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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q87. Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes

No

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % N
Age Group: 6.5 92.9 0.5 422
      18-24
      25-34 14.0 85.7 0.4 1,040
      35-44 22.1 77.7 0.2 1,168
      45-54 36.2 63.6 0.2 1,248
      55-64 49.2 50.5 0.3 991
      65-74 54.3 45.5 0.2 755
      75 + 60.1 39.1 0.8 562
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 40
Sex: 25.3 74.3 0.5 2,390
      Male
      Female 35.9 63.9 0.2 3,836
Race/Ethnicity: 31.5 68.2 0.3 5,409
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 28.6 71.2 0.2 338
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       29.3 68.1 2.6 196
      Hispanic 19.3 80.7 0.0 216
      Unk/Ref 42.4 57.6 0.0 67
Income Group: 38.3 61.1 0.5 596
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 35.4 64.4 0.1 929
      $25-$49,999 31.8 68.1 0.1 1,784
      $50-$74,999 25.3 74.5 0.2 1,058
      >=$75,000 24.0 75.6 0.4 1,079
      Unk/Ref 35.4 63.5 1.1 780
Education Level: 37.1 62.9 0.0 631
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 33.4 66.1 0.5 2,298
      Some College/Tech School 31.9 67.9 0.2 1,543
      College Graduate 23.3 76.3 0.3 1,741
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 13
Marital Status: 32.0 67.7 0.3 3,489
      Married
      Unmarried 28.9 70.7 0.4 2,717
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 24.4 75.4 0.2 3,774
      Employed
      Not Employed 25.9 74.1 0.0 222
      Student/Homemaker 22.0 77.2 0.8 704
      Retired/Unable to Work 56.7 42.6 0.7 1,494
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 32
Grand Totals 30.8 68.9 0.3 6,226

SOURCE: 2004 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.

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