| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C03.03 Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost? (MEDCOST) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 25.5 | 73.8 | 0.8 | 167 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 19.5 | 80.3 | 0.3 | 553 |
| 35-44 | 16.8 | 83.2 | 0.0 | 731 |
| 45-54 | 16.4 | 83.6 | 0.0 | 1,039 |
| 55-64 | 11.5 | 88.4 | 0.1 | 984 |
| 65-74 | 5.3 | 94.3 | 0.3 | 764 |
| 75 + | 3.1 | 96.7 | 0.1 | 601 |
| Unk/Ref | 10.7 | 87.4 | 1.9 | 61 |
| Sex: | 13.2 | 86.6 | 0.2 | 1,815 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 17.6 | 82.2 | 0.2 | 3,085 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 14.1 | 85.7 | 0.2 | 3,979 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 27.0 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 575 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 16.1 | 83.5 | 0.4 | 140 |
| Hispanic | 23.9 | 75.6 | 0.5 | 161 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| Income Group: | 29.2 | 70.0 | 0.8 | 517 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 31.5 | 68.5 | 0.0 | 786 |
| $25-$49,999 | 17.7 | 82.2 | 0.1 | 1,236 |
| $50-$74,999 | 9.5 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 708 |
| >=$75,000 | 3.5 | 96.5 | 0.0 | 953 |
| Unk/Ref | 16.2 | 82.8 | 1.0 | 700 |
| Education Level: | 30.3 | 69.1 | 0.6 | 508 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 16.3 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 1,823 |
| Some college/Tech school | 16.5 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 1,230 |
| College graduate | 7.9 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 1,329 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 11.3 | 88.7 | 0.0 | 2,620 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 21.9 | 77.5 | 0.6 | 2,250 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Employment Status: | 15.1 | 84.8 | 0.1 | 2,601 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 44.7 | 54.9 | 0.4 | 256 |
| Student/Homemaker | 11.0 | 88.8 | 0.2 | 484 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 10.2 | 89.6 | 0.2 | 1,544 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
| Grand Totals | 15.5 | 84.3 | 0.2 | 4,900 |
| SOURCE: 2008 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. |