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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C20.02 In general, how satisfied are you with your life?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Very satisfied Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied Unk/Ref
Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 34.4 59.2 4.8 0.9 0.7 313
      18-24
      25-34 42.3 52.0 4.4 1.0 0.3 829
      35-44 38.8 53.6 6.2 0.9 0.5 1,038
      45-54 39.3 54.5 4.3 1.6 0.4 1,091
      55-64 44.3 49.2 4.9 0.7 0.9 895
      65-74 48.7 46.0 3.7 1.2 0.5 658
      75 + 44.7 51.7 2.6 0.4 0.6 493
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 40
Sex: 40.6 53.8 3.8 1.1 0.7 2,020
      Male
      Female 41.6 51.6 5.4 1.0 0.4 3,337
Race/Ethnicity: 41.7 52.4 4.5 0.9 0.5 4,712
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 37.3 52.7 6.9 2.5 0.6 274
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       33.3 57.0 6.6 2.2 0.9 161
      Hispanic 41.3 52.4 4.6 0.5 1.2 174
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 36
Income Group: 23.2 57.5 13.7 4.0 1.6 524
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 29.3 61.7 6.5 1.4 1.0 815
      $25-$49,999 35.9 58.8 4.7 0.5 0.1 1,481
      $50-$74,999 48.2 48.8 2.5 0.5 0.0 877
      >=$75,000 60.0 37.8 1.5 0.2 0.5 966
      Unk/Ref 40.4 53.6 3.6 1.4 1.0 694
Education Level: 28.7 57.4 10.3 2.2 1.4 505
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 33.8 60.3 4.4 1.1 0.5 1,955
      Some college/Tech school 43.4 49.2 5.4 1.1 0.9 1,363
      College graduate 53.6 44.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 1,528
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 6
Marital Status: 48.2 47.8 3.1 0.5 0.4 3,058
      Married
      Unmarried 29.1 60.9 7.3 1.9 0.8 2,280
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 19
Employment Status: 42.5 53.5 3.4 0.5 0.1 3,201
      Employed
      Not employed 20.7 58.7 12.8 4.5 3.2 200
      Student/Homemaker 44.8 52.3 2.0 0.7 0.2 634
      Retired/Unable to work 39.4 49.3 8.1 1.8 1.4 1,311
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 41.1 52.7 4.6 1.0 0.5 5,357

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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