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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Guilford 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
-Guilford County 99 58 57.7 46.1-68.5 41 42.3 31.5-53.9
GENDER
Male 27 14 53.5 32.9-72.9 13 46.5 27.1-67.1
Female 72 44 60.0 46.1-72.4 28 40.0 27.6-53.9
RACE
White 68 42 61.0 46.9-73.4 26 39.0 26.6-53.1
Other 31 16 52.8 33.6-71.2 15 47.2 28.8-66.4
AGE
18-44 19 14 72.9 47.7-88.8 5 27.1 11.2-52.3
45+ 80 44 52.4 39.5-65.0 36 47.6 35.0-60.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 39 24 61.3 43.3-76.7 15 38.7 23.3-56.7
Some College + 60 34 56.0 41.2-69.7 26 44.0 30.3-58.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 43 24 54.3 36.4-71.1 19 45.7 28.9-63.6
$50,000+ 37 22 62.5 44.1-77.9 15 37.5 22.1-55.9

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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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