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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Arthritis Management

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%)
North Carolina 3,749 1,943 49.2 46.8-51.5 1,806 50.8 48.5-53.2
-New Hanover County 93 54 57.8 46.0-68.8 39 42.2 31.2-54.0
GENDER
Male 25 15 64.4 42.5-81.6 10 35.6 18.4-57.5
Female 68 39 54.5 40.7-67.6 29 45.5 32.4-59.3
RACE
White 80 47 59.4 46.6-71.1 33 40.6 28.9-53.4
Other 13 7 47.0 20.2-75.6 6 53.0 24.4-79.8
AGE
18-44 17 9 50.7 27.0-74.1 8 49.3 25.9-73.0
45+ 76 45 61.0 48.4-72.3 31 39.0 27.7-51.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 39 25 70.1 52.9-83.0 14 29.9 17.0-47.1
Some College + 54 29 48.1 33.3-63.2 25 51.9 36.8-66.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 50 28 57.4 41.2-72.1 22 42.6 27.9-58.8
$50,000+ 34 21 59.1 39.7-76.0 13 40.9 24.0-60.3

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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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