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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,075	2,653	30.8	29.5-32.1	5,422	69.2	67.9-70.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	206	65	30.4	23.5-38.4	141	69.6	61.6-76.5
Buncombe	224	67	27.4	21.2-34.6	157	72.6	65.4-78.8
Cabarrus	191	57	28.7	21.2-37.5	134	71.3	62.5-78.8
Catawba	219	51	20.4	15.0-27.0	168	79.6	73.0-85.0
Cumberland	215	66	31.1	23.9-39.3	149	68.9	60.7-76.1
Davidson	209	69	35.6	27.9-44.0	140	64.4	56.0-72.1
Durham	176	70	41.6	33.4-50.4	106	58.4	49.6-66.6
Forsyth	196	64	32.8	25.6-41.0	132	67.2	59.0-74.4
Gaston	238	62	23.8	17.9-30.9	176	76.2	69.1-82.1
Guilford	200	58	27.4	20.9-35.1	142	72.6	64.9-79.1
Iredell	170	58	34.6	26.4-43.8	112	65.4	56.2-73.6
Johnston	178	66	36.6	28.3-45.8	112	63.4	54.2-71.7
Mecklenburg	358	107	30.0	24.5-36.1	251	70.0	63.9-75.5
New Hanover	215	67	36.6	28.9-45.1	148	63.4	54.9-71.1
Onslow	176	74	36.2	28.7-44.5	102	63.8	55.5-71.3
Orange	181	48	23.7	17.2-31.7	133	76.3	68.3-82.8
Pitt	203	83	37.5	30.1-45.6	120	62.5	54.4-69.9
Randolph	216	70	31.4	24.8-38.8	146	68.6	61.2-75.2
Robeson	210	74	32.0	25.2-39.6	136	68.0	60.4-74.8
Rowan	254	79	30.2	23.9-37.2	175	69.8	62.8-76.1
Union	174	67	38.1	30.1-46.7	107	61.9	53.3-69.9
Wake	318	92	25.3	20.2-31.2	226	74.7	68.8-79.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	237	68	27.5	21.5-34.5	169	72.5	65.5-78.5
Northeast Partnership II	261	90	30.1	24.1-36.9	171	69.9	63.1-75.9
Northeast Partnership I	292	114	40.3	32.7-48.3	178	59.7	51.7-67.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	209	82	33.9	26.5-42.2	127	66.1	57.8-73.5
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	252	89	30.5	24.3-37.5	163	69.5	62.5-75.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	219	82	34.2	27.4-41.7	137	65.8	58.3-72.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	200	67	33.0	25.7-41.2	133	67.0	58.8-74.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	255	77	29.3	23.1-36.4	178	70.7	63.6-76.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	305	111	31.9	26.0-38.4	194	68.1	61.6-74.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	233	82	34.5	27.6-42.1	151	65.5	57.9-72.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	215	73	32.5	25.7-40.2	142	67.5	59.8-74.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	269	85	31.2	25.0-38.2	184	68.8	61.8-75.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	401	119	26.9	21.9-32.6	282	73.1	67.4-78.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	626	225	33.6	28.9-38.5	401	66.4	61.5-71.1
No	7,449	2,428	30.6	29.3-32.0	5,021	69.4	68.0-70.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,703	967	33.0	30.8-35.3	1,736	67.0	64.7-69.2
Piedmont	4,339	1,360	30.0	28.3-31.8	2,979	70.0	68.2-71.7
Western NC	1,033	326	29.3	26.0-32.7	707	70.7	67.3-74.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	625	186	27.1	23.0-31.6	439	72.9	68.4-77.0
Northwest	1,580	499	32.1	29.2-35.0	1,081	67.9	65.0-70.8
Charlotte	1,171	364	29.8	26.5-33.2	807	70.2	66.8-73.5
Greensboro	998	296	28.2	24.7-32.0	702	71.8	68.0-75.3
Southern Regional	856	288	29.3	25.5-33.4	568	70.7	66.6-74.5
Coastal	434	148	34.2	29.1-39.7	286	65.8	60.3-70.9
Wake	981	346	31.3	27.7-35.1	635	68.7	64.9-72.3
Area L	373	134	32.6	26.6-39.2	239	67.4	60.8-73.4
Eastern	1,057	392	34.6	31.1-38.1	665	65.4	61.9-68.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,075

