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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q9.3 DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HAVE YOU STOPPED SMOKING FOR ONE DAY OR LONGER BECAUSE YOU WERE TRYING TO
QUIT SMOKING?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT NOW SMOKE EVERY OR SOME DAYS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
64.2 35.8 175
      25-34 62.3 37.7 298
      35-44 52.0 48.0 412
      45-54 50.7 49.3 332
      55-64 53.8 46.2 180
      65-74 51.5 48.5 89
      75 + *** *** 36
      UNK/REF *** *** 11
SEX

      MALE
51.5 48.5 649
      FEMALE 61.0 39.0 884
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
54.6 45.4 1,320
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 58.7 41.3 74
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 58.2 41.8 70
      HISPANIC *** *** 49
      REFUSED *** *** 20
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
65.6 34.4 189
      $15-$24,999 57.1 42.9 303
      $25-$49,999 51.8 48.2 534
      $50-$74,999 57.8 42.2 220
      >=$75,000 62.1 37.9 131
      UNK/REF 50.5 49.5 156
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
55.0 45.0 266
      H S GRAD OR GED 55.1 44.9 649
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 54.5 45.5 415
      COLLEGE GRAD 64.8 35.2 201
      UNK/REF *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
56.6 43.4 697
      UNMARRIED 55.5 44.5 833
      UNK/REF *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
56.7 43.3 1,044
      NOT EMPLOYED 55.9 44.1 103
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 55.4 44.6 138
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 53.9 46.1 245
      UNK/REF *** *** 3

--- ALL ---
56.1 43.9 1,533

 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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