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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q8.4 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FOR THESE JOINT SYMPTOMS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE HAD JOINT PAIN IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO  
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 49.3 50.7 109
      25-34 49.6 50.4 230
      35-44 65.8 34.2 358
      45-54 67.3 32.7 442
      55-64 72.9 27.1 279
      65 + 74.1 25.9 414
      UNK/REF *** *** 18
SEX

      MALE		 59.1 40.9 697
      FEMALE 70.6 29.4 1,153
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 65.4 34.6 1,646
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 79.4 20.6 86
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 58.5 41.5 57
      HISPANIC *** *** 47
      REFUSED *** *** 14
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 72.4 27.6 213
      $15-$24,999 69.6 30.4 342
      $25-$49,999 64.9 35.1 569
      $50-$74,999 63.1 36.9 285
      >=$75,000 60.4 39.6 221
      UNK/REF 64.1 35.9 220
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 70.9 29.1 206
      H S GRAD OR GED 63.7 36.3 744
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 69.9 30.1 435
      COLLEGE GRAD 61.5 38.5 462
      UNK/REF *** *** 3
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 64.9 35.1 1,041
      UNMARRIED 66.6 33.4 806
      UNK/REF *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 59.8 40.2 1,095
      NOT EMPLOY 64.2 35.8 74
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 67.7 32.3 174
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 77.9 22.1 504
      UNK/REF *** *** 3

--- ALL ---		 65.5 34.5 1,850

 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, 2001

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