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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-WHITES

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 6,363 1,968 29.3 27.9-30.8 4,395 70.7 69.2-72.1
GENDER
Male 2,171 608 26.5 24.3-28.9 1,563 73.5 71.1-75.7
Female 4,192 1,360 31.5 29.8-33.3 2,832 68.5 66.7-70.2
AGE
18-24 102 20 12.5 7.3-20.6 82 87.5 79.4-92.7
25-34 370 87 20.3 15.8-25.6 283 79.7 74.4-84.2
35-44 798 207 24.9 21.5-28.7 591 75.1 71.3-78.5
45-54 1,220 425 34.1 30.8-37.5 795 65.9 62.5-69.2
55-64 1,524 567 37.3 34.4-40.3 957 62.7 59.7-65.6
65-74 1,252 406 33.4 30.3-36.6 846 66.6 63.4-69.7
75+ 1,073 249 23.8 20.9-27.1 824 76.2 72.9-79.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,008 293 27.3 23.7-31.1 715 72.7 68.9-76.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,039 599 28.6 26.0-31.2 1,440 71.4 68.8-74.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,609 552 32.7 29.8-35.6 1,057 67.3 64.4-70.2
College Graduate 1,696 519 28.0 25.5-30.6 1,177 72.0 69.4-74.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 830 277 31.5 27.4-35.8 553 68.5 64.2-72.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,120 334 27.7 24.4-31.3 786 72.3 68.7-75.6
$25,000- 34,999 784 263 33.2 28.9-37.8 521 66.8 62.2-71.1
$35,000- 49,999 853 269 29.2 25.7-33.1 584 70.8 66.9-74.3
$50,000-74,999 833 248 30.4 26.7-34.4 585 69.6 65.6-73.3
$75,000+ 964 292 28.2 24.9-31.7 672 71.8 68.3-75.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,026 1,097 35.1 32.9-37.4 1,929 64.9 62.6-67.1
No 3,305 864 24.6 22.8-26.4 2,441 75.4 73.6-77.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 993 297 30.4 26.7-34.2 696 69.6 65.8-73.3
Non-Veteran 5,368 1,670 29.1 27.6-30.6 3,698 70.9 69.4-72.4

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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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