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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,751	1,168	29.0	27.0-31.1	2,583	71.0	68.9-73.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	93	27	37.8	20.8-58.6	66	62.2	41.4-79.2
Buncombe	104	25	20.5	12.8-31.0	79	79.5	69.0-87.2
Cabarrus	88	20	15.2	8.7-25.3	68	84.8	74.7-91.3
Catawba	89	32	32.2	22.1-44.4	57	67.8	55.6-77.9
Cumberland	96	38	38.0	27.2-50.2	58	62.0	49.8-72.8
Davidson	116	32	30.5	20.1-43.4	84	69.5	56.6-79.9
Durham	73	24	32.8	20.2-48.4	49	67.2	51.6-79.8
Forsyth	95	28	25.9	16.7-37.9	67	74.1	62.1-83.3
Gaston	99	27	30.6	20.0-43.8	72	69.4	56.2-80.0
Guilford	100	41	39.0	28.8-50.4	59	61.0	49.6-71.2
Iredell	89	30	38.3	27.2-50.8	59	61.7	49.2-72.8
Johnston	115	35	29.7	20.5-40.9	80	70.3	59.1-79.5
Mecklenburg	141	35	20.4	14.3-28.3	106	79.6	71.7-85.7
New Hanover	93	25	30.0	20.1-42.1	68	70.0	57.9-79.9
Onslow	93	31	30.4	19.8-43.5	62	69.6	56.5-80.2
Orange	76	18	23.6	14.1-36.8	58	76.4	63.2-85.9
Pitt	108	46	40.7	30.3-52.1	62	59.3	47.9-69.7
Randolph	82	31	40.7	28.6-54.1	51	59.3	45.9-71.4
Robeson	123	47	33.5	23.6-45.1	76	66.5	54.9-76.4
Rowan	124	38	25.7	17.7-35.7	86	74.3	64.3-82.3
Union	84	28	29.8	19.6-42.5	56	70.2	57.5-80.4
Wake	122	34	24.2	16.3-34.4	88	75.8	65.6-83.7
Wayne	93	36	35.5	23.8-49.2	57	64.5	50.8-76.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,244	424	31.1	27.9-34.5	820	68.9	65.5-72.1
Piedmont	1,677	500	28.3	25.3-31.6	1,177	71.7	68.4-74.7
Western NC	830	244	27.5	23.8-31.5	586	72.5	68.5-76.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	579	170	26.4	22.2-31.1	409	73.6	68.9-77.8
Northwest	792	242	29.3	24.7-34.4	550	70.7	65.6-75.3
Charlotte	459	123	24.2	18.8-30.6	336	75.8	69.4-81.2
Greensboro	390	128	37.3	30.6-44.6	262	62.7	55.4-69.4
Southern Regional	374	130	29.9	24.2-36.4	244	70.1	63.6-75.8
Coastal	209	56	26.1	19.6-33.9	153	73.9	66.1-80.4
Wake	358	104	25.7	20.0-32.3	254	74.3	67.7-80.0
Area L	108	38	34.8	25.0-46.2	70	65.2	53.8-75.0
Eastern	482	177	32.7	27.7-38.2	305	67.3	61.8-72.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,751

1,168

29.0

27.0-31.1

2,583

71.0

68.9-73.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

37.8

20.8-58.6

62.2

41.4-79.2

Buncombe

104

20.5

12.8-31.0

79.5

69.0-87.2

Cabarrus

15.2

8.7-25.3

84.8

74.7-91.3

Catawba

32.2

22.1-44.4

67.8

55.6-77.9

Cumberland

38.0

27.2-50.2

62.0

49.8-72.8

Davidson

116

30.5

20.1-43.4

69.5

56.6-79.9

Durham

32.8

20.2-48.4

67.2

51.6-79.8

Forsyth

25.9

16.7-37.9

74.1

62.1-83.3

Gaston

30.6

20.0-43.8

69.4

56.2-80.0

Guilford

100

39.0

28.8-50.4

61.0

49.6-71.2

Iredell

38.3

27.2-50.8

61.7

49.2-72.8

Johnston

115

29.7

20.5-40.9

70.3

59.1-79.5

Mecklenburg

141

20.4

14.3-28.3

106

79.6

71.7-85.7

New Hanover

30.0

20.1-42.1

70.0

57.9-79.9

Onslow

30.4

19.8-43.5

69.6

56.5-80.2

Orange

23.6

14.1-36.8

76.4

63.2-85.9

Pitt

108

40.7

30.3-52.1

59.3

47.9-69.7

Randolph

40.7

28.6-54.1

59.3

45.9-71.4

Robeson

123

33.5

23.6-45.1

66.5

54.9-76.4

Rowan

124

25.7

17.7-35.7

74.3

64.3-82.3

Union

29.8

19.6-42.5

70.2

57.5-80.4

Wake

122

24.2

16.3-34.4

75.8

65.6-83.7

Wayne

35.5

23.8-49.2

64.5

50.8-76.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,244

424

31.1

27.9-34.5

820

68.9

65.5-72.1

Piedmont

1,677

500

28.3

25.3-31.6

1,177

71.7

68.4-74.7

Western NC

830

244

27.5

23.8-31.5

586

72.5

68.5-76.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

579

170

26.4

22.2-31.1

409

73.6

68.9-77.8

Northwest

792

242

29.3

24.7-34.4

550

70.7

65.6-75.3

Charlotte

459

123

24.2

18.8-30.6

336

75.8

69.4-81.2

Greensboro

390

128

37.3

30.6-44.6

262

62.7

55.4-69.4

Southern Regional

374

130

29.9

24.2-36.4

244

70.1

63.6-75.8

Coastal

209

26.1

19.6-33.9

153

73.9

66.1-80.4

Wake

358

104

25.7

20.0-32.3

254

74.3

67.7-80.0

Area L

108

34.8

25.0-46.2

65.2

53.8-75.0

Eastern

482

177

32.7

27.7-38.2

305

67.3

61.8-72.3

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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