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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q38. In the past three months, have you had a fall?
Denominator is respondents aged 45 years and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 14.6 85.2 0.2 1,116
      45-54
      55-64 13.7 85.7 0.6 827
      65-74 11.5 88.3 0.3 598
      75 + 15.3 84.7 0.0 497
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Sex: 13.5 86.5 0.0 1,174
      Male
      Female 14.2 85.3 0.5 1,890
Race/Ethnicity: 13.8 85.8 0.3 2,739
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 8.1 91.9 0.0 147
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       17.2 82.8 0.0 83
      Hispanic 22.5 77.5 0.0 59
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 36
Income Group: 19.2 80.8 0.0 337
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 14.3 85.7 0.0 523
      $25-$49,999 13.8 85.9 0.4 841
      $50-$74,999 12.8 86.6 0.5 424
      >=$75,000 14.0 85.9 0.1 461
      Unk/Ref 11.3 88.1 0.5 478
Education Level: 14.8 85.2 0.0 374
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 13.0 86.8 0.2 1,239
      Some college/Tech school 13.8 85.5 0.7 713
      College graduate 15.2 84.8 0.1 730
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 8
Marital Status: 13.6 86.1 0.3 1,757
      Married
      Unmarried 14.6 85.2 0.2 1,301
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Employment Status: 12.7 87.0 0.3 1,471
      Employed
      Not employed 14.9 85.1 0.0 106
      Student/Homemaker 12.6 86.5 0.9 269
      Retired/Unable to work 15.7 84.1 0.1 1,204
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 14
Grand Totals 13.9 85.8 0.3 3,064

SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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