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ARTHRITIS MODULE

R2: At Risk For Doctor Diagnosed Arthritis

Respondents Who Were Ever Told By A Doctor They Had Arthritis, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who are
told had
 arthritis

Percent of
respondents
who were told
they had
 arthritis

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

2997

961

27.5

25.8-29.2

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)
18 – 24

233

16

5.6

2.6-8.5

25 – 34

390

38

10.4

7.1-13.7

35 – 44

548

98

17.5

14.1-20.9

45 – 54

637

201

29.2

25.4-33.0

55 – 64

441

199

44.8

39.8-49.7

65+

722

401

54.8

50.8-58.7

 

 

 

 

 

Sex
Male

1272

317

21.8

19.5-24.2

Female

1725

644

32.9

30.6-35.4

 

 

 

 

 

Race
White

2772

891

27.7

25.9-29.5

Amer. Indian

90

33

26.5

17.1-35.9

Other

106

22

17.1

9.8-24.3

 

 

 

 

 

Education
Less than H.S.

266

135

46.6

39.8-53.3

H.S. Grad

920

318

28.5

25.4-31.6

Some College

966

307

26.9

24.0-29.9

College Grad

840

198

20.8

17.9-23.7

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income
$0 – 14,999

322

142

33.0

27.4-38.6

$15,000 – 24,999

541

202

31.2

26.9-35.4

$25,000 – 49,999

993

290

26.7

23.7-29.6

$50,000 – 74,999

465

118

23.6

19.5-27.7

$75,000+

340

84

21.5

16.9-26.0

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status
Married

1720

535

29.1

26.9-31.4

Divorced

349

124

32.2

26.8-37.6

Widowed

365

201

55.6

50.1-61.1

Separated

32

9

23.8

7.8-39.8

Never Married

466

81

11.5

8.5-14.4

Member of Unmarried Couple

60

10

10.5

3.4-17.5

 

 

 

 

 

Employment
Employed

1938

450

20.6

18.7-22.6

Not Employed

75

25

26.3

15.3-37.3

Student/Home-worker

312

104

22.9

18.4-27.3

Retired/Unable to Work

666

380

55.3

51.1-59.5

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan
Health Coverage

2674

871

28.1

26.3-29.9

Don’t Have Coverage

310

90

24.7

19.4-30.0

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability
Yes

538

348

58.5

53.6-63.3

No

2441

603

21.5

19.7-23.2

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking
Yes

632

190

25.0

21.4-28.6

No

2356

766

28.0

26.1-29.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes
Yes

226

127

52.7

45.4-60.0

Only during pregnancy

20

5

21.0

0-42.4

No

2748

828

25.8

24.1-27.6

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity (PA)
Meet PA

1327

347

22.3

19.9-24.6

Insufficient PA

1098

357

27.7

24.8-30.5

No PA

384

178

42.7

37.4-48.0

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese
Yes

1836

641

30.7

28.5-33.0

No

1022

266

21.4

18.7-23.9

 

 

 

 

 

Binge drinking
Yes

539

105

15.9

12.7-19.2

No

2438

848

30.5

28.6-32.5

 

 

 

 

 

General Health
Excellent, very good, good

2547

691

23.2

21.5-24.9

Fair, poor

440

265

55.0

49.6-60.3


Respondents Who Were Ever Told By A Doctor They Had Arthritis, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who have
been told they
 had arthritis

Percent of
respondents
told they had
arthritis

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

2857

865

28.2

26.4-30.1

 
Race
White

2712

827

28.5

26.6-30.4

Amer. Indian

96

26

22.1

12.8-31.5

Other

38

10

27.3

10.6-44.1

         

Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R2: At Risk For Doctor Diagnosed Arthritis: Respondents Who Were Ever Told They Had Arthritis
Denominator: All Respondents

 

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