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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q87. Concerning your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?
Denominator is respondents who have been told by a doctor or other health professional that they have some form of arthritis or have had joint pain, aching, or stiffness in the past 30 days that began more than 3 months ago.

Categories I can do everything
I would like
to do
I can do most
things I would
like to do
I can do some
things I would
like to do
I can hardly
do anything
I would like
to do
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 68.9 25.1 6.0 0.0 0.0 112
      18-24
      25-34 59.8 28.2 9.6 2.5 0.0 267
      35-44 44.4 37.7 13.6 4.1 0.2 429
      45-54 32.4 42.9 17.1 7.5 0.1 603
      55-64 29.7 44.6 18.4 6.6 0.7 522
      65-74 24.9 49.7 16.9 8.0 0.5 401
      75 + 16.1 51.9 23.0 9.0 0.0 321
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 10
Sex: 44.8 39.0 12.3 3.7 0.2 975
      Male
      Female 31.4 42.5 18.3 7.5 0.3 1,690
Race/Ethnicity: 38.2 41.4 14.9 5.3 0.2 2,368
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 33.8 32.2 26.0 7.2 0.8 126
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       28.2 46.2 12.9 11.4 1.2 82
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** 64
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 25
Income Group: 21.2 29.6 26.9 21.9 0.4 325
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 34.4 40.3 18.3 6.6 0.3 474
      $25-$49,999 40.6 40.6 14.6 4.1 0.1 761
      $50-$74,999 42.5 42.0 14.3 1.2 0.0 404
      >=$75,000 50.8 43.0 4.8 1.4 0.0 367
      Unk/Ref 25.5 48.5 19.1 6.0 0.9 334
Education Level: 24.5 36.2 25.2 13.3 0.9 341
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 31.9 44.3 17.1 6.4 0.2 1,055
      Some college/Tech school 42.2 39.3 14.1 4.2 0.2 677
      College graduate 50.2 39.4 8.7 1.7 0.0 589
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 3
Marital Status: 36.7 44.1 14.9 4.0 0.3 1,468
      Married
      Unmarried 39.0 35.6 16.6 8.6 0.2 1,193
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 4
Employment Status: 47.1 42.0 9.6 1.3 0.1 1,373
      Employed
      Not employed 35.2 36.7 22.8 5.3 0.0 128
      Student/Homemaker 42.9 42.1 11.6 2.8 0.6 280
      Retired/Unable to work 18.5 39.5 26.5 15.0 0.4 878
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 6
Grand Totals 37.6 40.9 15.6 5.7 0.2 2,665

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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