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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,990 627 30.8 28.0-33.7 1,363 69.2 66.3-72.0
AGE
18-24 19 2 6.3 1.4-23.9 17 93.7 76.1-98.6
25-34 92 26 28.2 18.3-40.7 66 71.8 59.3-81.7
35-44 198 54 29.5 20.7-40.0 144 70.5 60.0-79.3
45-54 372 129 36.3 30.5-42.6 243 63.7 57.4-69.5
55-64 472 170 34.9 29.6-40.7 302 65.1 59.3-70.4
65-74 443 160 37.0 31.7-42.6 283 63.0 57.4-68.3
75+ 388 84 20.3 16.1-25.4 304 79.7 74.6-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 276 79 33.3 24.2-43.8 197 66.7 56.2-75.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 638 201 31.1 26.2-36.4 437 68.9 63.6-73.8
Some Post-H.S. 558 185 30.9 26.3-36.0 373 69.1 64.0-73.7
College Graduate 517 162 29.1 24.3-34.4 355 70.9 65.6-75.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 280 87 32.6 25.3-40.9 193 67.4 59.1-74.7
$15,000- 24,999 365 128 37.0 29.2-45.5 237 63.0 54.5-70.8
$25,000- 34,999 205 64 29.8 22.5-38.4 141 70.2 61.6-77.5
$35,000- 49,999 265 92 35.0 28.5-42.2 173 65.0 57.8-71.5
$50,000-74,999 279 79 26.4 20.4-33.5 200 73.6 66.5-79.6
$75,000+ 276 86 30.1 23.7-37.4 190 69.9 62.6-76.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,079 389 35.4 31.2-39.8 690 64.6 60.2-68.8
No 904 237 25.8 22.3-29.6 667 74.2 70.4-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 19 38.8 23.4-56.9 28 61.2 43.1-76.6
Non-Veteran 1,943 608 30.6 27.8-33.6 1,335 69.4 66.4-72.2

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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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