BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
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 # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,144 | 1,994 | 47.7 | 45.8-49.6 | 2,150 | 52.3 | 50.4-54.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,522 | 628 | 42.0 | 38.9-45.1 | 894 | 58.0 | 54.9-61.1 |
| Female | 2,622 | 1,366 | 52.5 | 50.2-54.7 | 1,256 | 47.5 | 45.3-49.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,176 | 1,452 | 45.3 | 43.3-47.3 | 1,724 | 54.7 | 52.7-56.7 |
| African American | 847 | 485 | 54.8 | 50.3-59.2 | 362 | 45.2 | 40.8-49.7 |
| Other | 97 | 46 | 45.7 | 34.2-57.6 | 51 | 54.3 | 42.4-65.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 47 | 21 | 48.9 | 32.4-65.6 | 26 | 51.1 | 34.4-67.6 |
| No | 4,004 | 1,923 | 47.6 | 45.7-49.5 | 2,081 | 52.4 | 50.5-54.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 85 | 33 | 43.5 | 31.5-56.2 | 52 | 56.5 | 43.8-68.5 |
| 25-34 | 234 | 92 | 39.9 | 33.1-47.1 | 142 | 60.1 | 52.9-66.9 |
| 35-44 | 559 | 239 | 44.2 | 39.6-48.8 | 320 | 55.8 | 51.2-60.4 |
| 45-54 | 868 | 427 | 48.3 | 44.5-52.1 | 441 | 51.7 | 47.9-55.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,002 | 496 | 49.7 | 46.4-53.1 | 506 | 50.3 | 46.9-53.6 |
| 65+ | 1,368 | 692 | 51.7 | 48.8-54.7 | 676 | 48.3 | 45.3-51.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 718 | 334 | 46.5 | 41.9-51.1 | 384 | 53.5 | 48.9-58.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,376 | 642 | 45.4 | 42.2-48.7 | 734 | 54.6 | 51.3-57.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,026 | 530 | 52.1 | 48.3-55.9 | 496 | 47.9 | 44.1-51.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,014 | 482 | 47.0 | 43.5-50.5 | 532 | 53.0 | 49.5-56.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 672 | 349 | 51.1 | 45.7-56.4 | 323 | 48.9 | 43.6-54.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 700 | 359 | 50.6 | 46.0-55.2 | 341 | 49.4 | 44.8-54.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 489 | 213 | 44.2 | 38.8-49.7 | 276 | 55.8 | 50.3-61.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 582 | 284 | 48.1 | 43.4-52.9 | 298 | 51.9 | 47.1-56.6 |
| $50,000+ | 1,111 | 497 | 44.5 | 41.2-47.9 | 614 | 55.5 | 52.1-58.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 275 | 124 | 42.1 | 35.6-48.9 | 151 | 57.9 | 51.1-64.4 |
| Appalachia II | 451 | 208 | 44.2 | 38.9-49.6 | 243 | 55.8 | 50.4-61.1 |
| Appalachia III | 349 | 164 | 51.2 | 44.9-57.6 | 185 | 48.8 | 42.4-55.1 |
| Catawba | 257 | 127 | 48.6 | 41.5-55.7 | 130 | 51.4 | 44.3-58.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 327 | 172 | 53.9 | 46.1-61.5 | 155 | 46.1 | 38.5-53.9 |
| Low Country | 228 | 120 | 48.0 | 39.3-56.9 | 108 | 52.0 | 43.1-60.7 |
| Palmetto | 612 | 276 | 45.4 | 40.6-50.2 | 336 | 54.6 | 49.8-59.4 |
| Pee Dee | 351 | 175 | 51.1 | 44.7-57.4 | 176 | 48.9 | 42.6-55.3 |
| Trident | 452 | 224 | 47.6 | 42.2-53.1 | 228 | 52.4 | 46.9-57.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 232 | 105 | 44.6 | 37.4-52.0 | 127 | 55.4 | 48.0-62.6 |
| Waccamaw | 359 | 174 | 47.4 | 41.1-53.8 | 185 | 52.6 | 46.2-58.9 |
| Wateree | 201 | 101 | 51.5 | 43.2-59.6 | 100 | 48.5 | 40.4-56.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 507 | 229 | 43.3 | 38.4-48.3 | 278 | 56.7 | 51.7-61.6 |
| Region II | 800 | 372 | 47.3 | 43.1-51.5 | 428 | 52.7 | 48.5-56.9 |
| Region III | 869 | 403 | 46.3 | 42.4-50.4 | 466 | 53.7 | 49.6-57.6 |
| Region IV | 552 | 276 | 51.2 | 46.2-56.3 | 276 | 48.8 | 43.7-53.8 |
| Region V | 327 | 172 | 53.9 | 46.1-61.5 | 155 | 46.1 | 38.5-53.9 |
| Region VI | 359 | 174 | 47.4 | 41.1-53.8 | 185 | 52.6 | 46.2-58.9 |
| Region VII | 452 | 224 | 47.6 | 42.2-53.1 | 228 | 52.4 | 46.9-57.8 |
| Region VIII | 228 | 120 | 48.0 | 39.3-56.9 | 108 | 52.0 | 43.1-60.7 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported that their joint symptoms first begin more than 3 month ago
or had been told by a health professional that they had some form of arthritis.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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