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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Arthritis Management

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested physical activity
or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,749 1,943 49.2 46.8-51.5 1,806 50.8 48.5-53.2
-Buncombe County 104 50 36.7 25.8-49.1 54 63.3 50.9-74.2
GENDER
Male 42 18 29.1 15.9-47.0 24 70.9 53.0-84.1
Female 62 32 47.1 33.8-60.9 30 52.9 39.1-66.2
RACE
White 96 47 39.0 27.5-51.8 49 61.0 48.2-72.5
Other 7 3 16.1 2.6-57.7 4 83.9 42.3-97.4
AGE
18-44 15 2 8.5 1.7-33.6 13 91.5 66.4-98.3
45+ 89 48 53.7 42.2-64.9 41 46.3 35.1-57.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 42 18 29.4 15.0-49.5 24 70.6 50.5-85.0
Some College + 61 32 43.6 30.1-58.0 29 56.4 42.0-69.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 61 27 34.8 21.1-51.5 34 65.2 48.5-78.9
$50,000+ 28 16 49.7 29.6-69.9 12 50.3 30.1-70.4

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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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