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ARTHRITIS MODULE

R3: At Risk For Chronic Joint Symptoms

Respondents With Joint Symptoms For 3 Months Or More, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# with Joint
Symptoms for
 more than 3
 Months

Percent of
Respondents
with Joint
 Symptoms

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

2988

1222

38.4

36.5-40.4

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

233

47

19.8

14.1-25.4

25 – 34

390

95

25.1

20.4-29.8

35 – 44

543

203

38.9

34.4-43.3

45 – 54

635

290

44.6

40.4-48.9

55 – 64

442

226

51.6

46.6-56.5

65+

717

354

49.7

45.7-53.7

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1261

484

37.2

34.2-40.2

Female

1727

738

39.6

37.1-42.2

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2821

162

39.0

37.0-41.1

Amer. Indian

100

41

32.6

22.6-42.6

Other

54

16

24.7

13.1-36.2

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

264

126

46.0

39.3-52.7

H.S. Grad

917

376

38.2

34.6-41.8

Some College

961

403

38.7

35.3-42.2

College Grad

841

314

35.9

323-39.6

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

321

158

40.0

33.7-46.3

$15,000 – 24,999

528

226

37.3

32.7-42.0

$25,000 – 49,999

987

403

40.1

36.7-43.5

$50,000 – 74,999

468

180

38.8

34.0-43.6

$75,000+

338

114

31.8

26.5-37.1

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1720

710

40.6

38.2-43.1

Divorced

344

150

41.7

35.8-47.6

Widowed

366

179

50.6

45.1-56.1

Separated

31

15

44.2

25.2-63.2

Never Married

150

462

27.3

22.4-32.3

Member of Unmarried Couple

60

16

21.0

10.1-31.9

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

1932

721

36.4

34.0-38.8

Not Employed

76

37

43.7

30.5-57.0

Student/Home-worker

312

111

28.1

22.8-33.5

Retired/Unable to Work

662

351

52.2

48.0-56.4

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

2667

1089

38.8

36.8-40.9

Don’t Have Coverage

308

131

37.7

31.4-44.0

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
Disability 
Yes

536

375

67.8

6.32-72.4

No

2434

838

32.7

30.7-34.8

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking 
Yes

628

276

39.2

34.9-43.5

No

2351

940

38.1

35.9-40.3

 

 

 

 

 

Binge drinking 
Yes

535

204

35.3

30.7-39.9

No

2432

1010

39.3

37.1-41.1

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes 
Yes

227

125

54.6

47.5-61.8

Only during pregnancy

20

9

37.6

15.1-60.1

No

2738

1086

37.3

35.3-39.4

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity (PA) 
Meet PA

1325

507

36.1

33.2-39.0

Insufficient PA

1125

460

38.2

35.0-41.4

No PA

381

189

46.9

41.5-52.4

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1829

813

42.9

40.4-45.4

No

1021

348

30.7

27.5-33.8

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, good

2540

937

35.0

32.9-37.1

Fair, poor

439

278

60.2

54.9-65.5


Respondents With Joint Symptoms For 3 Months Or More, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# with Joint
Symptoms for
more than 3
Months

Percent of
Respondents
with Joint Symptoms

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

5843

2369

38.2

36.8-39.6

 
Race
White

5530

2254

38.6

37.2-40.1

Amer. Indian

197

77

32.2

25.0-39.5

Other

95

31

31.1

21.0-41.1


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R3: At Risk For Chronic Joint Symptoms: Respondents With Joint Symptoms For 3 Months Or More
Denominator: All Respondents

 

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