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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M16.2 DID YOUR JOINT SYMPTOMS FIRST BEGIN MORE THAN 3 MONTHS AGO?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE HAD JOINT PAIN, ACHING OR STIFFNESS IN PAST 30 DAYS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
55.6 44.4 0 141
      25-34 72.7 27.0 0.3 354
      35-44 81.0 18.5 0.4 520
      45-54 85.4 14.1 0.5 627
      55-64 89.1 10.7 0.2 480
      65-74 90.8 8.6 0.6 304
      75 + 84.9 14.4 0.7 281
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 12
SEX

      MALE
79.2 20.3 0.5 1,010
      FEMALE 82.8 16.9 0.3 1,709
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
82.2 17.4 0.4 2,403
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 73.9 26.1 0 125
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 75.0 25.0 0 100
      HISPANIC 70.3 29.7 0 62
      REFUSED *** *** *** 29
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
86.4 13.5 0.2 316
      $15-$24,999 81.3 18.0 0.7 450
      $25-$49,999 78.5 21.2 0.3 795
      $50-$74,999 80.4 19.5 0.1 458
      >=$75,000 82.6 17.4 0 378
      UNK/REF 82.5 16.3 1.2 322
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
82.2 16.8 0.9 333
      H S GRAD OR GED 82.1 17.4 0.6 1,003
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 80.6 19.4 0 668
      COLLEGE GRAD 79.9 19.9 0.2 711
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
83.4 16.2 0.4 1,488
      UNMARRIED 77.5 22.2 0.3 1,229
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
79.0 20.7 0.3 1,578
      NOT EMPLOYED 84.3 15.7 0 109
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 74.4 24.6 1.0 278
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 88.6 11.0 0.4 748
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 6

--- ALL ---
81.1 18.5 0.4 2,719

 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, 2002

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