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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C17Q05 Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching and whether or not you have taken medication. DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, how bad was your joint pain ON AVERAGE? (JOINPAIN)
Denominator is respondents with arthritis.

Categories None (0)
Mild (1-3)
Moderate (4-6) Severe (7-10) Total
% % % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** *** 12
      18-24
      25-34 6.5 43.1 29.0 21.4 95
      35-44 6.3 31.9 31.7 30.1 245
      45-54 6.1 31.3 35.0 27.6 655
      55-64 7.6 34.0 32.6 25.8 909
      65-74 7.3 35.9 34.6 22.3 834
      75 + 9.9 26.3 35.1 28.6 710
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 24
Sex: 7.4 38.8 31.5 22.3 1,089
      Male
      Female 7.1 29.4 34.7 28.7 2,395
Race/Ethnicity: 7.0 36.0 32.9 24.1 2,861
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 8.0 11.4 36.1 44.6 408
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       4.9 14.2 37.8 43.1 80
      Hispanic 7.8 16.3 38.7 37.2 80
      Unk/Ref 22.2 11.1 37.9 28.8 55
Income Group: 3.3 10.0 29.8 56.9 501
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 6.6 24.8 36.5 32.1 766
      $25-$49,999 7.3 35.4 37.6 19.6 888
      $50-$74,999 5.4 45.9 32.5 16.2 402
      >=$75,000 10.0 47.1 29.8 13.2 425
      Unk/Ref 9.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 502
Education Level: 3.7 13.4 31.8 51.1 400
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 6.9 30.0 36.0 27.2 1,443
      Some college/Tech school 5.7 37.2 33.7 23.3 888
      College graduate 11.2 43.8 29.5 15.6 746
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 8.3 38.3 32.1 21.4 1,674
      Married
      Unmarried 5.6 25.3 35.5 33.6 1,805
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 5
Employment Status: 7.4 43.1 33.8 15.6 1,171
      Employed
      Not employed 5.8 25.6 29.6 39.0 226
      Student/Homemaker 9.6 34.9 29.0 26.5 288
      Retired/Unable to work 6.8 24.1 34.8 34.4 1,790
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 9
Grand Totals 7.2 33.2 33.4 26.1 3,484

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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