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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M13.4 HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE THIS VITAMIN PILL OR SUPPLEMENT?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT TAKE VITAMIN PILLS OR SUPPLEMENTS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES 1-3 TIMES
PER MONTH
1-2 TIMES
PER WEEK
3-6 TIMES
PER WEEK
DAILY OR MORE UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
0.4 6.8 9.8 83.0 0 169
      25-34 0.3 5.6 9.5 83.9 0.7 388
      35-44 0.4 4.1 11.1 83.9 0.5 557
      45-54 0.2 2.5 8.2 88.3 0.7 628
      55-64 0 2.6 5.8 91.7 0 437
      65-74 0 1.6 4.1 94.1 0.2 321
      75 + 0 2.6 2.8 93.5 1.2 284
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 31
SEX

      MALE
0.2 4.2 8.4 86.8 0.4 922
      FEMALE 0.2 3.2 7.5 88.6 0.6 1,893
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
0.2 3.3 7.4 88.7 0.4 2,513
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 0 5.6 16.1 77.5 0.9 118
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 0 7.3 7.9 84.2 0.7 95
      HISPANIC 0 5.0 10.6 82.7 1.7 64
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** 25
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
1.1 3.7 7.6 87.1 0.5 234
      $15-$24,999 0 5.6 7.6 86.4 0.3 411
      $25-$49,999 0 4.0 6.6 88.8 0.6 812
      $50-$74,999 0 3.6 9.2 87.1 0 499
      >=$75,000 0.5 1.6 8.5 89.4 0 494
      UNK/REF 0.1 3.0 8.3 86.7 1.9 365
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
0 5.4 6.5 86.5 1.6 208
      H S GRAD OR GED 0 2.8 4.9 91.8 0.5 946
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 0.3 4.2 8.1 87.0 0.5 778
      COLLEGE GRAD 0.3 3.5 11.1 84.9 0.2 880
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 3
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
0.1 3.4 6.8 89.2 0.4 1,613
      UNMARRIED 0.3 3.9 9.7 85.5 0.5 1,194
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
0.2 3.6 9.4 86.3 0.6 1,693
      NOT EMPLOYED 0 3.9 8.4 87.7 0 97
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 0.3 4.7 7.4 87.3 0.3 349
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 0.2 2.9 3.7 92.7 0.5 672
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 4

--- ALL ---
0.2 3.6 7.9 87.9 0.5 2,815

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002

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