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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q4.4 HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT POTATOES NOT INCLUDING FRENCH FRIES, FRIED POTATOES OR POTATO CHIPS?

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES DAILY
OR MORE
3-6 TIMES
PER WEEK
1-2 TIMES
PER WEEK
1-3 TIMES
PER MONTH
< 1 PER MONTH
OR NEVER
UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
5.3 20.8 44.5 25.6 3.4 0.4 468
      25-34 4.5 22.6 53.2 15.1 4.4 0.2 983
      35-44 6.3 28.7 45.8 15.4 3.7 0.1 1,231
      45-54 5.4 28.9 46.5 14.9 4.1 0.2 1,157
      55-64 7.1 32.1 42.1 12.9 5.4 0.5 797
      65-74 7.9 34.4 43.4 8.9 4.3 1.2 570
      75 + 12.9 34.5 37.8 9.0 3.7 2.2 528
      UNK/REF 7.2 25.9 43.5 18.2 4.2 1.0 55
SEX

      MALE
6.5 27.5 47.5 14.2 4.0 0.3 2,295
      FEMALE 6.3 28.3 44.2 16.3 4.2 0.7 3,494
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
6.4 29.0 45.8 14.6 3.7 0.4 5,042
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 2.4 16.8 47.6 26.8 5.3 1.1 285
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 6.3 24.1 43.2 15.3 10.8 0.3 203
      HISPANIC 9.1 23.0 45.4 16.5 4.3 1.7 195
      REFUSED 15.8 32.9 44.4 3.8 2.4 0.7 64
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
8.9 23.5 40.7 19.9 5.7 1.3 560
      $15-$24,999 8.5 27.6 44.1 14.9 4.2 0.7 918
      $25-$49,999 6.7 30.9 44.8 14.0 3.5 0.1 1,745
      $50-$74,999 4.7 28.6 48.1 14.7 3.8 0.2 947
      >=$75,000 3.4 24.8 51.8 15.7 4.2 0.1 867
      UNK/REF 7.4 27.3 43.2 15.9 4.8 1.3 752
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
10.2 29.5 40.4 14.8 3.6 1.5 650
      H S GRAD OR GED 7.8 31.4 42.4 14.1 3.8 0.5 2,151
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 5.2 26.0 49.3 15.2 4.1 0.2 1,447
      COLLEGE GRAD 3.7 24.1 49.8 17.4 4.8 0.3 1,530
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 11
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
6.3 31.0 46.3 12.5 3.5 0.4 3,216
      UNMARRIED 6.4 23.1 45.2 19.7 5.0 0.6 2,560
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 13
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
5.1 27.1 47.6 15.9 4.1 0.1 3,558
      NOT EMPLOYED 8.1 23.3 45.3 17.2 6.1 0 250
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 5.2 28.7 43.9 18.4 2.9 0.9 689
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 10.9 31.5 41.1 10.8 4.3 1.5 1,278
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 14

--- ALL ---
6.4 27.9 45.8 15.3 4.1 0.5 5,789

 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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