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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
M08Q06 Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom of a heart attack? (HASYMP6)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 92.5 7.5 239
      18-24
      25-34 90.4 9.6 729
      35-44 91.6 8.4 1,054
      45-54 94.3 5.7 1,698
      55-64 94.9 5.1 1,792
      65-74 91.6 8.4 1,386
      75 + 83.2 16.8 1,014
      Unk/Ref 96.9 3.1 65
Sex: 89.7 10.3 3,003
      Male
      Female 94.0 6.0 4,974
Race/Ethnicity: 92.8 7.2 6,588
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 86.9 13.1 919
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       91.6 8.4 172
      Hispanic 85.6 14.4 212
      Unk/Ref 81.3 18.7 86
Income Group: 85.7 14.3 858
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 87.4 12.6 1,349
      $25-$49,999 94.0 6.0 2,052
      $50-$74,999 95.4 4.6 1,140
      >=$75,000 94.4 5.6 1,506
      Unk/Ref 88.6 11.4 1,072
Education Level: 84.2 15.8 726
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 89.6 10.4 2,970
      Some college/Tech school 93.7 6.3 2,050
      College graduate 95.5 4.5 2,220
      Unk/Ref *** *** 11
Marital Status: 93.3 6.7 4,305
      Married
      Unmarried 89.7 10.3 3,650
      Unk/Ref *** *** 22
Employment Status: 93.7 6.3 3,909
      Employed
      Not employed 88.2 11.8 593
      Student/Homemaker 92.2 7.8 754
      Retired/Unable to work 88.7 11.3 2,695
      Unk/Ref *** *** 26
Grand Totals 91.9 8.1 7,977

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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