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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2012
 
C08.02 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. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 1.0 99.0 525
      18-24
      25-34 3.6 96.4 879
      35-44 3.9 96.1 1,108
      45-54 10.0 90.0 1,453
      55-64 11.7 88.3 1,783
      65-74 13.8 86.2 1,511
      75 + 24.0 76.0 1,213
      Unk/Ref 4.6 95.4 76
Sex: 8.1 91.9 3,358
      Male
      Female 8.8 91.2 5,190
Race/Ethnicity: 8.4 91.6 6,953
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 11.2 88.8 906
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 12.2 87.8 255
      Hispanic 3.2 96.8 301
      Unk/Ref 9.5 90.5 133
Income Group: 17.2 82.8 1,001
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 12.9 87.1 1,527
      $25-$49,999 7.0 93.0 2,029
      $50-$74,999 5.1 94.9 1,161
      >=$75,000 3.7 96.3 1,583
      Unk/Ref 9.8 90.2 1,247
Education Level: 11.6 88.4 840
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 8.9 91.1 3,098
      Some college/Tech school 8.6 91.4 2,242
      College graduate 5.3 94.7 2,350
      Unk/Ref ** ** 18
Marital Status: 7.0 93.0 4,314
      Married
      Unmarried 10.0 90.0 4,194
      Unk/Ref ** ** 40
Employment Status: 3.1 96.9 4,105
      Employed
      Not employed 5.6 94.4 447
      Student/Homemaker 3.8 96.2 896
      Retired/Unable to work 24.4 75.6 3,063
      Unk/Ref ** ** 37
Grand Totals 8.5 91.5 8,548

SOURCE: 2012 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 13, 2014

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