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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 548 318 53.2 47.3-59.1 230 46.8 40.9-52.7
GENDER
Male 149 63 44.2 33.9-55.1 86 55.8 44.9-66.1
Female 399 255 60.2 53.8-66.3 144 39.8 33.7-46.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 5 4 85.2 38.7-98.1 1 14.8 1.9-61.3
-English Speaking 5 4 85.2 38.7-98.1 1 14.8 1.9-61.3
Non-Hispanic 538 314 53.5 47.5-59.4 224 46.5 40.6-52.5
AGE
18-24 8 6 80.7 40.1-96.3 2 19.3 3.7-59.9
25-34 25 8 31.3 13.7-56.8 17 68.7 43.2-86.3
35-44 62 41 57.5 40.4-73.0 21 42.5 27.0-59.6
45-54 129 82 57.0 45.0-68.3 47 43.0 31.7-55.0
55-64 141 76 51.7 40.5-62.7 65 48.3 37.3-59.5
65-74 119 74 57.2 45.4-68.2 45 42.8 31.8-54.6
75+ 62 31 42.7 28.5-58.1 31 57.3 41.9-71.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 83 49.4 37.5-61.4 65 50.6 38.6-62.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 176 111 57.8 47.6-67.4 65 42.2 32.6-52.4
Some Post-H.S. 143 74 48.5 37.2-60.0 69 51.5 40.0-62.8
College Graduate 81 50 58.5 43.8-71.9 31 41.5 28.1-56.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 66 54.1 39.9-67.6 49 45.9 32.4-60.1
$15,000- 24,999 137 79 47.5 36.2-59.1 58 52.5 40.9-63.8
$25,000- 34,999 67 40 52.1 34.8-68.9 27 47.9 31.1-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 62 36 53.0 36.7-68.8 26 47.0 31.2-63.3
$50,000-74,999 47 29 57.4 38.0-74.8 18 42.6 25.2-62.0
$75,000+ 35 21 64.0 43.7-80.3 14 36.0 19.7-56.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 324 204 60.2 52.2-67.7 120 39.8 32.3-47.8
No 220 113 44.8 36.3-53.5 107 55.2 46.5-63.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 38 53.8 38.4-68.5 37 46.2 31.5-61.6
Non-Veteran 473 280 53.1 46.7-59.4 193 46.9 40.6-53.3

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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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