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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C15.04 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? (HAVARTH2)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 9.0 91.0 0.0 236
      18-24
      25-34 10.4 89.5 0.1 670
      35-44 19.6 80.1 0.3 979
      45-54 35.2 64.5 0.3 1,251
      55-64 51.4 48.4 0.2 1,190
      65-74 54.9 44.4 0.6 825
      75 + 58.4 41.0 0.6 685
      Unk/Ref 25.3 68.6 6.1 50
Sex: 25.7 74.0 0.3 2,180
      Male
      Female 34.6 65.0 0.3 3,706
Race/Ethnicity: 31.3 68.4 0.3 4,804
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 33.9 65.8 0.3 679
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       27.0 72.4 0.6 155
      Hispanic 13.8 86.2 0.0 198
      Unk/Ref 46.2 50.5 3.4 50
Income Group: 44.8 55.1 0.1 557
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 37.6 62.3 0.1 980
      $25-$49,999 31.3 68.6 0.1 1,514
      $50-$74,999 23.1 76.6 0.3 928
      >=$75,000 23.2 76.7 0.1 1,109
      Unk/Ref 35.0 63.6 1.4 798
Education Level: 34.1 65.5 0.4 598
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 34.5 65.1 0.4 2,214
      Some college/Tech school 31.0 68.9 0.2 1,458
      College graduate 22.6 77.1 0.2 1,606
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 30.9 68.8 0.3 3,217
      Married
      Unmarried 29.2 70.6 0.2 2,648
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 21
Employment Status: 21.6 78.1 0.3 3,162
      Employed
      Not employed 31.8 68.0 0.3 282
      Student/Homemaker 21.4 78.4 0.2 596
      Retired/Unable to work 59.5 40.1 0.4 1,820
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Grand Totals 30.3 69.4 0.3 5,886

SOURCE: 2007 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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