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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
M08Q13 If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do? (FIRSTAID)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Take them
the hospital

Tell them
to call their
doctor
Call 911


Call their
spouse or
a family member
Do something
else

Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 9.7 0.5 86.9 0.8 2.1 250
      18-24
      25-34 8.5 0.6 86.8 0.1 4.1 756
      35-44 8.3 0.6 85.8 0.4 4.9 1,102
      45-54 7.5 0.6 87.6 0.5 3.7 1,750
      55-64 7.5 0.5 86.7 0.2 5.1 1,864
      65-74 9.6 0.4 84.9 1.0 4.2 1,471
      75 + 10.8 1.7 80.6 2.0 4.9 1,102
      Unk/Ref 5.5 1.0 87.1 0.0 6.4 68
Sex: 9.1 0.8 84.3 0.7 5.1 3,153
      Male
      Female 8.1 0.5 87.7 0.4 3.3 5,210
Race/Ethnicity: 8.6 0.6 86.3 0.5 4.1 6,858
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 6.2 0.5 90.1 0.1 3.0 995
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       4.8 1.2 83.1 3.7 7.2 178
      Hispanic 11.9 1.3 82.5 0.6 3.7 237
      Unk/Ref 14.0 0.7 70.6 0.0 14.7 95
Income Group: 12.3 0.6 83.2 0.6 3.3 925
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 8.2 1.0 87.1 0.9 2.8 1,437
      $25-$49,999 8.7 0.4 86.4 0.7 3.8 2,135
      $50-$74,999 7.7 1.1 86.2 0.3 4.7 1,177
      >=$75,000 7.4 0.6 86.7 0.5 4.8 1,549
      Unk/Ref 9.2 0.3 85.1 0.4 5.0 1,140
Education Level: 9.2 0.5 85.8 1.6 2.8 801
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 8.9 0.8 86.1 0.4 3.7 3,148
      Some college/Tech school 7.6 0.8 87.1 0.7 3.8 2,112
      College graduate 8.7 0.3 85.2 0.3 5.5 2,290
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 12
Marital Status: 8.3 0.5 86.4 0.3 4.5 4,460
      Married
      Unmarried 9.0 0.8 85.6 1.0 3.7 3,878
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 25
Employment Status: 8.4 0.7 86.0 0.4 4.6 4,043
      Employed
      Not employed 6.5 0.7 88.8 1.0 3.0 629
      Student/Homemaker 9.4 0.3 87.4 0.2 2.7 798
      Retired/Unable to work 9.5 0.7 84.4 1.1 4.3 2,866
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 27
Grand Totals 8.5 0.6 86.1 0.6 4.2 8,363

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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