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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-WHITE MALES

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 1,041 279 25.4 21.7-29.5 762 74.6 70.5-78.3
AGE
18-24 19 1 14.4 2.1-56.4 18 85.6 43.6-97.9
25-34 52 9 13.6 5.8-28.9 43 86.4 71.1-94.2
35-44 117 40 31.3 22.5-41.8 77 68.7 58.2-77.5
45-54 196 66 34.7 27.1-43.1 130 65.3 56.9-72.9
55-64 275 74 26.9 21.1-33.5 201 73.1 66.5-78.9
65-74 234 69 30.7 24.3-38.0 165 69.3 62.0-75.7
75+ 148 20 14.0 8.6-21.9 128 86.0 78.1-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 25 15.4 9.0-25.2 118 84.6 74.8-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 322 95 31.0 23.2-40.0 227 69.0 60.0-76.8
Some Post-H.S. 267 75 22.7 17.2-29.4 192 77.3 70.6-82.8
College Graduate 309 84 27.2 21.0-34.4 225 72.8 65.6-79.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 23 24.5 13.5-40.2 61 75.5 59.8-86.5
$15,000- 24,999 181 41 16.2 10.9-23.5 140 83.8 76.5-89.1
$25,000- 34,999 126 33 24.3 16.3-34.6 93 75.7 65.4-83.7
$35,000- 49,999 150 46 32.6 24.0-42.7 104 67.4 57.3-76.0
$50,000-74,999 162 39 27.5 16.3-42.6 123 72.5 57.4-83.7
$75,000+ 249 76 27.5 20.8-35.5 173 72.5 64.5-79.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 552 175 30.0 25.1-35.3 377 70.0 64.7-74.9
No 482 102 21.0 15.6-27.7 380 79.0 72.3-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 116 26.3 21.5-31.8 327 73.7 68.2-78.5
Non-Veteran 598 163 25.0 20.1-30.5 435 75.0 69.5-79.9

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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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