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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow 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
-Onslow County 94 31 30.2 19.6-43.4 63 69.8 56.6-80.4
GENDER
Male 20 4 25.6 8.7-55.4 16 74.4 44.6-91.3
Female 74 27 32.5 20.6-47.1 47 67.5 52.9-79.4
RACE
White 70 22 30.4 18.0-46.5 48 69.6 53.5-82.0
Other 24 9 29.5 13.3-53.3 15 70.5 46.7-86.7
AGE
18-44 32 10 31.8 15.4-54.5 22 68.2 45.5-84.6
45+ 61 20 28.2 17.6-41.9 41 71.8 58.1-82.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 34 10 28.8 14.8-48.3 24 71.2 51.7-85.2
Some College + 60 21 30.8 17.5-48.3 39 69.2 51.7-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 51 19 31.5 18.6-48.0 32 68.5 52.0-81.4
$50,000+ 29 9 34.6 15.8-60.0 20 65.4 40.0-84.2

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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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