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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Arthritis Management

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%)
North Carolina 3,751 1,168 29.0 27.0-31.1 2,583 71.0 68.9-73.0
-New Hanover County 93 25 30.0 20.0-42.2 68 70.0 57.8-80.0
GENDER
Male 25 9 39.9 20.4-63.2 16 60.1 36.8-79.6
Female 68 16 24.9 15.1-38.2 52 75.1 61.8-84.9
RACE
White 80 19 27.1 16.8-40.5 61 72.9 59.5-83.2
Other 13 6 49.7 21.7-77.9 7 50.3 22.1-78.3
AGE
18-44 17 4 25.6 9.4-53.2 13 74.4 46.8-90.6
45+ 76 21 31.9 20.8-45.5 55 68.1 54.5-79.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 39 14 43.2 26.3-61.9 25 56.8 38.1-73.7
Some College + 54 11 19.4 10.3-33.5 43 80.6 66.5-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 50 17 36.8 22.7-53.5 33 63.2 46.5-77.3
$50,000+ 34 6 20.4 8.2-42.3 28 79.6 57.7-91.8

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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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