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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q90. 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: 57.5 36.8 4.3 1.4 0.0 93
      18-24
      25-34 54.2 32.6 10.5 2.3 0.4 338
      35-44 45.2 37.9 11.7 5.2 0.0 459
      45-54 34.9 45.6 13.8 5.5 0.1 671
      55-64 26.2 48.1 18.6 7.1 0.0 626
      65-74 21.3 53.1 20.1 5.1 0.5 509
      75 + 15.9 50.3 23.3 9.6 0.9 383
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 25
Sex: 39.9 43.5 12.0 4.5 0.1 1,094
      Male
      Female 31.4 44.3 17.7 6.3 0.3 2,010
Race/Ethnicity: 35.6 44.9 14.0 5.2 0.2 2,738
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 32.9 37.9 22.1 7.1 0.0 151
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       34.9 38.7 17.4 7.7 1.3 99
      Hispanic 32.8 35.1 29.5 2.5 0.0 76
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 40
Income Group: 16.6 29.1 36.6 17.3 0.4 359
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 22.4 46.2 23.7 7.7 0.0 523
      $25-$49,999 37.2 47.1 11.7 3.9 0.0 907
      $50-$74,999 42.2 49.3 7.4 1.1 0.0 444
      >=$75,000 51.1 40.7 5.9 2.2 0.2 444
      Unk/Ref 33.0 42.9 16.2 6.5 1.4 427
Education Level: 28.2 30.5 28.0 13.1 0.2 377
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 32.0 44.9 16.5 6.4 0.2 1,209
      Some College/Tech School 34.8 48.3 12.7 4.0 0.3 815
      College Graduate 45.7 44.8 7.9 1.1 0.4 702
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 36.3 46.6 12.7 4.3 0.1 1,697
      Married
      Unmarried 33.4 39.3 19.3 7.5 0.5 1,398
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 9
Employment Status: 45.7 44.8 8.2 1.2 0.1 1,638
      Employed
      Not Employed 28.7 34.7 29.7 6.5 0.4 105
      Student/Homemaker 35.6 44.9 16.1 3.4 0.0 297
      Retired/Unable to Work 16.4 42.8 26.1 14.2 0.4 1,043
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 21
Grand Totals 35.2 43.9 15.1 5.5 0.2 3,104

SOURCE: 2004 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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