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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 126 60 46.7 35.2-58.6 66 53.3 41.4-64.8
GENDER
Male 42 12 40.6 23.6-60.3 30 59.4 39.7-76.4
Female 84 48 53.6 39.4-67.2 36 46.4 32.8-60.6
RACE
White 44 17 39.1 23.6-57.1 27 60.9 42.9-76.4
Other 82 43 49.6 35.1-64.2 39 50.4 35.8-64.9
AGE
18-44 26 12 44.3 23.9-66.9 14 55.7 33.1-76.1
45+ 99 48 49.3 37.8-60.9 51 50.7 39.1-62.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 32 37.8 24.4-53.5 48 62.2 46.5-75.6
Some College + 45 28 65.8 46.5-81.0 17 34.2 19.0-53.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 93 43 42.1 29.7-55.6 50 57.9 44.4-70.3
$50,000+ 17 8 42.4 20.5-67.8 9 57.6 32.2-79.5

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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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