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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M16.3 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FOR THESE JOINT SYMPTOMS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE HAD JOINT PAIN, ACHING OR STIFFNESS IN PAST 30 DAYS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/NOT SURE TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
39.1 60.9 0 141
      25-34 48.6 51.4 0 353
      35-44 59.2 40.8 0 520
      45-54 68.7 31.1 0.2 626
      55-64 71.6 28.4 0 479
      65-74 75.4 24.6 0 304
      75 + 76.8 23.2 0 281
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 12
SEX

      MALE
57.7 42.3 0 1,008
      FEMALE 67.9 32.0 0.1 1,708
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
63.6 36.3 0.0 2,400
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 68.5 31.5 0 125
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 56.9 43.1 0 100
      HISPANIC 46.5 53.5 0 62
      REFUSED *** *** *** 29
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
71.2 28.8 0 315
      $15-$24,999 64.9 35.1 0 448
      $25-$49,999 59.1 40.8 0.1 795
      $50-$74,999 60.0 40.0 0 458
      >=$75,000 64.7 35.3 0 378
      UNK/REF 67.7 32.3 0 322
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
60.1 39.9 0 333
      H S GRAD OR GED 63.8 36.1 0.1 1,000
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 65.0 35.0 0 668
      COLLEGE GRAD 62.2 37.8 0 711
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
63.7 36.3 0.1 1,486
      UNMARRIED 62.3 37.7 0 1,228
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
58.7 41.3 0.1 1,577
      NOT EMPLOYED 56.6 43.4 0 109
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 60.1 39.9 0 278
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 77.1 22.9 0 746
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 6

--- ALL ---
63.2 36.8 0.0 2,716

 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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