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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 1,671 865 49.4 45.9-53.0 806 50.6 47.0-54.1
GENDER
Male 567 257 42.9 37.1-48.8 310 57.1 51.2-62.9
Female 1,104 608 54.7 50.5-58.9 496 45.3 41.1-49.5
RACE
White 1,369 697 49.1 45.2-53.1 672 50.9 46.9-54.8
African American 251 142 52.5 44.4-60.5 109 47.5 39.5-55.6
Other Minorities 47 24 44.2 26.1-63.9 23 55.8 36.1-73.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 43 21 36.5 19.8-57.2 22 63.5 42.8-80.2
Non-Hispanic 1,624 844 50.2 46.6-53.7 780 49.8 46.3-53.4
AGE
18-24 24 9 31.6 13.2-58.3 15 68.4 41.7-86.8
25-34 88 40 43.7 31.4-56.8 48 56.3 43.2-68.6
35-44 195 104 55.7 46.2-64.8 91 44.3 35.2-53.8
45-54 344 182 51.3 44.5-58.0 162 48.7 42.0-55.5
55-64 392 212 50.8 44.5-57.1 180 49.2 42.9-55.5
65-74 351 191 53.5 47.0-59.9 160 46.5 40.1-53.0
75+ 271 127 45.5 38.1-53.1 144 54.5 46.9-61.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 268 120 40.8 32.5-49.8 148 59.2 50.2-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 501 271 52.2 45.3-59.0 230 47.8 41.0-54.7
Some Post-H.S. 449 226 45.4 39.2-51.7 223 54.6 48.3-60.8
College Graduate 452 248 55.8 49.2-62.3 204 44.2 37.7-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 101 49.3 38.0-60.6 90 50.7 39.4-62.0
$15,000- 24,999 284 135 39.5 31.0-48.7 149 60.5 51.3-69.0
$25,000- 34,999 181 86 45.2 35.5-55.4 95 54.8 44.6-64.5
$35,000- 49,999 214 120 54.0 45.5-62.3 94 46.0 37.7-54.5
$50,000-74,999 233 123 52.6 42.9-62.0 110 47.4 38.0-57.1
$75,000+ 326 175 53.7 46.7-60.5 151 46.3 39.5-53.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 878 482 50.9 46.1-55.8 396 49.1 44.2-53.9
No 787 380 47.4 42.3-52.5 407 52.6 47.5-57.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 122 48.9 40.1-57.7 115 51.1 42.3-59.9
Non-Veteran 1,434 743 49.5 45.7-53.3 691 50.5 46.7-54.3

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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