BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,269	336	24.7	21.4-28.4	933	75.3	71.6-78.6
RACE
White	1,041	279	25.4	21.7-29.5	762	74.6	70.5-78.3
African American	151	36	20.7	14.0-29.6	115	79.3	70.4-86.0
Asian	4	2	41.8	6.3-88.4	2	58.2	11.6-93.7
Native American	33	6	16.3	6.5-35.0	27	83.7	65.0-93.5
Other Minorities	35	12	32.0	13.4-58.9	23	68.0	41.1-86.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	9	16.6	7.2-34.0	20	83.4	66.0-92.8
-English Speaking	12	5	31.4	11.4-62.0	7	68.6	38.0-88.6
-Spanish Speaking	17	4	11.8	3.4-33.5	13	88.2	66.5-96.6
Non-Hispanic	1,232	326	25.3	21.8-29.0	906	74.7	71.0-78.2
AGE
18-24	25	2	12.3	2.3-45.8	23	87.7	54.2-97.7
25-34	69	11	13.6	6.6-26.2	58	86.4	73.8-93.4
35-44	152	50	31.9	22.9-42.4	102	68.1	57.6-77.1
45-54	258	82	29.4	23.2-36.5	176	70.6	63.5-76.8
55-64	331	88	26.7	21.1-33.3	243	73.3	66.7-78.9
65-74	268	78	31.6	25.4-38.6	190	68.4	61.4-74.6
75+	165	25	16.1	10.4-23.9	140	83.9	76.1-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	210	42	16.2	10.9-23.2	168	83.8	76.8-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	394	115	29.3	22.8-36.7	279	70.7	63.3-77.2
Some Post-H.S.	326	86	20.9	16.0-26.8	240	79.1	73.2-84.0
College Graduate	338	93	29.3	22.4-37.5	245	70.7	62.5-77.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	30	19.1	11.2-30.9	87	80.9	69.1-88.8
$15,000- 24,999	243	56	17.6	12.5-24.1	187	82.4	75.9-87.5
$25,000- 34,999	157	42	23.3	16.3-32.2	115	76.7	67.8-83.7
$35,000- 49,999	182	52	27.6	20.3-36.3	130	72.4	63.7-79.7
$50,000-74,999	178	43	26.7	16.4-40.4	135	73.3	59.6-83.6
$75,000+	273	84	28.3	21.8-35.9	189	71.7	64.1-78.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	681	210	28.1	23.9-32.7	471	71.9	67.3-76.1
No	578	124	21.6	16.5-27.6	454	78.4	72.4-83.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	528	133	23.7	19.4-28.6	395	76.3	71.4-80.6
Non-Veteran	741	203	25.2	20.9-30.1	538	74.8	69.9-79.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,269

336

24.7

21.4-28.4

933

75.3

71.6-78.6

RACE

White

1,041

279

25.4

21.7-29.5

762

74.6

70.5-78.3

African American

151

20.7

14.0-29.6

115

79.3

70.4-86.0

Asian

41.8

6.3-88.4

58.2

11.6-93.7

Native American

16.3

6.5-35.0

83.7

65.0-93.5

Other Minorities

32.0

13.4-58.9

68.0

41.1-86.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.6

7.2-34.0

83.4

66.0-92.8

-English Speaking

31.4

11.4-62.0

68.6

38.0-88.6

-Spanish Speaking

11.8

3.4-33.5

88.2

66.5-96.6

Non-Hispanic

1,232

326

25.3

21.8-29.0

906

74.7

71.0-78.2

AGE

18-24

12.3

2.3-45.8

87.7

54.2-97.7

25-34

13.6

6.6-26.2

86.4

73.8-93.4

35-44

152

31.9

22.9-42.4

102

68.1

57.6-77.1

45-54

258

29.4

23.2-36.5

176

70.6

63.5-76.8

55-64

331

26.7

21.1-33.3

243

73.3

66.7-78.9

65-74

268

31.6

25.4-38.6

190

68.4

61.4-74.6

75+

165

16.1

10.4-23.9

140

83.9

76.1-89.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

210

16.2

10.9-23.2

168

83.8

76.8-89.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

394

115

29.3

22.8-36.7

279

70.7

63.3-77.2

Some Post-H.S.

326

20.9

16.0-26.8

240

79.1

73.2-84.0

College Graduate

338

29.3

22.4-37.5

245

70.7

62.5-77.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

117

19.1

11.2-30.9

80.9

69.1-88.8

$15,000- 24,999

243

17.6

12.5-24.1

187

82.4

75.9-87.5

$25,000- 34,999

157

23.3

16.3-32.2

115

76.7

67.8-83.7

$35,000- 49,999

182

27.6

20.3-36.3

130

72.4

63.7-79.7

$50,000-74,999

178

26.7

16.4-40.4

135

73.3

59.6-83.6

$75,000+

273

28.3

21.8-35.9

189

71.7

64.1-78.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

681

210

28.1

23.9-32.7

471

71.9

67.3-76.1

578

124

21.6

16.5-27.6

454

78.4

72.4-83.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

528

133

23.7

19.4-28.6

395

76.3

71.4-80.6

Non-Veteran

741

203

25.2

20.9-30.1

538

74.8

69.9-79.1

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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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