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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
RF9.1 COMPUTED SMOKING STATUS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES EVERY DAY SMOKER SOME DAYS SMOKER FORMER SMOKER NEVER SMOKED UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
29.2 8.4 8.7 53.6 0 468
      25-34 24.4 6.3 16.4 52.9 0 983
      35-44 29.7 4.1 17.1 49.2 0 1,231
      45-54 25.2 3.8 27.5 43.5 0.0 1,157
      55-64 18.4 3.7 37.3 40.1 0.5 797
      65-74 12.1 2.8 35.8 49.0 0.2 570
      75 + 5.5 1.4 35.5 57.6 0 528
      UNK/REF 12.2 2.0 14.2 71.6 0 55
SEX

      MALE
24.7 5.0 27.4 43.0 0 2,295
      FEMALE 21.3 4.4 19.5 54.6 0.2 3,494
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
23.1 4.2 24.4 48.1 0.1 5,042
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 22.2 5.4 17.3 55.1 0 285
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 28.0 8.3 16.9 46.7 0 203
      HISPANIC 15.6 8.9 14.7 60.8 0 195
      REFUSED 36.3 1.3 21.2 41.2 0 64
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
30.3 5.0 18.4 46.2 0 560
      $15-$24,999 29.5 5.5 19.2 45.6 0.1 918
      $25-$49,999 26.6 5.0 23.7 44.8 0 1,745
      $50-$74,999 19.7 4.0 27.4 48.8 0.1 947
      >=$75,000 12.5 3.7 26.0 57.8 0 867
      UNK/REF 18.9 4.5 21.8 54.3 0.5 752
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
38.1 4.6 19.8 37.5 0 650
      H S GRAD OR GED 28.2 4.6 22.0 45.1 0.2 2,151
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 22.6 5.5 23.2 48.7 0.0 1,447
      COLLEGE GRAD 9.1 4.0 26.7 60.1 0.1 1,530
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 11
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
19.0 3.9 26.8 50.2 0.1 3,216
      UNMARRIED 29.2 5.9 17.8 47.0 0.1 2,560
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 13
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
25.1 4.6 21.6 48.7 0.0 3,558
      NOT EMPLOYED 37.1 7.5 18.3 36.1 1.1 250
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 17.3 5.4 14.1 63.1 0.2 689
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 15.9 3.5 36.4 44.1 0 1,278
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 14

--- ALL ---
23.0 4.7 23.3 49.0 0.1 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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