

55.2

41.9-67.7

Non-Veteran

5,329

1,861

34.0

32.4-35.6

3,468

66.0

64.4-67.6

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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.

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