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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
RF18.2 RISK FACTOR FOR LIVING IN HOME WITH LOADED AND UNLOCKED FIREARM

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

      18-24
94.5 2.9 2.6 452
      25-34 91.8 5.1 3.2 956
      35-44 92.2 4.4 3.4 1,184
      45-54 89.2 6.8 4.0 1,129
      55-64 85.0 10.4 4.6 775
      65-74 88.7 5.1 6.2 565
      75 + 92.3 3.3 4.4 518
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 46
SEX

      MALE
87.8 8.2 4.0 2,216
      FEMALE 93.1 3.0 3.8 3,409
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
90.2 5.7 4.1 4,918
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 93.0 4.3 2.6 265
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 90.7 4.8 4.4 196
      HISPANIC 96.8 1.6 1.6 183
      REFUSED 82.9 10.7 6.4 63
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
95.1 3.4 1.5 540
      $15-$24,999 93.6 4.2 2.2 891
      $25-$49,999 91.9 5.2 2.9 1,694
      $50-$74,999 89.8 7.2 3.0 930
      >=$75,000 88.3 8.7 3.0 850
      UNK/REF 84.7 2.7 12.6 720
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
92.1 4.6 3.3 631
      H S GRAD OR GED 90.1 5.4 4.5 2,074
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 90.0 6.2 3.9 1,412
      COLLEGE GRAD 91.2 5.4 3.4 1,499
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 9
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
89.6 5.7 4.7 3,134
      UNMARRIED 92.3 5.1 2.7 2,479
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 12
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
90.1 6.3 3.6 3,445
      NOT EMPLOYED 92.8 3.3 3.9 241
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 94.9 1.8 3.3 677
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 88.8 5.9 5.3 1,251
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11

--- ALL ---
90.6 5.5 3.9 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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