M6.6 BECAUSE OF ANY IMPAIRMENT OR HEALTH PROBLEM, DO YOU NEED THE HELP OF OTHER PERSONS IN HANDLING YOUR ROUTINE NEEDS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WITH IMPAIRMENT OR HEALTH PROBLEMS
| PERCENTS | ||||
| CATEGORIES | YES | NO | UNK/REF | TOTAL |
| AGE GROUP 18-24 | *** | *** | *** | 26 |
| 25-34 | *** | *** | *** | 49 |
| 35-44 | 44.8 | 52.1 | 3.1 | 113 |
| 45-54 | 35.0 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 160 |
| 55-64 | 33.2 | 63.6 | 3.1 | 167 |
| 65-74 | 40.4 | 58.9 | 0.7 | 138 |
| 75 + | 41.5 | 57.5 | 1.0 | 193 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| SEX MALE | 27.8 | 70.4 | 1.8 | 294 |
| FEMALE | 45.2 | 53.7 | 1.1 | 554 |
| RACE GROUP WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | 38.1 | 60.4 | 1.5 | 722 |
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | *** | *** | *** | 47 |
| OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. | *** | *** | *** | 46 |
| HISPANIC | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| REFUSED | *** | *** | *** | 16 |
| INCOME GROUP < $15,000 | 49.5 | 50.1 | 0.4 | 202 |
| $15-$24,999 | 47.1 | 52.2 | 0.6 | 201 |
| $25-$49,999 | 29.5 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 195 |
| $50-$74,999 | 32.8 | 63.4 | 3.7 | 70 |
| >=$75,000 | 15.9 | 80.7 | 3.4 | 50 |
| UNK/REF | 35.1 | 61.6 | 3.3 | 130 |
| EDUCATION < H S GRAD | 35.6 | 63.4 | 0.9 | 161 |
| H S GRAD OR GED | 42.7 | 56.5 | 0.8 | 339 |
| SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH | 39.2 | 59.0 | 1.8 | 207 |
| COLLEGE GRAD | 26.3 | 71.1 | 2.6 | 137 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 4 |
| MARITAL STATUS MARRIED | 35.6 | 62.5 | 1.9 | 356 |
| UNMARRIED | 40.0 | 59.3 | 0.7 | 489 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYED | 17.7 | 80.6 | 1.7 | 219 |
| NOT EMPLOYED | *** | *** | *** | 44 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | 42.0 | 56.6 | 1.5 | 91 |
| RET/UNABLE TO WORK | 47.3 | 51.4 | 1.2 | 493 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | 1 |
--- ALL --- | 37.9 | 60.7 | 1.4 | 848 |
NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
*** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
