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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C18.01 When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say?
Denominator is respondents who are employed or self-employed.

Categories Mostly sitting
or standing

Mostly walking


Mostly heavy
labor or physically
demanding
work
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 41.8 29.5 27.1 1.6 178
      18-24
      25-34 54.9 23.5 20.8 0.9 654
      35-44 59.7 22.2 16.9 1.2 866
      45-54 63.0 19.9 15.6 1.5 888
      55-64 66.2 20.3 10.8 2.7 515
      65-74 70.2 12.3 10.1 7.3 143
      75 + *** *** *** *** 28
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 15
Sex: 51.9 21.3 24.8 2.0 1,433
      Male
      Female 66.4 23.5 8.8 1.3 1,854
Race/Ethnicity: 59.8 21.2 17.2 1.8 2,909
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 56.5 23.8 19.2 0.5 171
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       53.1 21.2 21.8 4.0 75
      Hispanic 43.1 40.2 16.7 0.0 116
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 16
Income Group: 40.1 32.6 26.4 0.9 132
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 45.1 29.0 24.7 1.1 382
      $25-$49,999 53.9 22.1 22.1 1.9 1,016
      $50-$74,999 60.6 21.2 16.4 1.8 703
      >=$75,000 71.6 18.9 7.7 1.8 782
      Unk/Ref 57.7 21.4 19.5 1.4 272
Education Level: 39.2 29.8 30.2 0.8 205
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 47.6 23.6 27.0 1.7 1,104
      Some college/Tech school 59.3 23.4 15.5 1.7 849
      College graduate 74.4 18.1 5.8 1.8 1,128
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 61.5 21.7 15.1 1.7 1,983
      Married
      Unmarried 52.5 23.4 22.5 1.6 1,292
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 12
Employment Status: 58.5 22.3 17.6 1.7 3,287
      Employed
Grand Totals 58.5 22.3 17.6 1.7 3,287

SOURCE: 2005 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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