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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 123 69 48.9 37.8-60.2 54 51.1 39.8-62.2
GENDER
Male 40 19 36.5 20.2-56.6 21 63.5 43.4-79.8
Female 83 50 58.5 45.6-70.4 33 41.5 29.6-54.4
RACE
White 92 50 47.4 34.5-60.5 42 52.6 39.5-65.5
Other 31 19 53.4 32.3-73.4 12 46.6 26.6-67.7
AGE
18-44 27 11 33.1 16.5-55.4 16 66.9 44.6-83.5
45+ 96 58 59.2 47.6-69.8 38 40.8 30.2-52.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 41 25 52.9 34.4-70.6 16 47.1 29.4-65.6
Some College + 82 44 47.0 33.4-61.1 38 53.0 38.9-66.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 47 32 56.5 38.0-73.3 15 43.5 26.7-62.0
$50,000+ 58 31 48.4 32.8-64.4 27 51.6 35.6-67.2

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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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