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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C14Q02 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
Total
% % N
Age Group: 1.8 98.2 292
      18-24
      25-34 4.4 95.6 845
      35-44 5.0 95.0 1,204
      45-54 6.5 93.5 1,919
      55-64 11.5 88.5 2,014
      65-74 12.9 87.1 1,569
      75 + 24.5 75.5 1,216
      Unk/Ref 0.9 99.1 86
Sex: 7.8 92.2 3,441
      Male
      Female 8.1 91.9 5,704
Race/Ethnicity: 7.7 92.3 7,422
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 10.8 89.2 1,130
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       12.2 87.8 197
      Hispanic 5.2 94.8 285
      Unk/Ref 12.9 87.1 111
Income Group: 19.9 80.1 1,032
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 12.4 87.6 1,596
      $25-$49,999 8.9 91.1 2,303
      $50-$74,999 4.0 96.0 1,267
      >=$75,000 2.1 97.9 1,645
      Unk/Ref 8.2 91.8 1,302
Education Level: 12.1 87.9 913
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 9.6 90.4 3,491
      Some college/Tech school 7.3 92.7 2,290
      College graduate 4.9 95.1 2,436
      Unk/Ref *** *** 15
Marital Status: 6.4 93.6 4,833
      Married
      Unmarried 10.4 89.6 4,282
      Unk/Ref *** *** 30
Employment Status: 2.5 97.5 4,425
      Employed
      Not employed 5.5 94.5 682
      Student/Homemaker 5.1 94.9 887
      Retired/Unable to work 26.0 74.0 3,118
      Unk/Ref *** *** 33
Grand Totals 8.0 92.0 9,145

SOURCE: 2009 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.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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