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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 124 47 33.5 23.3-45.5 77 66.5 54.5-76.7
GENDER
Male 42 11 27.5 13.6-47.7 31 72.5 52.3-86.4
Female 82 36 40.1 27.5-54.3 46 59.9 45.7-72.5
RACE
White 43 16 38.0 22.6-56.4 27 62.0 43.6-77.4
Other 81 31 31.7 19.6-47.0 50 68.3 53.0-80.4
AGE
18-44 26 9 31.3 14.4-55.2 17 68.7 44.8-85.6
45+ 97 38 35.7 25.4-47.5 59 64.3 52.5-74.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 78 30 33.6 20.9-49.2 48 66.4 50.8-79.1
Some College + 45 17 34.1 19.0-53.5 28 65.9 46.5-81.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 92 34 29.3 19.0-42.2 58 70.7 57.8-81.0
$50,000+ 17 6 36.6 16.4-63.0 11 63.4 37.0-83.6

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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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