| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| M17.02 Has a doctor or other health professional ever suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms? |
| Denominator is respondents who have been told by a health professional that they have some form of arthritis or have had joint pain, aching, or stiffness in the past 30 days that began more than 3 months ago. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 9.4 | 90.6 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 17.7 | 82.1 | 0.3 | 218 |
| 35-44 | 28.7 | 71.3 | 0.0 | 372 |
| 45-54 | 30.0 | 70.0 | 0.0 | 549 |
| 55-64 | 37.3 | 62.4 | 0.3 | 555 |
| 65-74 | 39.2 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 425 |
| 75 + | 24.3 | 75.3 | 0.4 | 330 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| Sex: | 27.2 | 72.8 | 0.0 | 881 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 31.8 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 1,639 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 29.0 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 2,254 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 34.1 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 117 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 36.8 | 62.8 | 0.5 | 84 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 46 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Income Group: | 30.4 | 69.6 | 0.0 | 312 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 33.1 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 450 |
| $25-$49,999 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 680 |
| $50-$74,999 | 27.9 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 366 |
| >=$75,000 | 28.0 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 374 |
| Unk/Ref | 31.2 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 338 |
| Education Level: | 27.0 | 72.9 | 0.2 | 283 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 31.2 | 68.6 | 0.1 | 986 |
| Some college/Tech school | 31.1 | 68.9 | 0.0 | 665 |
| College graduate | 27.0 | 72.8 | 0.2 | 584 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| Marital Status: | 30.8 | 69.1 | 0.1 | 1,415 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 27.5 | 72.3 | 0.2 | 1,097 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Employment Status: | 26.3 | 73.6 | 0.1 | 1,256 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 29.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 84 |
| Student/Homemaker | 23.1 | 76.4 | 0.5 | 275 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 37.4 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 902 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Grand Totals | 29.7 | 70.2 | 0.1 | 2,520 |
| 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. |