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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis (Asked in December Only)-FEMALES

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 322 116 36.6 30.4-43.4 206 63.4 56.6-69.6
RACE
White 257 84 32.6 25.9-40.0 173 67.4 60.0-74.1
African American 56 26 47.2 31.5-63.5 30 52.8 36.5-68.5
Native American 6 4 65.0 21.8-92.5 2 35.0 7.5-78.2
Other Minorities 2 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 5 2 22.5 4.3-65.5 3 77.5 34.5-95.7
-English Speaking 4 1 16.0 1.9-65.3 3 84.0 34.7-98.1
-Spanish Speaking 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 315 114 37.0 30.6-43.9 201 63.0 56.1-69.4
AGE
18-24 5 0 0.0 . - . 5 100 . - .
25-34 11 4 41.4 15.0-73.9 7 58.6 26.1-85.0
35-44 21 9 48.1 25.5-71.5 12 51.9 28.5-74.5
45-54 60 20 33.1 20.9-48.1 40 66.9 51.9-79.1
55-64 82 33 42.4 30.0-55.9 49 57.6 44.1-70.0
65-74 74 32 44.5 31.7-58.0 42 55.5 42.0-68.3
75+ 66 17 29.9 18.0-45.5 49 70.1 54.5-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 20 38.6 24.8-54.6 41 61.4 45.4-75.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 44 38.6 28.4-49.9 73 61.4 50.1-71.6
Some Post-H.S. 68 26 34.3 21.7-49.4 42 65.7 50.6-78.3
College Graduate 75 26 35.1 23.6-48.7 49 64.9 51.3-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 24 43.9 28.7-60.2 34 56.1 39.8-71.3
$15,000- 24,999 55 23 40.5 25.0-58.2 32 59.5 41.8-75.0
$25,000- 34,999 32 16 45.7 27.8-64.9 16 54.3 35.1-72.2
$35,000- 49,999 42 16 39.4 23.5-58.0 26 60.6 42.0-76.5
$50,000-74,999 38 13 36.7 21.1-55.8 25 63.3 44.2-78.9
$75,000+ 42 11 28.6 15.0-47.5 31 71.4 52.5-85.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 186 85 50.0 41.3-58.8 101 50.0 41.2-58.7
No 133 30 20.5 13.6-29.9 103 79.5 70.1-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 6 3 54.3 15.1-88.8 3 45.7 11.2-84.9
Non-Veteran 316 113 36.3 30.0-43.2 203 63.7 56.8-70.0

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Asked only of those who said YES to having some form of 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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