| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007 |
| M16.09 Treatment can help people with mental illness lead normal lives. Do you agree slightly or strongly, or disagree slightly or strongly? (MISTRHLP) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Agree strongly |
Agree slightly |
Neither agree nor disagree |
Disagree slightly |
Disagree strongly |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 52.6 | 38.1 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 215 |
| 18-24 | |||||||
| 25-34 | 59.3 | 31.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 630 |
| 35-44 | 69.2 | 24.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 909 |
| 45-54 | 71.8 | 20.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1,183 |
| 55-64 | 69.5 | 21.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1,148 |
| 65-74 | 64.7 | 24.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 772 |
| 75 + | 58.3 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 649 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 44 |
| Sex: | 58.3 | 31.2 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2,046 |
| Male | |||||||
| Female | 70.0 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3,504 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 65.9 | 25.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4,569 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 55.9 | 32.1 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 620 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 61.9 | 28.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 142 |
| Hispanic | 50.5 | 38.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 172 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 47 |
| Income Group: | 58.3 | 30.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 528 |
| < $15,000 | |||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 61.9 | 26.3 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 902 |
| $25-$49,999 | 59.9 | 31.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1,438 |
| $50-$74,999 | 67.6 | 24.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 891 |
| >=$75,000 | 73.8 | 20.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1,067 |
| Unk/Ref | 57.8 | 28.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 724 |
| Education Level: | 51.9 | 33.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 547 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 58.7 | 29.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 2,073 |
| Some college/Tech school | 67.0 | 25.9 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1,367 |
| College graduate | 74.2 | 21.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1,554 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 9 |
| Marital Status: | 67.7 | 24.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3,050 |
| Married | |||||||
| Unmarried | 58.9 | 30.7 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2,481 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Employment Status: | 65.5 | 26.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2,979 |
| Employed | |||||||
| Not employed | 62.5 | 30.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 265 |
| Student/Homemaker | 64.1 | 27.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 564 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 62.2 | 25.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 1,720 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
| Grand Totals | 64.4 | 26.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 5,550 |
| SOURCE: 2007 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. |