| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| M6.2 DO YOU NOW HAVE ANY HEALTH PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES YOU TO USE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT? |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
YES
NO
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 0.5
99.1
0.4
452
25-34
0.9
99.1
0
955
35-44
3.0
96.9
0.0
1,184
45-54
6.4
93.6
0
1,129
55-64
7.0
93.0
0
774
65-74
9.8
90.1
0.1
564
75 +
23.2
76.8
0
518
UNK/REF
***
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46
SEX
MALE 4.8
95.2
0
2,214
FEMALE
6.2
93.7
0.1
3,408
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 5.3
94.7
0.0
4,915
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
9.0
91.0
0
265
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
6.7
93.1
0.2
196
HISPANIC
2.5
96.4
1.1
183
REFUSED
16.1
83.9
0
63
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 13.1
86.9
0
540
$15-$24,999
8.7
91.3
0
891
$25-$49,999
4.6
95.4
0
1,691
$50-$74,999
2.1
97.9
0
930
>=$75,000
2.4
97.6
0.1
850
UNK/REF
7.1
92.5
0.5
720
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 7.1
92.5
0.4
630
H S GRAD OR GED
6.0
94.0
0
2,073
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
6.1
93.8
0.0
1,411
COLLEGE GRAD
3.5
96.5
0.0
1,499
UNK/REF
***
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 4.6
95.3
0.1
3,132
UNMARRIED
6.8
93.2
0.0
2,478
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 1.7
98.2
0.1
3,444
NOT EMPLOYED
4.2
95.8
0
241
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
3.8
96.0
0.1
677
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
19.4
80.6
0
1,249
UNK/REF
***
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11
--- ALL --- 5.5
94.4
0.1
5,622
| 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 |