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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 98 50 46.7 34.8-59.0 48 53.3 41.0-65.2
GENDER
Male 38 17 40.3 23.6-59.6 21 59.7 40.4-76.4
Female 60 33 54.3 40.0-68.0 27 45.7 32.0-60.0
RACE
White 91 47 48.3 35.8-61.1 44 51.7 38.9-64.2
Other 7 3 28.0 6.3-69.0 4 72.0 31.0-93.7
AGE
18-44 15 7 42.9 18.4-71.6 8 57.1 28.4-81.6
45+ 83 43 48.1 35.7-60.8 40 51.9 39.2-64.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 50 27 49.3 32.5-66.3 23 50.7 33.7-67.5
Some College + 48 23 44.2 28.2-61.4 25 55.8 38.6-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 55 28 44.4 29.2-60.7 27 55.6 39.3-70.8
$50,000+ 28 13 44.9 24.5-67.0 15 55.1 33.0-75.5

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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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