BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Arthritis Management

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	626	225	33.6	28.9-38.5	401	66.4	61.5-71.1
GENDER
Male	199	57	27.5	19.9-36.5	142	72.5	63.5-80.1
Female	427	168	38.7	33.5-44.1	259	61.3	55.9-66.5
RACE
White	358	112	29.6	23.5-36.6	246	70.4	63.4-76.5
African American	250	107	39.5	32.3-47.3	143	60.5	52.7-67.7
Other Minorities	16	5	29.1	11.0-57.7	11	70.9	42.3-89.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	4	23.1	6.7-55.8	6	76.9	44.2-93.3
Non-Hispanic	616	221	33.8	29.1-38.8	395	66.2	61.2-70.9
AGE
18-24	3	1	12.1	1.1-62.6	2	87.9	37.4-98.9
25-34	38	9	35.5	16.9-59.7	29	64.5	40.3-83.1
35-44	74	27	24.8	16.2-35.9	47	75.2	64.1-83.8
45-54	139	55	34.7	25.9-44.7	84	65.3	55.3-74.1
55-64	157	70	44.5	35.6-53.8	87	55.5	46.2-64.4
65-74	116	42	40.6	30.4-51.7	74	59.4	48.3-69.6
75+	98	21	19.3	12.3-28.9	77	80.7	71.1-87.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	162	56	31.9	23.7-41.3	106	68.1	58.7-76.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	88	36.1	27.7-45.3	142	63.9	54.7-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	124	40	31.3	22.9-41.2	84	68.7	58.8-77.1
College Graduate	109	41	33.0	23.9-43.6	68	67.0	56.4-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	53	36.8	27.2-47.6	78	63.2	52.4-72.8
$15,000- 24,999	132	46	31.7	22.8-42.2	86	68.3	57.8-77.2
$25,000- 34,999	81	36	44.4	28.9-61.0	45	55.6	39.0-71.1
$35,000- 49,999	66	18	23.8	14.8-36.2	48	76.2	63.8-85.2
$50,000-74,999	57	24	41.7	27.8-57.1	33	58.3	42.9-72.2
$75,000+	52	14	20.5	11.6-33.5	38	79.5	66.5-88.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	370	157	41.3	34.6-48.3	213	58.7	51.7-65.4
No	254	66	23.3	17.8-29.9	188	76.7	70.1-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	90	28	33.6	20.5-49.7	62	66.4	50.3-79.5
Non-Veteran	535	197	33.6	28.9-38.7	338	66.4	61.3-71.1

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

-Northeastern Partnership

626

225

33.6

28.9-38.5

401

66.4

61.5-71.1

GENDER

Male

199

27.5

19.9-36.5

142

72.5

63.5-80.1

Female

427

168

38.7

33.5-44.1

259

61.3

55.9-66.5

RACE

White

358

112

29.6

23.5-36.6

246

70.4

63.4-76.5

African American

250

107

39.5

32.3-47.3

143

60.5

52.7-67.7

Other Minorities

29.1

11.0-57.7

70.9

42.3-89.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.1

6.7-55.8

76.9

44.2-93.3

Non-Hispanic

616

221

33.8

29.1-38.8

395

66.2

61.2-70.9

AGE

18-24

12.1

1.1-62.6

87.9

37.4-98.9

25-34

35.5

16.9-59.7

64.5

40.3-83.1

35-44

24.8

16.2-35.9

75.2

64.1-83.8

45-54

139

34.7

25.9-44.7

65.3

55.3-74.1

55-64

157

44.5

35.6-53.8

55.5

46.2-64.4

65-74

116

40.6

30.4-51.7

59.4

48.3-69.6

75+

19.3

12.3-28.9

80.7

71.1-87.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

162

31.9

23.7-41.3

106

68.1

58.7-76.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

36.1

27.7-45.3

142

63.9

54.7-72.3

Some Post-H.S.

124

31.3

22.9-41.2

68.7

58.8-77.1

College Graduate

109

33.0

23.9-43.6

67.0

56.4-76.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

36.8

27.2-47.6

63.2

52.4-72.8

$15,000- 24,999

132

31.7

22.8-42.2

68.3

57.8-77.2

$25,000- 34,999

44.4

28.9-61.0

55.6

39.0-71.1

$35,000- 49,999

23.8

14.8-36.2

76.2

63.8-85.2

$50,000-74,999

41.7

27.8-57.1

58.3

42.9-72.2

$75,000+

20.5

11.6-33.5

79.5

66.5-88.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

370

157

41.3

34.6-48.3

213

58.7

51.7-65.4

254

23.3

17.8-29.9

188

76.7

70.1-82.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

33.6

20.5-49.7

66.4

50.3-79.5

Non-Veteran

535

197

33.6

28.9-38.7

338

66.4

61.3-71.1

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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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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.

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