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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
C09Q02 Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 0.6 99.4 0.0 299
      18-24
      25-34 1.4 98.6 0.1 899
      35-44 3.9 96.0 0.1 1,147
      45-54 6.1 93.8 0.1 1,332
      55-64 9.9 90.0 0.1 1,193
      65-74 13.0 87.0 0.0 872
      75 + 26.4 73.4 0.2 734
      Unk/Ref 2.1 97.9 0.0 66
Sex: 5.6 94.3 0.0 2,430
      Male
      Female 8.1 91.8 0.1 4,112
Race/Ethnicity: 6.8 93.1 0.1 5,419
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 8.1 91.9 0.0 609
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       9.2 90.8 0.0 214
      Hispanic 4.2 95.4 0.4 230
      Unk/Ref 14.8 85.2 0.0 70
Income Group: 18.4 81.5 0.1 621
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 9.9 90.1 0.1 1,092
      $25-$49,999 6.1 93.8 0.1 1,740
      $50-$74,999 3.2 96.7 0.1 969
      >=$75,000 2.0 98.0 0.0 1,197
      Unk/Ref 10.3 89.7 0.1 923
Education Level: 11.5 88.4 0.1 667
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 7.0 92.9 0.1 2,456
      Some college/Tech school 6.7 93.3 0.0 1,622
      College Graduate 4.8 95.1 0.1 1,787
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 5.4 94.5 0.1 3,501
      Married
      Unmarried 9.2 90.8 0.0 3,007
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 34
Employment Status: 1.8 98.2 0.0 3,673
      Employed
      Not employed 4.5 95.5 0.0 285
      Student/Homemaker 4.7 95.2 0.1 715
      Retired/Unable to work 23.5 76.3 0.2 1,845
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Grand Totals 6.9 93.0 0.1 6,542

SOURCE: 2006 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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