| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| M17.04 Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to 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: | 8.5 | 91.5 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 9.0 | 90.6 | 0.4 | 218 |
| 35-44 | 9.8 | 90.2 | 0.0 | 372 |
| 45-54 | 8.6 | 91.2 | 0.2 | 549 |
| 55-64 | 9.6 | 90.2 | 0.2 | 555 |
| 65-74 | 11.4 | 88.6 | 0.0 | 425 |
| 75 + | 8.8 | 90.2 | 1.1 | 330 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| Sex: | 9.1 | 90.6 | 0.3 | 881 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 9.8 | 90.1 | 0.2 | 1,639 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 9.3 | 90.5 | 0.2 | 2,254 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 6.8 | 92.4 | 0.7 | 117 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 16.0 | 84.0 | 0.0 | 84 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 46 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Income Group: | 10.6 | 89.4 | 0.0 | 312 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 9.8 | 90.2 | 0.0 | 450 |
| $25-$49,999 | 9.2 | 90.4 | 0.4 | 680 |
| $50-$74,999 | 7.7 | 92.0 | 0.3 | 366 |
| >=$75,000 | 9.5 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 374 |
| Unk/Ref | 10.6 | 88.8 | 0.6 | 338 |
| Education Level: | 8.2 | 91.4 | 0.4 | 283 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 7.7 | 92.2 | 0.1 | 986 |
| Some college/Tech school | 10.6 | 89.1 | 0.3 | 665 |
| College graduate | 11.9 | 87.8 | 0.3 | 584 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| Marital Status: | 8.6 | 91.2 | 0.2 | 1,415 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 11.1 | 88.7 | 0.2 | 1,097 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Employment Status: | 8.5 | 91.4 | 0.1 | 1,256 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 6.5 | 92.4 | 1.1 | 84 |
| Student/Homemaker | 9.7 | 90.3 | 0.0 | 275 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 11.2 | 88.4 | 0.5 | 902 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Grand Totals | 9.4 | 90.3 | 0.2 | 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. |