Back to Arthritis Questions
Are you currently being treated by a doctor for arthritis?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
837 |
384 45.5 (41.7-49.3) |
453 54.5 (50.7-58.3) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
247 |
94 37.4 (31.1-44.3) |
153 62.6 (55.7-68.9) |
| Female |
590 |
290 50.5 (46.0-55.0) |
300 49.5 (45.0-54.0) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
658 |
300 45.5 (41.3-49.7) |
358 54.5 (50.3-58.7) |
| African American |
163 |
79 48.7 (39.6-57.9) |
84 51.3 (42.1-60.4) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
9 |
1 9.5 ( 1.3-46.1) |
8 90.5 (53.9-98.7) |
| 25-34 |
33 |
11 30.7 (17.1-48.7) |
22 69.3 (51.3-82.9) |
| 35-44 |
103 |
36 39.7 (29.3-51.2) |
67 60.3 (48.8-70.7) |
| 45-54 |
157 |
60 42.1 (33.1-51.6) |
97 57.9 (48.4-66.9) |
| 55-64 |
172 |
89 49.5 (41.3-57.7) |
83 50.5 (42.3-58.7) |
| 65+ |
359 |
187 50.5 (44.9-56.1) |
172 49.5 (43.9-55.1) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
237 |
117 49.7 (42.7-56.7) |
120 50.3 (43.3-57.3) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
254 |
121 47.9 (41.1-54.6) |
133 52.1 (45.4-58.9) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
187 |
83 43.3 (35.0-51.9) |
104 56.7 (48.1-65.0) |
| College Graduate |
156 |
62 38.4 (30.4-47.0) |
94 61.6 (53.0-69.6) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
165 |
84 46.1 (37.8-54.7) |
81 53.9 (45.3-62.2) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
169 |
89 53.8 (45.4-62.0) |
80 46.2 (38.0-54.6) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
89 |
55 59.9 (48.2-70.6) |
34 40.1 (29.4-51.8) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
100 |
43 46.6 (35.7-57.8) |
57 53.4 (42.2-64.3) |
| $50,000+ |
151 |
43 29.5 (21.7-38.8) |
108 70.5 (61.2-78.3) |
| *This question is asked to respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that s/he had arthritis. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
