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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q35. Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes

No

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % N
Age Group: 7.3 92.7 0.0 420
      18-24
      25-34 12.2 87.7 0.1 890
      35-44 21.4 78.4 0.2 1,061
      45-54 35.7 64.1 0.2 1,117
      55-64 50.0 49.7 0.3 828
      65-74 55.3 44.5 0.2 599
      75 + 58.3 40.2 1.6 500
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Sex: 24.7 74.9 0.4 2,150
      Male
      Female 35.6 64.2 0.2 3,291
Race/Ethnicity: 31.2 68.5 0.3 4,721
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 28.8 70.9 0.3 302
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       26.1 73.9 0.0 184
      Hispanic 16.8 83.2 0.0 187
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 47
Income Group: 40.5 59.2 0.4 537
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 36.0 63.9 0.1 892
      $25-$49,999 28.5 71.0 0.5 1,585
      $50-$74,999 26.4 73.5 0.1 896
      >=$75,000 23.8 75.9 0.3 848
      Unk/Ref 34.4 65.4 0.3 683
Education Level: 39.5 60.5 0.0 579
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 34.0 65.8 0.2 2,047
      Some college/Tech school 28.2 71.5 0.3 1,392
      College graduate 23.0 76.5 0.5 1,413
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 31.8 67.9 0.3 3,049
      Married
      Unmarried 28.0 71.8 0.3 2,385
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Employment Status: 22.4 77.4 0.1 3,232
      Employed
      Not employed 30.2 69.8 0.0 263
      Student/Homemaker 26.2 73.8 0.0 644
      Retired/Unable to work 56.9 42.2 0.9 1,285
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 17
Grand Totals 30.3 69.4 0.3 5,441

SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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