Table of Contents 

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C16.04 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: 6.4 93.6 0.0 328
      18-24
      25-34 12.6 86.8 0.6 868
      35-44 20.0 79.8 0.2 1,090
      45-54 33.6 65.6 0.8 1,131
      55-64 47.8 51.6 0.5 926
      65-74 54.6 44.7 0.6 675
      75 + 57.3 41.7 1.0 506
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 42
Sex: 25.7 73.9 0.4 2,114
      Male
      Female 32.4 67.0 0.6 3,452
Race/Ethnicity: 29.8 69.8 0.5 4,874
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 28.3 71.0 0.6 303
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       34.9 64.5 0.7 167
      Hispanic 14.2 84.9 0.9 185
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 36.1 63.7 0.2 551
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 36.5 62.5 0.9 853
      $25-$49,999 28.4 71.4 0.2 1,533
      $50-$74,999 25.8 73.9 0.4 907
      >=$75,000 22.0 77.4 0.6 995
      Unk/Ref 32.5 66.6 0.9 727
Education Level: 33.5 65.8 0.7 539
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 33.3 66.2 0.6 2,039
      Some college/Tech school 29.8 69.7 0.5 1,411
      College graduate 21.1 78.6 0.3 1,570
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 31.1 68.4 0.4 3,170
      Married
      Unmarried 25.9 73.5 0.6 2,376
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 21.3 78.3 0.4 3,340
      Employed
      Not employed 24.2 75.8 0.0 211
      Student/Homemaker 22.9 76.2 0.9 655
      Retired/Unable to work 58.2 41.1 0.7 1,349
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 29.1 70.4 0.5 5,566

SOURCE: 2005 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.

Table of Contents