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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q8.6 ARE YOU CURRENTLY BEING TREATED BY A DOCTOR FOR ARTHRITIS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A DOCTOR THAT THEY HAVE ARTHRITIS

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 *** *** *** 25
      25-34 28.9 71.1 0 53
      35-44 35.7 64.3 0 151
      45-54 39.5 60.5 0 258
      55-64 43.3 56.2 0.5 233
      65 + 48.9 50.8 0.4 425
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
SEX

      MALE		 32.5 67.3 0.2 365
      FEMALE 48.5 51.2 0.2 784
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 41.9 58.0 0.2 1,029
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 54.5 45.5 0 62
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** 36
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 15
      REFUSED *** *** *** 7
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 54.1 45.9 0 162
      $15-$24,999 42.7 57.1 0.3 264
      $25-$49,999 37.3 62.7 0 316
      $50-$74,999 39.9 60.1 0 141
      >=$75,000 37.3 62.7 0 105
      UNK/REF 48.6 50.2 1.2 161
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 48.1 51.5 0.4 178
      H S GRAD OR GED 39.9 59.9 0.2 469
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 46.2 53.4 0.4 278
      COLLEGE GRAD 38.2 61.8 0 222
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 42.5 57.3 0.1 609
      UNMARRIED 42.1 57.5 0.4 540
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 34.7 65.3 0 525
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** 32
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 45.2 53.8 0.9 105
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 51.2 48.5 0.3 486
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 1

--- ALL ---		 42.4 57.4 0.2 1,149

 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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