| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
| C15Q03 During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average? [A 40 ounce beer would count as 3 drinks, or a cocktail drink with 2 shots would count as 2 drinks.] (AVEDRNK2) |
| Denominator is respondents who have had at least one drink in the past 30 days. |
| Categories | One | Two | 3-4 | 5+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 18.3 | 23.9 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 117 |
| 18-24 | |||||
| 25-34 | 31.3 | 31.2 | 21.6 | 16.0 | 443 |
| 35-44 | 37.2 | 28.9 | 24.1 | 9.9 | 619 |
| 45-54 | 41.1 | 29.3 | 21.3 | 8.3 | 955 |
| 55-64 | 51.1 | 27.9 | 15.1 | 5.9 | 818 |
| 65-74 | 65.6 | 23.3 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 530 |
| 75 + | 71.4 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 288 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 23 |
| Sex: | 31.5 | 28.2 | 23.9 | 16.3 | 1,762 |
| Male | |||||
| Female | 51.4 | 27.9 | 15.9 | 4.8 | 2,031 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 41.5 | 27.7 | 20.4 | 10.4 | 3,194 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 42.4 | 30.9 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 390 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 32.2 | 25.9 | 8.8 | 33.1 | 77 |
| Hispanic | 24.3 | 34.8 | 26.2 | 14.7 | 99 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 33 |
| Income Group: | 35.8 | 22.3 | 27.7 | 14.1 | 250 |
| < $15,000 | |||||
| $15-$24,999 | 40.3 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 465 |
| $25-$49,999 | 41.1 | 28.0 | 19.9 | 11.1 | 997 |
| $50-$74,999 | 39.5 | 26.1 | 21.1 | 13.3 | 634 |
| >=$75,000 | 41.6 | 30.8 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 1,067 |
| Unk/Ref | 39.5 | 29.5 | 21.2 | 9.8 | 380 |
| Education Level: | 29.5 | 25.7 | 29.1 | 15.7 | 179 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 37.8 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 15.4 | 1,193 |
| Some college/Tech school | 35.6 | 29.4 | 20.1 | 14.9 | 1,002 |
| College graduate | 47.5 | 30.5 | 17.6 | 4.4 | 1,415 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 4 |
| Marital Status: | 45.5 | 29.0 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 2,210 |
| Married | |||||
| Unmarried | 31.3 | 26.4 | 24.1 | 18.2 | 1,571 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 |
| Employment Status: | 38.3 | 28.4 | 21.9 | 11.4 | 2,342 |
| Employed | |||||
| Not employed | 29.7 | 30.6 | 23.8 | 15.9 | 294 |
| Student/Homemaker | 39.7 | 25.6 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 266 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 57.6 | 26.5 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 882 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 9 |
| Grand Totals | 40.4 | 28.1 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 3,793 |
| SOURCE: 2009 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. |
| Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses |