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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 123 34 24.1 16.0-34.7 89 75.9 65.3-84.0
GENDER
Male 40 6 12.9 4.1-34.3 34 87.1 65.7-95.9
Female 83 28 32.7 22.1-45.4 55 67.3 54.6-77.9
RACE
White 92 24 23.5 14.3-36.0 68 76.5 64.0-85.7
Other 31 10 25.9 11.8-47.7 21 74.1 52.3-88.2
AGE
18-44 27 6 18.7 7.0-41.4 21 81.3 58.6-93.0
45+ 96 28 27.6 18.4-39.2 68 72.4 60.8-81.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 41 13 27.8 15.2-45.4 28 72.2 54.6-84.8
Some College + 82 21 22.3 12.7-36.2 61 77.7 63.8-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 47 14 22.3 12.0-37.6 33 77.7 62.4-88.0
$50,000+ 58 16 25.7 14.2-41.8 42 74.3 58.2-85.8

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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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