| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003 |
| Q41. 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? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 1.0 | 99.0 | 0.0 | 419 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 1.8 | 98.1 | 0.1 | 886 |
| 35-44 | 3.6 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 1,056 |
| 45-54 | 6.3 | 93.6 | 0.1 | 1,113 |
| 55-64 | 6.2 | 93.8 | 0.0 | 823 |
| 65-74 | 10.1 | 89.9 | 0.0 | 596 |
| 75 + | 15.9 | 84.1 | 0.0 | 496 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 26 |
| Sex: | 4.5 | 95.4 | 0.1 | 2,136 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 6.2 | 93.8 | 0.0 | 3,279 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 5.2 | 94.7 | 0.0 | 4,703 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 8.1 | 91.9 | 0.0 | 297 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 6.8 | 93.2 | 0.0 | 182 |
| Hispanic | 2.0 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 186 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 47 |
| Income Group: | 15.8 | 84.2 | 0.0 | 534 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 8.2 | 91.8 | 0.1 | 888 |
| $25-$49,999 | 3.6 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 1,579 |
| $50-$74,999 | 3.2 | 96.8 | 0.0 | 893 |
| >=$75,000 | 1.4 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 844 |
| Unk/Ref | 6.8 | 93.0 | 0.2 | 677 |
| Education Level: | 9.5 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 575 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 5.7 | 94.3 | 0.1 | 2,030 |
| Some college/Tech school | 5.1 | 94.8 | 0.0 | 1,388 |
| College graduate | 3.3 | 96.7 | 0.0 | 1,412 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 4.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 3,039 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 7.5 | 92.5 | 0.1 | 2,369 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Employment Status: | 1.7 | 98.3 | 0.0 | 3,217 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 4.8 | 95.2 | 0.0 | 262 |
| Student/Homemaker | 3.3 | 96.7 | 0.0 | 643 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 17.9 | 82.0 | 0.1 | 1,276 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| Grand Totals | 5.4 | 94.6 | 0.0 | 5,415 |
| SOURCE: 2003 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. |