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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M6.5 BECAUSE OF ANY IMPAIRMENT OR HEALTH PROBLEM, DO YOU NEED THE HELP OF OTHER PERSONS WITH YOUR PERSONAL
CARE NEEDS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WITH IMPAIRMENT OR HEALTH PROBLEMS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
*** *** *** 26
      25-34 *** *** *** 49
      35-44 21.4 76.8 1.8 113
      45-54 15.1 84.6 0.2 160
      55-64 10.1 89.0 0.9 167
      65-74 11.4 88.6 0 138
      75 + 8.0 92.0 0 193
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
SEX

      MALE
12.6 86.8 0.6 294
      FEMALE 11.2 88.4 0.3 554
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
11.5 88.1 0.4 722
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** 47
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** 46
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 17
      REFUSED *** *** *** 16
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
18.2 81.8 0 202
      $15-$24,999 9.7 89.6 0.6 201
      $25-$49,999 12.1 87.9 0 195
      $50-$74,999 11.3 88.7 0 70
      >=$75,000 4.5 93.3 2.2 50
      UNK/REF 9.9 89.2 1.0 130
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
10.4 89.6 0 161
      H S GRAD OR GED 12.1 87.4 0.5 339
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 14.8 84.9 0.4 207
      COLLEGE GRAD 7.7 91.3 1.0 137
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
12.8 86.7 0.6 356
      UNMARRIED 10.2 89.6 0.2 489
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
3.6 95.8 0.6 219
      NOT EMPLOYED *** *** *** 44
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 9.3 90.3 0.4 91
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 15.8 83.9 0.3 493
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 1

--- ALL ---
11.8 87.8 0.4 848

 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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