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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 76 18 23.9 14.4-37.0 58 76.1 63.0-85.6
GENDER
Male 28 4 19.9 7.6-43.0 24 80.1 57.0-92.4
Female 48 14 28.1 16.1-44.3 34 71.9 55.7-83.9
RACE
White 63 16 25.1 14.4-40.0 47 74.9 60.0-85.6
Other 12 2 21.5 5.5-56.1 10 78.5 43.9-94.5
AGE
18-44 5 1 18.2 2.2-68.6 4 81.8 31.4-97.8
45+ 71 17 24.5 14.5-38.2 54 75.5 61.8-85.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 19 3 18.6 5.9-45.2 16 81.4 54.8-94.1
Some College + 57 15 26.0 14.7-41.9 42 74.0 58.1-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 28 7 23.3 10.2-44.9 21 76.7 55.1-89.8
$50,000+ 38 10 28.5 14.5-48.2 28 71.5 51.8-85.5

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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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