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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
M08.03 Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home? Do not include decks, garages, or porches. (HOUSSMK1)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Smoking is
not allowed
anywhere inside
my home
Smoking is
allowed in
some places
or at some
times
Smoking is
allowed anywhere
inside my
home
There are
no rules about
smoking inside
my home
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 58.0 14.4 1.3 26.2 0.0 163
      18-24
      25-34 80.2 7.5 4.0 7.9 0.4 536
      35-44 76.7 9.9 1.8 11.0 0.5 707
      45-54 64.7 12.2 4.1 18.3 0.7 996
      55-64 66.0 10.9 3.4 19.4 0.3 954
      65-74 70.7 6.1 2.4 19.9 0.9 739
      75 + 65.8 5.0 2.2 25.8 1.2 567
      Unk/Ref 82.8 1.6 1.9 13.8 0.0 58
Sex: 68.9 9.6 3.4 17.4 0.7 1,743
      Male
      Female 70.4 10.1 2.3 16.8 0.3 2,977
Race/Ethnicity: 70.2 9.5 2.5 17.2 0.5 3,855
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 58.2 18.3 3.0 20.2 0.3 542
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       70.0 12.1 5.0 11.6 1.3 132
      Hispanic 72.3 4.0 7.8 15.6 0.3 149
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 42
Income Group: 53.2 14.7 3.7 26.9 1.5 495
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 56.5 12.9 4.0 26.4 0.3 752
      $25-$49,999 64.4 11.6 3.7 19.5 0.7 1,200
      $50-$74,999 73.0 10.3 3.2 13.1 0.3 683
      >=$75,000 84.9 4.6 1.0 9.3 0.2 929
      Unk/Ref 70.4 9.6 2.8 16.7 0.6 661
Education Level: 52.5 10.0 4.3 32.6 0.6 466
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 62.2 12.4 4.2 20.5 0.7 1,758
      Some college/Tech school 69.9 11.9 2.2 15.7 0.3 1,185
      College graduate 84.5 5.0 1.3 8.7 0.4 1,301
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 76.6 7.3 1.9 13.7 0.5 2,541
      Married
      Unmarried 58.9 13.9 4.4 22.3 0.6 2,152
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 27
Employment Status: 72.8 9.1 2.8 14.8 0.4 2,512
      Employed
      Not employed 51.2 15.2 3.9 29.7 0.0 241
      Student/Homemaker 75.3 10.6 1.3 12.5 0.4 472
      Retired/Unable to work 63.3 10.1 3.1 22.5 1.0 1,480
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 69.7 9.8 2.9 17.1 0.5 4,720

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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