| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| M17.03 Has a doctor or other health professional ever suggested physical activity or exercise 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: | 31.1 | 68.9 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 40.5 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 218 |
| 35-44 | 45.6 | 54.0 | 0.4 | 372 |
| 45-54 | 49.4 | 50.4 | 0.3 | 549 |
| 55-64 | 50.1 | 49.1 | 0.8 | 555 |
| 65-74 | 50.5 | 48.2 | 1.3 | 425 |
| 75 + | 46.5 | 52.7 | 0.9 | 330 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| Sex: | 42.6 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 881 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 50.5 | 48.5 | 1.0 | 1,639 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 47.2 | 52.1 | 0.7 | 2,254 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 47.9 | 50.3 | 1.8 | 117 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 43.8 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 84 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 46 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Income Group: | 45.7 | 52.1 | 2.2 | 312 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 50.4 | 49.3 | 0.3 | 450 |
| $25-$49,999 | 47.4 | 52.2 | 0.3 | 680 |
| $50-$74,999 | 47.7 | 52.0 | 0.3 | 366 |
| >=$75,000 | 45.7 | 53.8 | 0.5 | 374 |
| Unk/Ref | 42.6 | 55.7 | 1.7 | 338 |
| Education Level: | 39.0 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 283 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 48.5 | 50.5 | 1.0 | 986 |
| Some college/Tech school | 49.9 | 49.6 | 0.5 | 665 |
| College graduate | 45.1 | 54.1 | 0.8 | 584 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| Marital Status: | 48.0 | 51.3 | 0.7 | 1,415 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 44.9 | 54.3 | 0.8 | 1,097 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Employment Status: | 44.5 | 55.2 | 0.3 | 1,256 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 84 |
| Student/Homemaker | 44.1 | 54.5 | 1.4 | 275 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 51.3 | 47.4 | 1.3 | 902 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Grand Totals | 46.9 | 52.4 | 0.7 | 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. |