| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| M04.07 Have you been told by an eye doctor or other health care professional that you NOW have cataracts? (VICTRCT2) |
| Denominator is respondents age 40 years and older. |
| Categories | Yes |
Yes, but had them removed |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 0.8 | 0.6 | 98.4 | 0.3 | 364 |
| 40-44 | |||||
| 45-54 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 93.4 | 0.1 | 1,000 |
| 55-64 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 83.7 | 0.6 | 956 |
| 65-74 | 26.2 | 20.5 | 52.0 | 1.3 | 741 |
| 75 + | 25.5 | 45.1 | 29.3 | 0.1 | 569 |
| Unk/Ref | 6.8 | 7.1 | 86.1 | 0.0 | 59 |
| Sex: | 10.1 | 9.6 | 79.8 | 0.6 | 1,363 |
| Male | |||||
| Female | 12.1 | 13.1 | 74.5 | 0.3 | 2,326 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 11.6 | 11.8 | 76.5 | 0.1 | 3,095 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 7.3 | 5.6 | 84.8 | 2.3 | 393 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 17.6 | 2.9 | 79.5 | 0.0 | 76 |
| Hispanic | 2.2 | 19.4 | 74.1 | 4.3 | 86 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 39 |
| Income Group: | 16.8 | 14.3 | 66.0 | 2.8 | 404 |
| < $15,000 | |||||
| $15-$24,999 | 16.2 | 19.7 | 64.1 | 0.0 | 604 |
| $25-$49,999 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 75.3 | 0.4 | 918 |
| $50-$74,999 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 84.8 | 0.3 | 504 |
| >=$75,000 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 90.0 | 0.1 | 706 |
| Unk/Ref | 14.4 | 20.9 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 553 |
| Education Level: | 17.8 | 17.9 | 63.8 | 0.5 | 364 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 12.2 | 13.1 | 73.9 | 0.8 | 1,463 |
| Some college/Tech school | 10.5 | 11.1 | 78.2 | 0.2 | 903 |
| College graduate | 8.6 | 8.0 | 83.4 | 0.1 | 952 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Marital Status: | 10.4 | 9.0 | 80.2 | 0.3 | 2,004 |
| Married | |||||
| Unmarried | 12.8 | 16.8 | 69.7 | 0.6 | 1,663 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
| Employment Status: | 5.1 | 3.8 | 90.8 | 0.3 | 1,804 |
| Employed | |||||
| Not employed | 8.2 | 4.8 | 87.0 | 0.0 | 158 |
| Student/Homemaker | 13.6 | 13.7 | 72.3 | 0.3 | 273 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 21.5 | 25.2 | 52.5 | 0.7 | 1,444 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Grand Totals | 11.1 | 11.5 | 77.0 | 0.4 | 3,689 |
| 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. |