M16.4 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?
| PERCENTS | ||||
| CATEGORIES | YES | NO | UNK/REF | TOTAL |
| AGE GROUP 18-24 | 6.6 | 93.3 | 0.1 | 447 |
| 25-34 | 11.0 | 89.0 | 0 | 944 |
| 35-44 | 22.5 | 77.1 | 0.4 | 1,166 |
| 45-54 | 37.0 | 62.8 | 0.2 | 1,112 |
| 55-64 | 52.2 | 47.4 | 0.4 | 763 |
| 65-74 | 56.6 | 43.2 | 0.3 | 552 |
| 75 + | 58.4 | 41.2 | 0.4 | 498 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 42 |
| SEX MALE | 25.1 | 74.8 | 0.1 | 2,166 |
| FEMALE | 35.2 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 3,358 |
| RACE GROUP WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | 31.2 | 68.6 | 0.2 | 4,837 |
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | 30.0 | 70.0 | 0 | 260 |
| OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. | 30.4 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 193 |
| HISPANIC | 11.5 | 87.8 | 0.6 | 174 |
| REFUSED | 42.9 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 60 |
| INCOME GROUP < $15,000 | 38.6 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 525 |
| $15-$24,999 | 36.0 | 63.8 | 0.2 | 873 |
| $25-$49,999 | 30.0 | 69.8 | 0.2 | 1,666 |
| $50-$74,999 | 27.7 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 921 |
| >=$75,000 | 21.5 | 78.4 | 0.1 | 849 |
| UNK/REF | 34.0 | 65.3 | 0.8 | 690 |
| EDUCATION < H S GRAD | 34.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 613 |
| H S GRAD OR GED | 34.0 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 2,022 |
| SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH | 29.8 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 1,393 |
| COLLEGE GRAD | 24.0 | 75.9 | 0.1 | 1,488 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| MARITAL STATUS MARRIED | 31.5 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 3,091 |
| UNMARRIED | 28.6 | 71.2 | 0.2 | 2,423 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYED | 23.8 | 76.0 | 0.2 | 3,392 |
| NOT EMPLOYED | 21.0 | 78.8 | 0.2 | 239 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | 23.8 | 76.1 | 0.1 | 666 |
| RET/UNABLE TO WORK | 59.2 | 40.4 | 0.4 | 1,216 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
--- ALL --- | 30.4 | 69.4 | 0.2 | 5,524 |
NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
*** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
