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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 87 37 38.6 26.4-52.4 50 61.4 47.6-73.6
GENDER
Male 33 12 26.0 12.7-46.0 21 74.0 54.0-87.3
Female 54 25 49.2 33.4-65.2 29 50.8 34.8-66.6
RACE
White 78 34 40.8 27.5-55.7 44 59.2 44.3-72.5
Other 9 3 20.2 5.5-52.4 6 79.8 47.6-94.5
AGE
18-44 17 4 29.1 9.3-62.2 13 70.9 37.8-90.7
45+ 69 33 43.7 31.3-57.0 36 56.3 43.0-68.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 40 17 37.0 22.1-54.9 23 63.0 45.1-77.9
Some College + 47 20 39.8 22.6-59.9 27 60.2 40.1-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 41 15 25.3 13.0-43.5 26 74.7 56.5-87.0
$50,000+ 35 15 43.2 26.6-61.4 20 56.8 38.6-73.4

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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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