Told by a doctor/health professional you have some form of arthritis
State of Hawaii BRFSS [2005-2007]/Japanese

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 763  25.6  (23.6-27.8) 1,830  74.4  (72.2-76.4) 2,593 209,807
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years   3   6.3  ( 1.9-19.1)    81  93.7  (80.9-98.1)    84  18,950
    25-34 Years  10   4.5  ( 2.2- 9.0)   166  95.5  (91.0-97.8)   176  22,183
    35-44 Years  35   8.2  ( 5.5-12.2)   307  91.8  (87.8-94.5)   342  29,760
    45-54 Years 113  22.2  (18.1-27.0)   391  77.8  (73.0-81.9)   504  40,010
    55-64 Years 155  32.6  (27.5-38.0)   338  67.4  (62.0-72.5)   493  36,015
    65+ Years 445  45.9  (42.0-49.8)   536  54.1  (50.2-58.0)   981  61,971
    Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
GENDER        
    Male 271  22.5  (19.5-25.8)   754  77.5  (74.2-80.5) 1,025 101,801
    Female 492  28.6  (25.9-31.4) 1,076  71.4  (68.6-74.1) 1,568 108,006
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married 404  27.4  (24.7-30.2) 1,027  72.6  (69.8-75.3) 1,431 123,948
    Unmarried 359  23.2  (20.2-26.5)   798  76.8  (73.5-79.8) 1,157  85,534
    Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
    <High School  44  31.5  (21.7-43.4)    78  68.5  (56.6-78.3)   122   8,526
    High School 242  31.4  (26.9-36.2)   431  68.6  (63.8-73.1)   673  55,253
    Some College 209  23.5  (20.0-27.2)   506  76.5  (72.8-80.0)   715  59,214
    College 267  22.9  (20.0-26.1)   811  77.1  (73.9-80.0) 1,078  86,466
    Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed 264  17.3  (15.0-19.9) 1,085  82.7  (80.1-85.0) 1,349 121,582
    Unemployed  -    -   --  
    Student/Homemaker  19  10.5  ( 4.9-21.4)   106  89.5  (78.6-95.1)   125  14,314
    Retired/Can't work 472  43.6  (39.9-47.4)   613  56.4  (52.6-60.1) 1,085  70,551
    Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000  49  28.3  (19.0-39.9)    93  71.7  (60.1-81.0)   142   8,224
    $15,000-24,999 107  33.2  (26.6-40.6)   172  66.8  (59.4-73.4)   279  17,971
    $25,000-49,999 238  29.4  (25.5-33.6)   473  70.6  (66.4-74.5)   711  50,479
    $50,000-74,999 123  25.8  (21.3-30.9)   324  74.2  (69.1-78.7)   447  38,430
    >=$75,000 155  19.9  (16.7-23.6)   562  80.1  (76.4-83.3)   717  67,067
    Unknown/Refused  91  26.7  (20.3-34.1)   206  73.3  (65.9-79.7)   297  27,637
COUNTY        
    Honolulu 418  24.7  (22.4-27.3) 1,096  75.3  (72.7-77.6) 1,514 168,163
    Hawaii 164  30.8  (26.4-35.6)   328  69.2  (64.4-73.6)   492  18,341
    Kauai  63  30.1  (23.0-38.2)   141  69.9  (61.8-77.0)   204   7,244
    Maui 118  27.0  (21.6-33.2)   265  73.0  (66.8-78.4)   383  16,058

The symbol '--' means cell size less than 50.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.