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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
RF18.1 RISK FACTOR FOR LIVING IN HOME WITH LOADED FIREARM

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES NOT AT RISK AT RISK UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
91.8 6.0 2.3 452
      25-34 88.3 8.6 3.1 956
      35-44 87.3 9.3 3.3 1,184
      45-54 86.6 9.4 4.0 1,129
      55-64 80.2 15.3 4.5 775
      65-74 85.4 8.7 6.0 565
      75 + 91.0 4.6 4.4 518
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 46
SEX

      MALE
83.2 13.0 3.8 2,216
      FEMALE 90.8 5.5 3.7 3,409
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
86.8 9.2 3.9 4,918
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 86.3 11.1 2.6 265
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 88.4 7.5 4.1 196
      HISPANIC 95.1 3.3 1.6 183
      REFUSED 76.2 17.4 6.4 63
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
91.4 7.1 1.5 540
      $15-$24,999 91.0 6.9 2.2 891
      $25-$49,999 88.0 9.3 2.7 1,694
      $50-$74,999 86.0 11.1 2.9 930
      >=$75,000 84.7 12.3 3.0 850
      UNK/REF 82.0 5.7 12.3 720
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
87.8 9.2 3.1 631
      H S GRAD OR GED 85.9 9.7 4.4 2,074
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 86.6 9.7 3.7 1,412
      COLLEGE GRAD 89.0 7.6 3.4 1,499
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 9
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
86.0 9.4 4.6 3,134
      UNMARRIED 89.0 8.5 2.5 2,479
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 12
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
86.3 10.2 3.5 3,445
      NOT EMPLOYED 90.0 6.1 3.9 241
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 93.0 3.7 3.3 677
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 85.0 9.9 5.1 1,251
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11

--- ALL ---
87.1 9.1 3.8 5,625

 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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