| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| C20.02 In general, how satisfied are you with your life? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Very satisfied | Satisfied |
Dissatisfied |
Very dissatisfied | Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 34.4 | 59.2 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 313 |
| 18-24 | ||||||
| 25-34 | 42.3 | 52.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 829 |
| 35-44 | 38.8 | 53.6 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1,038 |
| 45-54 | 39.3 | 54.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1,091 |
| 55-64 | 44.3 | 49.2 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 895 |
| 65-74 | 48.7 | 46.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 658 |
| 75 + | 44.7 | 51.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 493 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 40 |
| Sex: | 40.6 | 53.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2,020 |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | 41.6 | 51.6 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3,337 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 41.7 | 52.4 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4,712 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 37.3 | 52.7 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 274 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 33.3 | 57.0 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 161 |
| Hispanic | 41.3 | 52.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 174 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 36 |
| Income Group: | 23.2 | 57.5 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 524 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 29.3 | 61.7 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 815 |
| $25-$49,999 | 35.9 | 58.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1,481 |
| $50-$74,999 | 48.2 | 48.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 877 |
| >=$75,000 | 60.0 | 37.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 966 |
| Unk/Ref | 40.4 | 53.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 694 |
| Education Level: | 28.7 | 57.4 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 505 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 33.8 | 60.3 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1,955 |
| Some college/Tech school | 43.4 | 49.2 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1,363 |
| College graduate | 53.6 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1,528 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
| Marital Status: | 48.2 | 47.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3,058 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 29.1 | 60.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2,280 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Employment Status: | 42.5 | 53.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3,201 |
| Employed | ||||||
| Not employed | 20.7 | 58.7 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 200 |
| Student/Homemaker | 44.8 | 52.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 634 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 39.4 | 49.3 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1,311 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
| Grand Totals | 41.1 | 52.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5,357 |
| 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. |