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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2011
 
C06.12 Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional ever said that you have vision impairment in one or both eyes, even when wearing glasses? (CHCVISON)
Denominator is all respondents to the question. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Respondent
is blind
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 11.2 88.8 0.0 375
      18-24
      25-34 13.5 86.2 0.3 813
      35-44 12.8 86.8 0.4 1,033
      45-54 20.1 79.9 0.0 1,533
      55-64 21.7 78.3 0.1 1,841
      65-74 27.2 72.4 0.3 1,404
      75 + 37.7 62.1 0.2 1,254
      Unk/Ref 14.2 85.8 0.0 85
Sex: 18.4 81.4 0.2 3,244
      Male
      Female 19.2 80.7 0.2 5,094
Race/Ethnicity: 19.0 80.8 0.1 6,735
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 19.7 79.9 0.4 951
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 15.5 84.4 0.1 235
      Hispanic 14.0 85.4 0.6 278
      Unk/Ref 22.2 77.8 0.0 139
Income Group: 27.4 72.1 0.4 984
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 25.2 74.7 0.1 1,488
      $25-$49,999 18.2 81.6 0.2 2,025
      $50-$74,999 15.0 84.8 0.2 1,055
      >=$75,000 12.8 87.0 0.1 1,505
      Unk/Ref 17.7 82.1 0.2 1,281
Education Level: 22.0 77.9 0.2 840
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 19.1 80.6 0.4 3,091
      Some college/Tech school 18.5 81.5 0.0 2,063
      College graduate 16.4 83.4 0.2 2,316
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** 28
Marital Status: 17.9 82.0 0.1 4,263
      Married
      Unmarried 19.8 79.9 0.3 4,035
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** 40
Employment Status: 13.5 86.4 0.2 3,832
      Employed
      Not employed 19.0 81.0 0.0 572
      Student/Homemaker 15.4 84.6 0.0 829
      Retired/Unable to work 33.3 66.3 0.4 3,061
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** 44
Grand Totals 18.8 81.0 0.2 8,338

SOURCE: 2011 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
Table produced February 4, 2014

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