BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Arthritis Management
Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested
losing weight to help with your arthritis or joint symptoms?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,156 | 1,255 | 29.6 | 28.0-31.3 | 2,901 | 70.4 | 68.7-72.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,524 | 418 | 26.2 | 23.7-28.9 | 1,106 | 73.8 | 71.1-76.3 |
| Female | 2,632 | 837 | 32.4 | 30.3-34.5 | 1,795 | 67.6 | 65.5-69.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,185 | 889 | 27.7 | 25.9-29.5 | 2,296 | 72.3 | 70.5-74.1 |
| African American | 852 | 335 | 35.7 | 31.7-39.8 | 517 | 64.3 | 60.2-68.3 |
| Other | 95 | 25 | 23.8 | 15.8-34.2 | 70 | 76.2 | 65.8-84.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 47 | 13 | 28.6 | 15.9-46.0 | 34 | 71.4 | 54.0-84.1 |
| No | 4,017 | 1,213 | 29.5 | 27.9-31.3 | 2,804 | 70.5 | 68.7-72.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 85 | 8 | 11.5 | 5.4-22.6 | 77 | 88.5 | 77.4-94.6 |
| 25-34 | 236 | 52 | 20.3 | 15.4-26.2 | 184 | 79.7 | 73.8-84.6 |
| 35-44 | 562 | 168 | 31.6 | 27.4-36.1 | 394 | 68.4 | 63.9-72.6 |
| 45-54 | 870 | 305 | 34.3 | 30.8-37.9 | 565 | 65.7 | 62.1-69.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,003 | 322 | 32.3 | 29.2-35.6 | 681 | 67.7 | 64.4-70.8 |
| 65+ | 1,371 | 393 | 30.8 | 28.1-33.7 | 978 | 69.2 | 66.3-71.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 718 | 219 | 30.1 | 26.2-34.4 | 499 | 69.9 | 65.6-73.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,381 | 416 | 29.0 | 26.2-32.0 | 965 | 71.0 | 68.0-73.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,030 | 317 | 29.8 | 26.5-33.3 | 713 | 70.2 | 66.7-73.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,017 | 298 | 29.6 | 26.5-32.8 | 719 | 70.4 | 67.2-73.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 671 | 229 | 34.4 | 29.9-39.3 | 442 | 65.6 | 60.7-70.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 700 | 226 | 29.4 | 25.6-33.6 | 474 | 70.6 | 66.4-74.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 491 | 137 | 28.6 | 23.7-34.0 | 354 | 71.4 | 66.0-76.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 584 | 184 | 31.4 | 27.1-36.0 | 400 | 68.6 | 64.0-72.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,115 | 304 | 26.6 | 23.9-29.6 | 811 | 73.4 | 70.4-76.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 276 | 88 | 31.1 | 25.3-37.6 | 188 | 68.9 | 62.4-74.7 |
| Appalachia II | 451 | 125 | 25.4 | 21.1-30.2 | 326 | 74.6 | 69.8-78.9 |
| Appalachia III | 349 | 104 | 29.7 | 24.1-35.9 | 245 | 70.3 | 64.1-75.9 |
| Catawba | 257 | 81 | 32.5 | 26.1-39.6 | 176 | 67.5 | 60.4-73.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 327 | 112 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.2 | 215 | 68.4 | 61.8-74.3 |
| Low Country | 228 | 68 | 26.9 | 20.5-34.5 | 160 | 73.1 | 65.5-79.5 |
| Palmetto | 616 | 196 | 31.9 | 27.6-36.5 | 420 | 68.1 | 63.5-72.4 |
| Pee Dee | 354 | 99 | 30.9 | 25.0-37.5 | 255 | 69.1 | 62.5-75.0 |
| Trident | 452 | 120 | 27.4 | 22.8-32.6 | 332 | 72.6 | 67.4-77.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 232 | 72 | 31.2 | 24.8-38.4 | 160 | 68.8 | 61.6-75.2 |
| Waccamaw | 362 | 106 | 27.2 | 22.3-32.8 | 256 | 72.8 | 67.2-77.7 |
| Wateree | 202 | 67 | 30.7 | 24.0-38.3 | 135 | 69.3 | 61.7-76.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 508 | 160 | 31.2 | 26.7-35.9 | 348 | 68.8 | 64.1-73.3 |
| Region II | 800 | 229 | 27.3 | 23.8-31.1 | 571 | 72.7 | 68.9-76.2 |
| Region III | 873 | 277 | 32.1 | 28.5-35.9 | 596 | 67.9 | 64.1-71.5 |
| Region IV | 556 | 166 | 30.8 | 26.2-35.8 | 390 | 69.2 | 64.2-73.8 |
| Region V | 327 | 112 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.2 | 215 | 68.4 | 61.8-74.3 |
| Region VI | 362 | 106 | 27.2 | 22.3-32.8 | 256 | 72.8 | 67.2-77.7 |
| Region VII | 452 | 120 | 27.4 | 22.8-32.6 | 332 | 72.6 | 67.4-77.2 |
| Region VIII | 228 | 68 | 26.9 | 20.5-34.5 | 160 | 73.1 | 65.5-79.5 |
*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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