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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-FEMALES

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 2,505 1,380 54.4 51.6-57.1 1,125 45.6 42.9-48.4
RACE
White 1,989 1,058 52.8 49.7-55.9 931 47.2 44.1-50.3
African American 399 255 60.2 53.8-66.3 144 39.8 33.7-46.2
Asian 7 3 43.4 13.6-78.9 4 56.6 21.1-86.4
Native American 56 34 60.1 41.2-76.4 22 39.9 23.6-58.8
Other Minorities 47 27 59.6 40.6-76.0 20 40.4 24.0-59.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 61 33 55.5 38.8-71.1 28 44.5 28.9-61.2
-English Speaking 43 24 66.5 47.1-81.6 19 33.5 18.4-52.9
-Spanish Speaking 18 9 39.8 17.7-67.1 9 60.2 32.9-82.3
Non-Hispanic 2,436 1,345 54.4 51.6-57.2 1,091 45.6 42.8-48.4
AGE
18-24 31 16 42.0 22.1-64.8 15 58.0 35.2-77.9
25-34 126 52 42.8 32.5-53.7 74 57.2 46.3-67.5
35-44 259 144 57.6 49.7-65.2 115 42.4 34.8-50.3
45-54 484 286 60.5 55.0-65.9 198 39.5 34.1-45.0
55-64 592 357 60.0 55.0-64.9 235 40.0 35.1-45.0
65-74 549 303 52.5 47.2-57.7 246 47.5 42.3-52.8
75+ 452 222 49.2 43.4-55.1 230 50.8 44.9-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 421 214 48.7 41.6-55.9 207 51.3 44.1-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 794 456 58.0 52.8-63.1 338 42.0 36.9-47.2
Some Post-H.S. 691 368 51.0 46.0-55.9 323 49.0 44.1-54.0
College Graduate 596 342 57.6 52.3-62.8 254 42.4 37.2-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 391 210 51.8 44.8-58.8 181 48.2 41.2-55.2
$15,000- 24,999 492 274 57.3 51.0-63.3 218 42.7 36.7-49.0
$25,000- 34,999 263 153 58.9 50.9-66.5 110 41.1 33.5-49.1
$35,000- 49,999 321 183 57.3 50.5-63.7 138 42.7 36.3-49.5
$50,000-74,999 318 170 54.2 47.0-61.2 148 45.8 38.8-53.0
$75,000+ 309 174 56.8 49.4-63.8 135 43.2 36.2-50.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,380 815 57.6 53.6-61.5 565 42.4 38.5-46.4
No 1,113 560 50.6 46.8-54.5 553 49.4 45.5-53.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 47 72.0 56.7-83.5 19 28.0 16.5-43.3
Non-Veteran 2,439 1,333 54.0 51.2-56.8 1,106 46.0 43.2-48.8

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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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