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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
M17.01 Earlier you indicated that you had arthritis or joint symptoms. Thinking about your arthritis or joint symptoms, which of the following best describes you today?
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 I can do everything
I would like
to do
I can do most
things I would
like to do
I can do some
things I would
like to do
I can hardly
do anything
I would like
to do
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 72.2 23.5 4.3 0.0 0.0 54
      18-24
      25-34 51.6 39.7 6.2 2.5 0.0 218
      35-44 37.1 40.0 14.8 7.4 0.6 372
      45-54 32.6 43.0 18.2 6.2 0.0 549
      55-64 23.0 47.0 21.0 8.6 0.3 555
      65-74 24.1 50.8 18.1 6.9 0.0 425
      75 + 17.3 52.5 21.0 8.8 0.4 330
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 17
Sex: 37.6 42.1 13.8 6.6 0.0 881
      Male
      Female 29.0 45.6 18.5 6.6 0.3 1,639
Race/Ethnicity: 33.7 44.6 15.5 6.0 0.2 2,254
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 31.2 36.9 23.2 8.6 0.0 117
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       15.8 45.7 22.8 15.7 0.0 84
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** 46
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 19
Income Group: 18.0 33.7 26.6 21.7 0.0 312
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 24.3 43.0 23.8 8.6 0.3 450
      $25-$49,999 34.2 46.5 14.5 4.8 0.0 680
      $50-$74,999 42.7 44.3 11.7 1.4 0.0 366
      >=$75,000 41.5 51.1 5.5 1.6 0.3 374
      Unk/Ref 30.9 39.7 21.1 7.8 0.6 338
Education Level: 28.1 34.1 24.0 13.3 0.5 283
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 26.0 47.3 18.0 8.5 0.1 986
      Some college/Tech school 36.9 42.9 15.3 4.8 0.1 665
      College graduate 42.7 45.1 10.2 1.6 0.3 584
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 2
Marital Status: 34.8 44.9 14.6 5.6 0.1 1,415
      Married
      Unmarried 29.3 42.3 19.6 8.4 0.3 1,097
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 8
Employment Status: 42.8 45.0 10.2 1.8 0.3 1,256
      Employed
      Not employed 27.9 44.5 21.3 6.3 0.0 84
      Student/Homemaker 35.8 41.6 18.1 4.3 0.2 275
      Retired/Unable to work 17.0 43.1 24.9 15.0 0.1 902
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 3
Grand Totals 32.9 44.0 16.3 6.6 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.

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