BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 5,155 | 2,478 | 45.4 | 43.4-47.3 | 2,677 | 54.6 | 52.7-56.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,800 | 744 | 38.8 | 35.5-42.1 | 1,056 | 61.2 | 57.9-64.5 |
| Female | 3,355 | 1,734 | 50.7 | 48.4-53.0 | 1,621 | 49.3 | 47.0-51.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,861 | 1,796 | 44.5 | 42.3-46.7 | 2,065 | 55.5 | 53.3-57.7 |
| African American | 940 | 516 | 50.6 | 45.8-55.3 | 424 | 49.4 | 44.7-54.2 |
| Other | 215 | 96 | 37.5 | 29.0-46.8 | 119 | 62.5 | 53.2-71.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 58 | 28 | 38.4 | 24.4-54.6 | 30 | 61.6 | 45.4-75.6 |
| No | 4,983 | 2,391 | 45.6 | 43.6-47.6 | 2,592 | 54.4 | 52.4-56.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 62 | 24 | 32.8 | 20.5-47.9 | 38 | 67.2 | 52.1-79.5 |
| 25-34 | 227 | 93 | 36.8 | 29.1-45.3 | 134 | 63.2 | 54.7-70.9 |
| 35-44 | 536 | 233 | 42.0 | 36.7-47.4 | 303 | 58.0 | 52.6-63.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,047 | 501 | 46.6 | 42.8-50.4 | 546 | 53.4 | 49.6-57.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,363 | 717 | 49.9 | 46.6-53.2 | 646 | 50.1 | 46.8-53.4 |
| 65+ | 1,920 | 910 | 48.5 | 45.7-51.4 | 1,010 | 51.5 | 48.6-54.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 810 | 386 | 46.4 | 41.2-51.7 | 424 | 53.6 | 48.3-58.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,599 | 753 | 43.2 | 39.8-46.7 | 846 | 56.8 | 53.3-60.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,343 | 654 | 45.9 | 42.1-49.8 | 689 | 54.1 | 50.2-57.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,385 | 674 | 46.7 | 43.2-50.3 | 711 | 53.3 | 49.7-56.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 665 | 350 | 49.5 | 43.9-55.1 | 315 | 50.5 | 44.9-56.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 808 | 375 | 45.7 | 40.4-51.0 | 433 | 54.3 | 49.0-59.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 604 | 288 | 45.3 | 39.6-51.1 | 316 | 54.7 | 48.9-60.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 711 | 358 | 47.3 | 41.8-52.9 | 353 | 52.7 | 47.1-58.2 |
| $50,000+ | 1,618 | 746 | 42.0 | 38.9-45.3 | 872 | 58.0 | 54.7-61.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 378 | 190 | 45.8 | 39.0-52.8 | 188 | 54.2 | 47.2-61.0 |
| Appalachia II | 340 | 163 | 43.5 | 36.9-50.3 | 177 | 56.5 | 49.7-63.1 |
| Appalachia III | 270 | 125 | 49.6 | 41.6-57.8 | 145 | 50.4 | 42.2-58.4 |
| Catawba | 220 | 103 | 44.5 | 36.4-52.8 | 117 | 55.5 | 47.2-63.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 645 | 317 | 47.4 | 42.3-52.5 | 328 | 52.6 | 47.5-57.7 |
| Low Country | 599 | 295 | 48.2 | 42.4-54.0 | 304 | 51.8 | 46.0-57.6 |
| Palmetto | 393 | 174 | 39.9 | 34.4-45.6 | 219 | 60.1 | 54.4-65.6 |
| Pee Dee | 410 | 187 | 46.4 | 40.5-52.4 | 223 | 53.6 | 47.6-59.5 |
| Trident | 592 | 284 | 46.8 | 41.5-52.3 | 308 | 53.2 | 47.7-58.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 334 | 183 | 48.2 | 40.9-55.5 | 151 | 51.8 | 44.5-59.1 |
| Waccamaw | 673 | 310 | 43.7 | 39.0-48.4 | 363 | 56.3 | 51.6-61.0 |
| Wateree | 264 | 129 | 45.6 | 38.2-53.2 | 135 | 54.4 | 46.8-61.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 712 | 373 | 46.9 | 41.9-52.0 | 339 | 53.1 | 48.0-58.1 |
| Region II | 610 | 288 | 46.3 | 41.1-51.7 | 322 | 53.7 | 48.3-58.9 |
| Region III | 613 | 277 | 41.6 | 37.1-46.4 | 336 | 58.4 | 53.6-62.9 |
| Region IV | 674 | 316 | 46.1 | 41.5-50.8 | 358 | 53.9 | 49.2-58.5 |
| Region V | 645 | 317 | 47.4 | 42.3-52.5 | 328 | 52.6 | 47.5-57.7 |
| Region VI | 673 | 310 | 43.7 | 39.0-48.4 | 363 | 56.3 | 51.6-61.0 |
| Region VII | 592 | 284 | 46.8 | 41.5-52.3 | 308 | 53.2 | 47.7-58.5 |
| Region VIII | 599 | 295 | 48.2 | 42.4-54.0 | 304 | 51.8 | 46.0-57.6 |
*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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