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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-MALES

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 1,262 572 42.7 38.7-46.8 690 57.3 53.2-61.3
RACE
White 1,038 481 43.0 38.6-47.5 557 57.0 52.5-61.4
African American 149 63 44.2 33.9-55.1 86 55.8 44.9-66.1
Asian 4 4 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 31 11 38.6 21.0-60.0 20 61.4 40.0-79.0
Other Minorities 35 10 28.5 10.8-56.8 25 71.5 43.2-89.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 29 9 22.8 10.4-42.9 20 77.2 57.1-89.6
-English Speaking 12 6 59.2 29.7-83.2 6 40.8 16.8-70.3
-Spanish Speaking 17 3 10.8 2.9-33.0 14 89.2 67.0-97.1
Non-Hispanic 1,225 562 43.9 39.8-48.0 663 56.1 52.0-60.2
AGE
18-24 25 6 27.5 10.8-54.3 19 72.5 45.7-89.2
25-34 68 21 29.9 18.7-44.3 47 70.1 55.7-81.3
35-44 151 68 49.1 38.8-59.3 83 50.9 40.7-61.2
45-54 257 115 44.3 36.9-52.0 142 55.7 48.0-63.1
55-64 330 150 43.4 36.8-50.4 180 56.6 49.6-63.2
65-74 268 136 53.8 46.8-60.6 132 46.2 39.4-53.2
75+ 162 76 44.8 35.6-54.3 86 55.2 45.7-64.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 83 34.8 25.8-45.1 124 65.2 54.9-74.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 170 41.6 34.4-49.2 220 58.4 50.8-65.6
Some Post-H.S. 327 150 40.3 33.1-48.0 177 59.7 52.0-66.9
College Graduate 337 169 52.1 44.4-59.7 168 47.9 40.3-55.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 49 42.6 28.3-58.2 68 57.4 41.8-71.7
$15,000- 24,999 240 92 28.9 21.9-36.9 148 71.1 63.1-78.1
$25,000- 34,999 155 71 40.2 30.2-51.1 84 59.8 48.9-69.8
$35,000- 49,999 183 94 45.0 35.8-54.7 89 55.0 45.3-64.2
$50,000-74,999 178 76 41.2 29.8-53.8 102 58.8 46.2-70.2
$75,000+ 271 134 51.6 43.6-59.4 137 48.4 40.6-56.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 680 340 45.8 40.5-51.3 340 54.2 48.7-59.5
No 572 229 39.5 33.5-45.8 343 60.5 54.2-66.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 527 262 48.6 42.7-54.6 265 51.4 45.4-57.3
Non-Veteran 735 310 39.8 34.7-45.1 425 60.2 54.9-65.3

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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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