| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C10.02 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? (USEEQUIP) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 2.2 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 167 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 2.4 | 97.6 | 0.0 | 553 |
| 35-44 | 3.9 | 96.0 | 0.1 | 731 |
| 45-54 | 6.8 | 93.0 | 0.1 | 1,039 |
| 55-64 | 11.5 | 88.5 | 0.0 | 984 |
| 65-74 | 12.3 | 87.7 | 0.0 | 764 |
| 75 + | 21.3 | 78.4 | 0.2 | 601 |
| Unk/Ref | 8.4 | 91.6 | 0.0 | 61 |
| Sex: | 6.2 | 93.7 | 0.1 | 1,815 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 8.2 | 91.8 | 0.0 | 3,085 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 7.0 | 93.0 | 0.1 | 3,979 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 11.7 | 87.9 | 0.4 | 575 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 6.3 | 93.7 | 0.0 | 140 |
| Hispanic | 7.0 | 93.0 | 0.0 | 161 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| Income Group: | 20.7 | 78.8 | 0.6 | 517 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 786 |
| $25-$49,999 | 6.2 | 93.8 | 0.0 | 1,236 |
| $50-$74,999 | 4.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 708 |
| >=$75,000 | 1.7 | 98.3 | 0.0 | 953 |
| Unk/Ref | 8.0 | 91.9 | 0.2 | 700 |
| Education Level: | 11.2 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 508 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 8.3 | 91.6 | 0.1 | 1,823 |
| Some college/Tech school | 7.4 | 92.6 | 0.0 | 1,230 |
| College graduate | 4.0 | 95.9 | 0.1 | 1,329 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 5.0 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 2,620 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 10.6 | 89.3 | 0.1 | 2,250 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Employment Status: | 1.9 | 98.0 | 0.1 | 2,601 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 8.4 | 91.6 | 0.0 | 256 |
| Student/Homemaker | 4.6 | 95.4 | 0.0 | 484 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 23.5 | 76.4 | 0.1 | 1,544 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
| Grand Totals | 7.2 | 92.7 | 0.1 | 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. |