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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C10.02 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? (USEEQUIP)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 2.2 97.8 0.0 167
      18-24
      25-34 2.4 97.6 0.0 553
      35-44 3.9 96.0 0.1 731
      45-54 6.8 93.0 0.1 1,039
      55-64 11.5 88.5 0.0 984
      65-74 12.3 87.7 0.0 764
      75 + 21.3 78.4 0.2 601
      Unk/Ref 8.4 91.6 0.0 61
Sex: 6.2 93.7 0.1 1,815
      Male
      Female 8.2 91.8 0.0 3,085
Race/Ethnicity: 7.0 93.0 0.1 3,979
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 11.7 87.9 0.4 575
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       6.3 93.7 0.0 140
      Hispanic 7.0 93.0 0.0 161
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Income Group: 20.7 78.8 0.6 517
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 14.3 85.7 0.0 786
      $25-$49,999 6.2 93.8 0.0 1,236
      $50-$74,999 4.0 96.0 0.0 708
      >=$75,000 1.7 98.3 0.0 953
      Unk/Ref 8.0 91.9 0.2 700
Education Level: 11.2 88.6 0.2 508
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 8.3 91.6 0.1 1,823
      Some college/Tech school 7.4 92.6 0.0 1,230
      College graduate 4.0 95.9 0.1 1,329
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 5.0 95.0 0.0 2,620
      Married
      Unmarried 10.6 89.3 0.1 2,250
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 30
Employment Status: 1.9 98.0 0.1 2,601
      Employed
      Not employed 8.4 91.6 0.0 256
      Student/Homemaker 4.6 95.4 0.0 484
      Retired/Unable to work 23.5 76.4 0.1 1,544
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 7.2 92.7 0.1 4,900

SOURCE: 2008 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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