BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 5,196 | 1,559 | 28.7 | 27.0-30.4 | 3,637 | 71.3 | 69.6-73.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,812 | 445 | 23.2 | 20.5-26.2 | 1,367 | 76.8 | 73.8-79.5 |
| Female | 3,384 | 1,114 | 33.1 | 31.0-35.2 | 2,270 | 66.9 | 64.8-69.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,895 | 1,073 | 27.0 | 25.0-29.0 | 2,822 | 73.0 | 71.0-75.0 |
| African American | 943 | 377 | 35.6 | 31.4-39.9 | 566 | 64.4 | 60.1-68.6 |
| Other | 218 | 59 | 22.1 | 15.8-30.0 | 159 | 77.9 | 70.0-84.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 59 | 14 | 14.8 | 7.4-27.2 | 45 | 85.2 | 72.8-92.6 |
| No | 5,021 | 1,500 | 28.9 | 27.1-30.7 | 3,521 | 71.1 | 69.3-72.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 63 | 7 | 9.0 | 3.7-20.4 | 56 | 91.0 | 79.6-96.3 |
| 25-34 | 228 | 52 | 22.8 | 16.1-31.3 | 176 | 77.2 | 68.7-83.9 |
| 35-44 | 537 | 138 | 25.0 | 20.7-30.0 | 399 | 75.0 | 70.0-79.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,058 | 334 | 32.4 | 28.9-36.0 | 724 | 67.6 | 64.0-71.1 |
| 55-64 | 1,373 | 479 | 33.0 | 30.0-36.1 | 894 | 67.0 | 63.9-70.0 |
| 65+ | 1,937 | 549 | 30.0 | 27.4-32.7 | 1,388 | 70.0 | 67.3-72.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 821 | 279 | 32.8 | 28.1-37.9 | 542 | 67.2 | 62.1-71.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,614 | 468 | 27.6 | 24.7-30.7 | 1,146 | 72.4 | 69.3-75.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,353 | 412 | 28.4 | 25.1-32.0 | 941 | 71.6 | 68.0-74.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,388 | 393 | 27.6 | 24.6-30.9 | 995 | 72.4 | 69.1-75.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 669 | 250 | 34.9 | 30.0-40.1 | 419 | 65.1 | 59.9-70.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 816 | 273 | 33.1 | 28.3-38.4 | 543 | 66.9 | 61.6-71.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 610 | 188 | 29.4 | 24.8-34.5 | 422 | 70.6 | 65.5-75.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 713 | 217 | 30.0 | 25.1-35.5 | 496 | 70.0 | 64.5-74.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,627 | 414 | 24.7 | 22.0-27.6 | 1,213 | 75.3 | 72.4-78.0 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 381 | 117 | 29.5 | 23.9-35.8 | 264 | 70.5 | 64.2-76.1 |
| Appalachia II | 341 | 102 | 26.6 | 21.5-32.5 | 239 | 73.4 | 67.5-78.5 |
| Appalachia III | 275 | 74 | 30.4 | 22.8-39.4 | 201 | 69.6 | 60.6-77.2 |
| Catawba | 222 | 71 | 29.6 | 22.9-37.3 | 151 | 70.4 | 62.7-77.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 651 | 204 | 29.5 | 25.3-34.2 | 447 | 70.5 | 65.8-74.7 |
| Low Country | 603 | 177 | 26.8 | 22.6-31.5 | 426 | 73.2 | 68.5-77.4 |
| Palmetto | 397 | 101 | 24.3 | 19.8-29.5 | 296 | 75.7 | 70.5-80.2 |
| Pee Dee | 413 | 131 | 32.2 | 26.8-38.1 | 282 | 67.8 | 61.9-73.2 |
| Trident | 594 | 187 | 29.5 | 25.1-34.3 | 407 | 70.5 | 65.7-74.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 339 | 120 | 33.8 | 27.7-40.6 | 219 | 66.2 | 59.4-72.3 |
| Waccamaw | 677 | 176 | 23.4 | 19.7-27.5 | 501 | 76.6 | 72.5-80.3 |
| Wateree | 264 | 88 | 32.9 | 26.2-40.4 | 176 | 67.1 | 59.6-73.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 720 | 237 | 31.6 | 27.3-36.1 | 483 | 68.4 | 63.9-72.7 |
| Region II | 616 | 176 | 28.4 | 23.7-33.6 | 440 | 71.6 | 66.4-76.3 |
| Region III | 619 | 172 | 26.4 | 22.5-30.7 | 447 | 73.6 | 69.3-77.5 |
| Region IV | 677 | 219 | 32.5 | 28.2-37.1 | 458 | 67.5 | 62.9-71.8 |
| Region V | 651 | 204 | 29.5 | 25.3-34.2 | 447 | 70.5 | 65.8-74.7 |
| Region VI | 677 | 176 | 23.4 | 19.7-27.5 | 501 | 76.6 | 72.5-80.3 |
| Region VII | 594 | 187 | 29.5 | 25.1-34.3 | 407 | 70.5 | 65.7-74.9 |
| Region VIII | 603 | 177 | 26.8 | 22.6-31.5 | 426 | 73.2 | 68.5-77.4 |
*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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