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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-WHITE MALES

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 2,171 608 26.5 24.3-28.9 1,563 73.5 71.1-75.7
AGE
18-24 41 5 5.8 2.1-14.6 36 94.2 85.4-97.9
25-34 150 24 14.9 9.1-23.3 126 85.1 76.7-90.9
35-44 298 63 21.2 16.3-27.0 235 78.8 73.0-83.7
45-54 433 129 33.1 27.7-38.9 304 66.9 61.1-72.3
55-64 515 179 35.2 30.4-40.3 336 64.8 59.7-69.6
65-74 413 136 33.1 28.1-38.6 277 66.9 61.4-71.9
75+ 315 70 23.3 18.2-29.4 245 76.7 70.6-81.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 357 88 21.9 16.8-28.1 269 78.1 71.9-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 657 177 26.4 22.2-31.1 480 73.6 68.9-77.8
Some Post-H.S. 513 147 29.0 24.3-34.1 366 71.0 65.9-75.7
College Graduate 641 195 27.2 23.4-31.4 446 72.8 68.6-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 59 22.3 16.2-29.8 158 77.7 70.2-83.8
$15,000- 24,999 337 89 25.8 20.2-32.3 248 74.2 67.7-79.8
$25,000- 34,999 284 79 30.5 23.6-38.6 205 69.5 61.4-76.4
$35,000- 49,999 333 96 26.8 21.5-32.8 237 73.2 67.2-78.5
$50,000-74,999 338 91 28.6 23.0-35.0 247 71.4 65.0-77.0
$75,000+ 408 131 28.2 23.5-33.3 277 71.8 66.7-76.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,013 331 32.0 28.3-35.8 682 68.0 64.2-71.7
No 1,147 275 22.6 19.8-25.7 872 77.4 74.3-80.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 930 272 29.7 26.0-33.7 658 70.3 66.3-74.0
Non-Veteran 1,240 336 24.7 21.9-27.8 904 75.3 72.2-78.1

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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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