2,653

30.8

29.5-32.1

5,422

69.2

67.9-70.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

206

30.4

23.5-38.4

141

69.6

61.6-76.5

Buncombe

224

27.4

21.2-34.6

157

72.6

65.4-78.8

Cabarrus

191

28.7

21.2-37.5

134

71.3

62.5-78.8

Catawba

219

20.4

15.0-27.0

168

79.6

73.0-85.0

Cumberland

215

31.1

23.9-39.3

149

68.9

60.7-76.1

Davidson

209

35.6

27.9-44.0

140

64.4

56.0-72.1

Durham

176

41.6

33.4-50.4

106

58.4

49.6-66.6

Forsyth

196

32.8

25.6-41.0

132

67.2

59.0-74.4

Gaston

238

23.8

17.9-30.9

176

76.2

69.1-82.1

Guilford

200

27.4

20.9-35.1

142

72.6

64.9-79.1

Iredell

170

34.6

26.4-43.8

112

65.4

56.2-73.6

Johnston

178

36.6

28.3-45.8

112

63.4

54.2-71.7

Mecklenburg

358

107

30.0

24.5-36.1

251

70.0

63.9-75.5

New Hanover

215

36.6

28.9-45.1

148

63.4

54.9-71.1

Onslow

176

36.2

28.7-44.5

102

63.8

55.5-71.3

Orange

181

23.7

17.2-31.7

133

76.3

68.3-82.8

Pitt

203

37.5

30.1-45.6

120

62.5

54.4-69.9

Randolph

216

31.4

24.8-38.8

146

68.6

61.2-75.2

Robeson

210

32.0

25.2-39.6

136

68.0

60.4-74.8

Rowan

254

30.2

23.9-37.2

175

69.8

62.8-76.1

Union

174

38.1

30.1-46.7

107

61.9

53.3-69.9

Wake

318

25.3

20.2-31.2

226

74.7

68.8-79.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

237

27.5

21.5-34.5

169

72.5

65.5-78.5

Northeast Partnership II

261

30.1

24.1-36.9

171

69.9

63.1-75.9

Northeast Partnership I

292

114

40.3

32.7-48.3

178

59.7

51.7-67.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

209

33.9

26.5-42.2

127

66.1

57.8-73.5

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

252

30.5

24.3-37.5

163

69.5

62.5-75.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

219

34.2

27.4-41.7

137

65.8

58.3-72.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

200

33.0

25.7-41.2

133

67.0

58.8-74.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

255

29.3

23.1-36.4

178

70.7

63.6-76.9

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

305

111

31.9

26.0-38.4

194

68.1

61.6-74.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

233

34.5

27.6-42.1

151

65.5

57.9-72.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

215

32.5

25.7-40.2

142

67.5

59.8-74.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

269

31.2

25.0-38.2

184

68.8

61.8-75.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

401

119

26.9

21.9-32.6

282

73.1

67.4-78.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

626

225

33.6

28.9-38.5

401

66.4

61.5-71.1

7,449

2,428

30.6

29.3-32.0

5,021

69.4

68.0-70.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,703

967

33.0

30.8-35.3

1,736

67.0

64.7-69.2

Piedmont

4,339

1,360

30.0

28.3-31.8

2,979

70.0

68.2-71.7

Western NC

1,033

326

29.3

26.0-32.7

707

70.7

67.3-74.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

625

186

27.1

23.0-31.6

439

72.9

68.4-77.0

Northwest

1,580

499

32.1

29.2-35.0

1,081

67.9

65.0-70.8

Charlotte

1,171

364

29.8

26.5-33.2

807

70.2

66.8-73.5

Greensboro

998

296

28.2

24.7-32.0

702

71.8

68.0-75.3

Southern Regional

856

288

29.3

25.5-33.4

568

70.7

66.6-74.5

Coastal

434

148

34.2

29.1-39.7

286

65.8

60.3-70.9

Wake

981

346

31.3

27.7-35.1

635

68.7

64.9-72.3

Area L

373

134

32.6

26.6-39.2

239

67.4

60.8-73.4

Eastern

1,057

392

34.6

31.1-38.1

665

65.4

61.9-68.9

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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