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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	1,033	326	29.3	26.0-32.7	707	70.7	67.3-74.0
GENDER
Male	346	98	25.0	20.1-30.7	248	75.0	69.3-79.9
Female	687	228	32.6	28.5-36.9	459	67.4	63.1-71.5
RACE
White	946	295	29.2	25.8-32.8	651	70.8	67.2-74.2
African American	46	18	38.2	22.4-56.9	28	61.8	43.1-77.6
Other Minorities	41	13	22.5	9.8-43.8	28	77.5	56.2-90.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	2	2.9	0.6-12.6	15	97.1	87.4-99.4
Non-Hispanic	1,015	324	30.0	26.7-33.5	691	70.0	66.5-73.3
AGE
18-24	19	4	7.7	2.4-22.4	15	92.3	77.6-97.6
25-34	66	19	22.2	13.2-34.9	47	77.8	65.1-86.8
35-44	126	33	26.2	18.3-36.0	93	73.8	64.0-81.7
45-54	192	76	38.1	30.2-46.6	116	61.9	53.4-69.8
55-64	242	90	37.5	30.5-45.1	152	62.5	54.9-69.5
65-74	189	59	30.6	23.7-38.6	130	69.4	61.4-76.3
75+	197	43	22.1	16.2-29.5	154	77.9	70.5-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	203	62	27.8	20.8-36.0	141	72.2	64.0-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	329	76	21.3	16.5-27.0	253	78.7	73.0-83.5
Some Post-H.S.	252	99	36.8	29.7-44.4	153	63.2	55.6-70.3
College Graduate	244	86	33.1	26.6-40.3	158	66.9	59.7-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	174	64	32.5	24.5-41.7	110	67.5	58.3-75.5
$15,000- 24,999	228	67	27.4	20.8-35.1	161	72.6	64.9-79.2
$25,000- 34,999	144	55	37.9	28.9-47.7	89	62.1	52.3-71.1
$35,000- 49,999	130	39	29.4	21.0-39.5	91	70.6	60.5-79.0
$50,000-74,999	103	32	28.2	19.5-38.9	71	71.8	61.1-80.5
$75,000+	93	27	24.3	16.5-34.4	66	75.7	65.6-83.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	528	196	35.9	30.9-41.2	332	64.1	58.8-69.1
No	496	127	23.3	19.2-27.8	369	76.7	72.2-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	43	29.4	21.5-38.6	110	70.6	61.4-78.5
Non-Veteran	880	283	29.2	25.7-33.0	597	70.8	67.0-74.3

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

-Western NC

1,033

326

29.3

26.0-32.7

707

70.7

67.3-74.0

GENDER

Male

346

25.0

20.1-30.7

248

75.0

69.3-79.9

Female

687

228

32.6

28.5-36.9

459

67.4

63.1-71.5

RACE

White

946

295

29.2

25.8-32.8

651

70.8

67.2-74.2

African American

38.2

22.4-56.9

61.8

43.1-77.6

Other Minorities

22.5

9.8-43.8

77.5

56.2-90.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.9

0.6-12.6

97.1

87.4-99.4

Non-Hispanic

1,015

324

30.0

26.7-33.5

691

70.0

66.5-73.3

AGE

18-24

7.7

2.4-22.4

92.3

77.6-97.6

25-34

22.2

13.2-34.9

77.8

65.1-86.8

35-44

126

26.2

18.3-36.0

73.8

64.0-81.7

45-54

192

38.1

30.2-46.6

116

61.9

53.4-69.8

55-64

242

37.5

30.5-45.1

152

62.5

54.9-69.5

65-74

189

30.6

23.7-38.6

130

69.4

61.4-76.3

75+

197

22.1

16.2-29.5

154

77.9

70.5-83.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

203

27.8

20.8-36.0

141

72.2

64.0-79.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

329

21.3

16.5-27.0

253

78.7

73.0-83.5

Some Post-H.S.

252

36.8

29.7-44.4

153

63.2

55.6-70.3

College Graduate

244

33.1

26.6-40.3

158

66.9

59.7-73.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

174

32.5

24.5-41.7

110

67.5

58.3-75.5

$15,000- 24,999

228

27.4

20.8-35.1

161

72.6

64.9-79.2

$25,000- 34,999

144

37.9

28.9-47.7

62.1

52.3-71.1

$35,000- 49,999

130

29.4

21.0-39.5

70.6

60.5-79.0

$50,000-74,999

103

28.2

19.5-38.9

71.8

61.1-80.5

$75,000+

24.3

16.5-34.4

75.7

65.6-83.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

528

196

35.9

30.9-41.2

332

64.1

58.8-69.1

496

127

23.3

19.2-27.8

369

76.7

72.2-80.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

29.4

21.5-38.6

110

70.6

61.4-78.5

Non-Veteran

880

283

29.2

25.7-33.0

597

70.8

67.0-74.3

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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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