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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 545 205 32.1 27.1-37.4 340 67.9 62.6-72.9
GENDER
Male 151 36 20.7 14.0-29.6 115 79.3 70.4-86.0
Female 394 169 41.3 35.3-47.6 225 58.7 52.4-64.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 5 2 48.6 13.0-85.7 3 51.4 14.3-87.0
-English Speaking 5 2 48.6 13.0-85.7 3 51.4 14.3-87.0
Non-Hispanic 535 203 32.2 27.3-37.6 332 67.8 62.4-72.7
AGE
18-24 8 1 5.3 0.6-33.7 7 94.7 66.3-99.4
25-34 26 7 25.3 10.0-50.6 19 74.7 49.4-90.0
35-44 62 22 32.1 19.7-47.6 40 67.9 52.4-80.3
45-54 128 56 35.3 25.9-45.9 72 64.7 54.1-74.1
55-64 138 54 34.9 25.1-46.2 84 65.1 53.8-74.9
65-74 118 46 38.1 27.7-49.8 72 61.9 50.2-72.3
75+ 63 19 27.0 16.2-41.4 44 73.0 58.6-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 64 33.3 24.0-44.0 81 66.7 56.0-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 64 34.0 25.5-43.7 113 66.0 56.3-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 141 38 23.4 15.4-33.8 103 76.6 66.2-84.6
College Graduate 82 39 41.7 28.7-56.0 43 58.3 44.0-71.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 43 29.9 19.8-42.3 72 70.1 57.7-80.2
$15,000- 24,999 138 54 34.9 25.0-46.4 84 65.1 53.6-75.0
$25,000- 34,999 67 28 34.3 21.3-50.2 39 65.7 49.8-78.7
$35,000- 49,999 61 20 29.4 17.2-45.6 41 70.6 54.4-82.8
$50,000-74,999 47 20 30.4 17.4-47.5 27 69.6 52.5-82.6
$75,000+ 33 15 44.2 25.4-64.9 18 55.8 35.1-74.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 319 131 34.3 27.7-41.6 188 65.7 58.4-72.3
No 222 72 29.3 22.2-37.5 150 70.7 62.5-77.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 13 14.0 6.6-27.2 64 86.0 72.8-93.4
Non-Veteran 468 192 36.0 30.4-42.0 276 64.0 58.0-69.6

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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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