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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 3,749 1,943 49.2 46.8-51.5 1,806 50.8 48.5-53.2
GENDER
Male 1,258 570 42.9 39.0-46.9 688 57.1 53.1-61.0
Female 2,491 1,373 54.4 51.6-57.1 1,118 45.6 42.9-48.4
RACE
White 3,013 1,531 48.5 45.9-51.1 1,482 51.5 48.9-54.1
African American 544 317 53.9 47.9-59.7 227 46.1 40.3-52.1
Asian 11 7 72.7 38.3-92.0 4 27.3 8.0-61.7
Native American 87 45 47.8 34.2-61.7 42 52.2 38.3-65.8
Other Minorities 82 37 41.6 26.9-58.1 45 58.4 41.9-73.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 90 42 38.3 25.5-52.8 48 61.7 47.2-74.5
-English Speaking 55 30 64.7 48.2-78.4 25 35.3 21.6-51.8
-Spanish Speaking 35 12 19.1 9.0-36.0 23 80.9 64.0-91.0
Non-Hispanic 3,643 1,898 49.8 47.4-52.2 1,745 50.2 47.8-52.6
AGE
18-24 56 22 36.2 21.8-53.6 34 63.8 46.4-78.2
25-34 193 73 35.7 27.6-44.7 120 64.3 55.3-72.4
35-44 408 212 53.2 46.7-59.6 196 46.8 40.4-53.3
45-54 740 401 53.4 48.8-57.9 339 46.6 42.1-51.2
55-64 917 504 51.8 47.7-56.0 413 48.2 44.0-52.3
65-74 812 435 52.9 48.6-57.1 377 47.1 42.9-51.4
75+ 611 296 47.3 42.3-52.4 315 52.7 47.6-57.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 623 293 42.2 36.2-48.5 330 57.8 51.5-63.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,181 624 50.7 46.4-55.0 557 49.3 45.0-53.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,012 517 46.7 42.4-51.0 495 53.3 49.0-57.6
College Graduate 929 509 54.7 50.1-59.1 420 45.3 40.9-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 504 257 48.9 41.5-56.3 247 51.1 43.7-58.5
$15,000- 24,999 727 363 44.2 38.7-49.9 364 55.8 50.1-61.3
$25,000- 34,999 418 224 49.1 42.4-55.8 194 50.9 44.2-57.6
$35,000- 49,999 503 276 51.8 46.1-57.4 227 48.2 42.6-53.9
$50,000-74,999 491 244 48.8 42.3-55.3 247 51.2 44.7-57.7
$75,000+ 579 308 53.6 48.2-58.9 271 46.4 41.1-51.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,051 1,151 52.6 49.4-55.9 900 47.4 44.1-50.6
No 1,676 784 45.4 42.0-48.9 892 54.6 51.1-58.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 588 307 50.3 44.7-55.8 281 49.7 44.2-55.3
Non-Veteran 3,161 1,636 48.9 46.4-51.6 1,525 51.1 48.4-53.6

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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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