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	OSTEO/ DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS	RHEUMATISM	RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS	OTHER	NEVER SAW A DOCTOR	UNK/REF	TOTAL
	%	%	%	%	%	%	N
AGE GROUP	*	*	*	*	*	*	14
18-24
25-34	16.3	6.4	14.1	14.4	0	48.9	54
35-44	28.1	2.5	12.4	13.2	0	43.8	94
45-54	28.2	3.2	10.1	11.4	0.6	46.5	160
55-64	34.7	5.6	21.7	4.4	0	33.6	160
65 +	35.2	4.3	9.2	3.9	1.6	45.8	312
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	3
SEX	22.0	6.2	14.2	8.7	1.1	47.9	251
MALE
FEMALE	36.1	3.6	13.1	6.6	0.4	40.2	546
RACE GROUPED	30.8	4.3	13.6	7.2	0.8	43.3	729
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC	*	*	*	*	*	*	49
HISPANIC	*	*	*	*	*	*	11
OTHER	*	*	*	*	*	*	6
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	2
INCOME	39.9	8.2	8.9	6.7	0	36.4	136
< $15,000
$15-$24,999	30.8	4.7	13.2	6.1	1.9	43.4	166
$25-$49,999	33.1	3.8	13.8	7.5	1.0	40.8	227
$50-$74,999	25.6	2.5	14.0	13.2	0	44.8	94
>=$75,000	27.0	6.1	17.6	3.6	0	45.8	64
UNK/REF	23.8	3.5	15.1	6.8	0	50.9	110
EDUCATION LEVEL	27.4	8.1	12.2	9.0	0	43.4	134
LESS THAN H.S. GRADUATE
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED	29.9	5.0	12.3	6.0	1.2	45.5	334
SOME COLLEGE OR TECH SCHOOL	29.3	1.7	17.1	7.7	0.7	43.5	187
COLLEGE GRADUATE	38.2	4.0	13.0	7.9	0	36.9	141
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	1
MARITAL STATUS	30.9	4.8	14.5	6.3	1.1	42.4	419
MARRIED
UNMARRIED	30.1	4.2	11.7	9.4	0	44.5	377
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS	27.0	3.8	15.2	10.3	0	43.7	346
EMPLOYED
NOT EMPLOYED	*	*	*	*	*	*	23
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER	25.1	8.6	10.0	9.1	1.3	46.0	68
RETIRED/UNABLE TO WORK	36.2	4.9	13.4	4.2	1.3	40.1	357
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	3
GRAND TOTAL	30.7	4.6	13.5	7.4	0.7	43.1	797

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, 2000

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