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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013
 
M04.08 Was there a time in the past 12 months when you did not take your medication as prescribed because of cost? Do not include over-the-counter (OTC) medication. (MEDSCOST)
Denominator is all respondents to the question. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
No Medication
Was Prescribed
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 7.2 78.6 14.2 429
      18-24
      25-34 11.0 77.8 11.1 764
      35-44 11.9 78.0 10.1 1,063
      45-54 12.2 77.8 10.0 1,593
      55-64 9.4 85.0 5.6 2,066
      65-74 7.2 88.5 4.3 1,809
      75 + 2.8 93.8 3.4 1,384
      Unk/Ref 7.3 88.5 4.2 74
Sex: 7.4 81.8 10.8 3,746
      Male
      Female 11.4 81.8 6.8 5,436
Race/Ethnicity: 8.8 82.8 8.4 8,042
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 15.0 74.4 10.6 507
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 14.5 74.5 10.9 233
      Hispanic 9.1 81.7 9.1 267
      Unk/Ref 9.2 80.1 10.7 128
Income Group: 20.0 69.6 10.4 955
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 17.9 74.8 7.3 1,564
      $25-$49,999 10.0 80.5 9.5 2,220
      $50-$74,999 5.5 85.6 8.8 1,221
      >=$75,000 3.2 89.9 6.9 1,866
      Unk/Ref 5.3 84.1 10.7 1,356
Education Level: 14.7 74.2 11.1 815
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 10.0 80.9 9.2 3,314
      Some college/Tech school 9.4 82.6 8.0 2,336
      College graduate 5.5 87.0 7.4 2,696
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** 21
Marital Status: 7.7 84.8 7.5 4,812
      Married
      Unmarried 11.6 78.2 10.2 4,312
      Unk/Ref 14.4 72.5 13.1 58
Employment Status: 8.3 81.3 10.4 4,315
      Employed
      Not employed 16.0 70.7 13.3 414
      Student/Homemaker 6.7 83.7 9.6 892
      Retired/Unable to work 11.8 84.7 3.5 3,495
      Unk/Ref 10.9 78.4 10.7 66
Grand Totals 9.5 81.8 8.7 9,182

SOURCE: 2013 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 November 18, 2014

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