| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| C15.02 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? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 0.9 | 99.1 | 0.0 | 329 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 0.7 | 99.3 | 0.0 | 870 |
| 35-44 | 4.6 | 95.3 | 0.1 | 1,095 |
| 45-54 | 5.8 | 94.1 | 0.1 | 1,135 |
| 55-64 | 9.4 | 90.4 | 0.2 | 927 |
| 65-74 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 676 |
| 75 + | 17.4 | 82.5 | 0.1 | 507 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 42 |
| Sex: | 5.9 | 94.1 | 0.0 | 2,118 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 6.0 | 93.9 | 0.1 | 3,463 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 5.7 | 94.3 | 0.0 | 4,885 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 6.6 | 92.9 | 0.5 | 304 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 13.6 | 86.4 | 0.0 | 167 |
| Hispanic | 2.8 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 188 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 37 |
| Income Group: | 15.6 | 84.1 | 0.3 | 555 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 9.9 | 90.0 | 0.1 | 854 |
| $25-$49,999 | 4.5 | 95.4 | 0.1 | 1,538 |
| $50-$74,999 | 2.5 | 97.5 | 0.0 | 909 |
| >=$75,000 | 3.1 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 996 |
| Unk/Ref | 6.1 | 93.8 | 0.1 | 729 |
| Education Level: | 9.6 | 90.3 | 0.1 | 541 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 6.8 | 93.0 | 0.1 | 2,047 |
| Some college/Tech school | 6.0 | 94.0 | 0.0 | 1,414 |
| College graduate | 3.2 | 96.8 | 0.0 | 1,572 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Marital Status: | 4.9 | 95.1 | 0.1 | 3,181 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 7.6 | 92.3 | 0.1 | 2,380 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 20 |
| Employment Status: | 2.4 | 97.6 | 0.0 | 3,350 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 3.8 | 96.2 | 0.0 | 211 |
| Student/Homemaker | 3.4 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 657 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 18.9 | 80.9 | 0.2 | 1,352 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
| Grand Totals | 5.9 | 94.0 | 0.1 | 5,581 |
| SOURCE: 2005 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. |