| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003 |
| Q35. 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: | 7.3 | 92.7 | 0.0 | 420 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 12.2 | 87.7 | 0.1 | 890 |
| 35-44 | 21.4 | 78.4 | 0.2 | 1,061 |
| 45-54 | 35.7 | 64.1 | 0.2 | 1,117 |
| 55-64 | 50.0 | 49.7 | 0.3 | 828 |
| 65-74 | 55.3 | 44.5 | 0.2 | 599 |
| 75 + | 58.3 | 40.2 | 1.6 | 500 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 26 |
| Sex: | 24.7 | 74.9 | 0.4 | 2,150 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 35.6 | 64.2 | 0.2 | 3,291 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 31.2 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 4,721 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 28.8 | 70.9 | 0.3 | 302 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 26.1 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 184 |
| Hispanic | 16.8 | 83.2 | 0.0 | 187 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 47 |
| Income Group: | 40.5 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 537 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 36.0 | 63.9 | 0.1 | 892 |
| $25-$49,999 | 28.5 | 71.0 | 0.5 | 1,585 |
| $50-$74,999 | 26.4 | 73.5 | 0.1 | 896 |
| >=$75,000 | 23.8 | 75.9 | 0.3 | 848 |
| Unk/Ref | 34.4 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 683 |
| Education Level: | 39.5 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 579 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 34.0 | 65.8 | 0.2 | 2,047 |
| Some college/Tech school | 28.2 | 71.5 | 0.3 | 1,392 |
| College graduate | 23.0 | 76.5 | 0.5 | 1,413 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 31.8 | 67.9 | 0.3 | 3,049 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 28.0 | 71.8 | 0.3 | 2,385 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Employment Status: | 22.4 | 77.4 | 0.1 | 3,232 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 30.2 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 263 |
| Student/Homemaker | 26.2 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 644 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 56.9 | 42.2 | 0.9 | 1,285 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| Grand Totals | 30.3 | 69.4 | 0.3 | 5,441 |
| SOURCE: 2003 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. |