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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Cumberland County

Arthritis Management

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%)
North Carolina 3,751 1,168 29.0 27.0-31.1 2,583 71.0 68.9-73.0
-Cumberland County 96 38 37.5 26.4-50.0 58 62.5 50.0-73.6
GENDER
Male 35 12 28.9 15.1-48.1 23 71.1 51.9-84.9
Female 61 26 47.4 33.9-61.4 35 52.6 38.6-66.1
RACE
White 60 20 34.1 20.5-50.8 40 65.9 49.2-79.5
Other 35 18 43.9 27.2-62.1 17 56.1 37.9-72.8
AGE
18-44 23 8 25.6 10.6-50.0 15 74.4 50.0-89.4
45+ 73 30 45.0 32.7-57.9 43 55.0 42.1-67.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 45 20 42.2 25.2-61.3 25 57.8 38.7-74.8
Some College + 51 18 33.1 19.9-49.6 33 66.9 50.4-80.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 61 27 42.9 28.0-59.2 34 57.1 40.8-72.0
$50,000+ 24 9 39.2 20.3-61.9 15 60.8 38.1-79.7

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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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