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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M16.5 ARE YOU NOW LIMITED IN ANY WAY OF YOUR USUAL ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF ARTHRITIS OR JOINT SYMPTOMS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT THEY HAVE SOME
FORM OF ARTHRITIS OR HAVE HAD JOINT PAIN, ACHING OR STIFFNESS IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
9.9 90.1 0 150
      25-34 14.6 84.5 0.9 375
      35-44 20.9 78.9 0.2 578
      45-54 24.0 75.6 0.4 694
      55-64 24.0 75.2 0.8 563
      65-74 25.9 73.4 0.7 378
      75 + 33.7 65.8 0.5 354
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 16
SEX

      MALE
20.1 79.4 0.4 1,136
      FEMALE 23.6 75.8 0.6 1,972
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
21.4 78.2 0.4 2,746
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 29.7 68.8 1.5 141
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 30.0 67.9 2.1 117
      HISPANIC 15.9 84.1 0 69
      REFUSED *** *** *** 35
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
46.2 51.8 2.1 358
      $15-$24,999 29.6 69.7 0.7 526
      $25-$49,999 17.4 82.2 0.4 912
      $50-$74,999 16.3 83.4 0.3 510
      >=$75,000 13.0 86.9 0.1 416
      UNK/REF 23.5 76.5 0 386
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
29.1 69.0 1.8 385
      H S GRAD OR GED 23.1 76.7 0.2 1,173
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 22.9 76.5 0.5 758
      COLLEGE GRAD 16.3 83.4 0.3 787
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 5
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
19.8 79.7 0.5 1,701
      UNMARRIED 25.8 73.7 0.5 1,404
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
14.7 85.2 0.0 1,759
      NOT EMPLOYED 32.4 64.7 2.9 120
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 17.8 81.0 1.3 330
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 38.8 60.4 0.8 892
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 7

--- ALL ---
22.0 77.4 0.5 3,108

 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, 2002

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