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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q8.5 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TOLD BY A DOCTOR THAT YOU HAVE ARTHRITIS?
 

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 5.2 94.7 0.1 374
      25-34 6.8 93.2 0 731
      35-44 18.4 81.1 0.5 830
      45-54 31.3 68.0 0.6 781
      55-64 43.5 56.4 0.1 502
      65 + 56.4 43.5 0.1 739
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 36
SEX

      MALE		 21.5 78.3 0.2 1,614
      FEMALE 31.5 68.1 0.3 2,379
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 27.6 72.1 0.3 3,484
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 25.4 74.6 0 232
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 25.5 73.7 0.9 129
      HISPANIC 11.3 87.7 1.0 117
      REFUSED *** *** *** 31
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 38.9 60.9 0.2 380
      $15-$24,999 36.2 63.6 0.2 676
      $25-$49,999 24.6 75.4 0.1 1,264
      $50-$74,999 20.3 79.3 0.5 659
      >=$75,000 17.5 82.3 0.1 552
      UNK/REF 32.5 66.6 1.0 462
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 36.6 62.9 0.5 413
      H S GRAD OR GED 28.5 71.2 0.3 1,545
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 28.0 72.0 0 962
      COLLEGE GRAD 18.8 80.8 0.4 1,069
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 27.3 72.3 0.4 2,204
      UNMARRIED 25.7 74.1 0.1 1,781
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 19.3 80.5 0.2 2,522
      NOT EMPLOY 17.3 82.7 0 163
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 21.6 77.9 0.5 446
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 55.6 44.0 0.4 854
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8

--- ALL ---		 26.7 73.0 0.3 3,993

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

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