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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 85 28 28.9 18.7-41.6 57 71.1 58.4-81.3
GENDER
Male 33 15 38.5 20.1-60.9 18 61.5 39.1-79.9
Female 52 13 20.5 11.1-34.8 39 79.5 65.2-88.9
RACE
White 76 24 26.5 16.6-39.4 52 73.5 60.6-83.4
Other 9 4 48.2 16.2-81.8 5 51.8 18.2-83.8
AGE
18-44 17 5 20.9 7.1-47.7 12 79.1 52.3-92.9
45+ 67 22 32.6 21.2-46.5 45 67.4 53.5-78.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 40 14 39.5 23.6-58.0 26 60.5 42.0-76.4
Some College + 45 14 20.7 10.8-36.0 31 79.3 64.0-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 39 14 26.8 13.4-46.3 25 73.2 53.7-86.6
$50,000+ 35 12 34.8 19.5-54.0 23 65.2 46.0-80.5

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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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