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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Catawba 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
-Catawba County 90 47 45.4 33.0-58.4 43 54.6 41.6-67.0
GENDER
Male 26 11 40.6 22.6-61.6 15 59.4 38.4-77.4
Female 64 36 48.4 32.2-64.9 28 51.6 35.1-67.8
RACE
White 83 42 44.2 31.4-57.9 41 55.8 42.1-68.6
Other 7 5 55.2 17.4-87.8 2 44.8 12.2-82.6
AGE
18-44 16 6 32.4 12.8-61.0 10 67.6 39.0-87.2
45+ 73 41 52.3 39.4-65.0 32 47.7 35.0-60.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 42 20 39.8 23.2-59.2 22 60.2 40.8-76.8
Some College + 48 27 51.9 36.2-67.2 21 48.1 32.8-63.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 52 31 50.6 32.6-68.4 21 49.4 31.6-67.4
$50,000+ 29 13 39.1 22.6-58.7 16 60.9 41.3-77.4

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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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