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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C17Q04 During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities, such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings? (ARTHSOCL)
Denominator is respondents with arthritis.

Categories A lot A little Not at all Total
% % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** 12
      18-24
      25-34 13.2 27.6 59.3 95
      35-44 19.6 23.2 57.2 245
      45-54 15.9 27.7 56.5 664
      55-64 16.1 22.2 61.7 919
      65-74 13.0 23.7 63.3 847
      75 + 17.8 24.9 57.4 734
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Sex: 13.2 22.1 64.7 1,106
      Male
      Female 17.7 26.1 56.2 2,434
Race/Ethnicity: 14.3 24.2 61.5 2,905
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 29.2 26.1 44.6 416
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       30.3 23.1 46.6 82
      Hispanic 22.8 38.0 39.2 80
      Unk/Ref 22.5 17.6 59.9 57
Income Group: 44.1 21.9 34.0 506
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 20.3 29.7 50.0 780
      $25-$49,999 12.3 23.9 63.8 902
      $50-$74,999 7.1 24.7 68.3 406
      >=$75,000 4.4 20.2 75.4 429
      Unk/Ref 16.3 25.4 58.3 517
Education Level: 38.8 26.6 34.6 414
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 17.1 23.9 59.0 1,465
      Some college/Tech school 12.0 26.0 62.0 892
      College graduate 7.8 22.7 69.5 762
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 11.3 22.8 65.9 1,693
      Married
      Unmarried 23.1 27.1 49.8 1,843
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 4
Employment Status: 5.8 22.7 71.6 1,181
      Employed
      Not employed 23.4 26.2 50.4 231
      Student/Homemaker 12.0 28.0 60.0 294
      Retired/Unable to work 25.5 25.2 49.4 1,825
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 9
Grand Totals 15.9 24.5 59.7 3,540

SOURCE: 2009 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.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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