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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County 95 57 52.3 38.8-65.5 38 47.7 34.5-61.2
GENDER
Male 34 18 38.8 21.9-58.9 16 61.2 41.1-78.1
Female 61 39 67.6 53.3-79.2 22 32.4 20.8-46.7
RACE
White 60 33 46.1 29.8-63.2 27 53.9 36.8-70.2
Other 34 24 64.3 43.8-80.6 10 35.7 19.4-56.2
AGE
18-44 23 8 21.0 8.4-43.6 15 79.0 56.4-91.6
45+ 72 49 72.6 59.4-82.7 23 27.4 17.3-40.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 44 27 52.7 32.6-71.9 17 47.3 28.1-67.4
Some College + 51 30 51.9 34.4-69.0 21 48.1 31.0-65.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 60 37 56.0 38.0-72.6 23 44.0 27.4-62.0
$50,000+ 24 16 57.0 34.2-77.1 8 43.0 22.9-65.8

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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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