Back to Arthritis Questions
What type of arthritis did the doctor say you have?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Osteoarthritis
N % C.I.(95%) |
Rhuematism
N % C.I.(95%) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) |
Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) |
Other
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
837 |
296 34.6 (31.1-38.4) |
64 7.0 ( 5.4- 9.1) |
83 10.7 ( 8.4-13.5) |
354 42.6 (38.8-46.4) |
40 5.1 ( 3.6- 7.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
246 |
72 29.9 (23.8-36.7) |
14 5.6 ( 3.3- 9.4) |
29 11.1 ( 7.6-16.0) |
119 48.1 (41.4-55.0) |
12 5.2 ( 2.9- 9.2) |
| Female |
591 |
224 37.6 (33.4-42.0) |
50 7.9 ( 5.9-10.6) |
54 10.4 ( 7.7-14.0) |
235 39.1 (34.8-43.5) |
28 4.9 ( 3.2- 7.4) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
658 |
262 37.8 (33.9-41.9) |
50 7.1 ( 5.3- 9.5) |
66 11.1 ( 8.5-14.3) |
250 39.2 (35.1-43.5) |
30 4.8 ( 3.2- 7.0) |
| African American |
163 |
29 21.3 (13.6-31.8) |
13 7.2 ( 3.9-12.9) |
16 9.9 ( 5.8-16.4) |
96 55.8 (46.4-64.9) |
9 5.7 ( 2.8-11.3) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
9 |
1 9.5 ( 1.3-46.1) |
1 9.5 ( 1.3-46.1) |
|
7 81.0 (46.2-95.5) |
|
| 25-34 |
33 |
4 16.2 ( 5.9-37.0) |
6 16.7 ( 7.4-33.3) |
6 17.3 ( 7.5-34.8) |
13 41.4 (25.1-59.8) |
4 8.5 ( 3.0-21.8) |
| 35-44 |
103 |
30 30.2 (21.1-41.2) |
6 4.6 ( 1.9-10.4) |
17 19.0 (11.1-30.7) |
40 36.1 (26.5-46.9) |
10 10.1 ( 5.0-19.5) |
| 45-54 |
157 |
56 36.4 (27.8-46.0) |
10 5.6 ( 2.8-10.8) |
15 9.7 ( 5.7-16.0) |
66 40.7 (32.0-49.9) |
10 7.7 ( 4.1-14.1) |
| 55-64 |
173 |
58 30.2 (23.4-37.9) |
12 7.3 ( 4.0-13.0) |
24 14.4 ( 9.4-21.3) |
73 45.0 (36.9-53.3) |
6 3.1 ( 1.3- 7.4) |
| 65+ |
358 |
146 41.0 (35.6-46.6) |
28 7.3 ( 4.9-10.7) |
21 5.8 ( 3.7- 9.1) |
153 43.2 (37.7-48.9) |
10 2.7 ( 1.4- 5.1) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
238 |
54 24.4 (18.8-30.9) |
19 7.7 ( 4.7-12.3) |
25 10.8 ( 7.1-16.1) |
132 53.4 (46.4-60.3) |
8 3.7 ( 1.8- 7.6) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
254 |
102 38.2 (32.0-44.9) |
16 6.4 ( 3.8-10.5) |
20 9.1 ( 5.7-14.1) |
100 39.7 (33.2-46.5) |
16 6.6 ( 3.8-11.5) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
187 |
77 40.4 (32.3-48.9) |
16 6.5 ( 3.9-10.9) |
22 12.8 ( 7.8-20.4) |
65 36.7 (29.1-45.1) |
7 3.5 ( 1.6- 7.6) |
| College Graduate |
156 |
62 36.6 (28.7-45.3) |
13 7.8 ( 4.4-13.7) |
16 10.6 ( 6.3-17.2) |
56 38.5 (30.4-47.3) |
9 6.5 ( 3.2-12.6) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
165 |
47 23.6 (17.7-30.8) |
13 6.5 ( 3.6-11.6) |
19 13.3 ( 8.0-21.4) |
83 53.9 (45.3-62.3) |
3 2.6 ( 0.8- 8.5) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
169 |
70 44.6 (36.5-53.1) |
20 11.0 ( 7.0-17.0) |
15 9.1 ( 5.3-15.2) |
53 29.6 (22.7-37.6) |
11 5.7 ( 2.8-11.0) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
89 |
36 36.5 (26.5-47.9) |
5 5.2 ( 2.0-12.9) |
8 9.1 ( 4.4-18.0) |
35 43.0 (32.1-54.7) |
5 6.2 ( 2.4-14.8) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
100 |
41 37.1 (27.3-48.0) |
4 3.6 ( 1.3-10.0) |
8 11.7 ( 5.1-24.4) |
39 39.8 (29.7-51.0) |
8 7.8 ( 3.4-16.7) |
| $50,000+ |
151 |
56 36.8 (28.4-46.2) |
10 6.2 ( 3.3-11.4) |
17 11.6 ( 7.1-18.3) |
59 39.1 (30.8-48.0) |
9 6.3 ( 3.2-12.1) |
| *The response category 'DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE' is presented here due to unusually large number in this category |
| First four most frequent response categories presented here. OTHER category was formed from the remaining responses. |
| #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. |
