| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
| M04Q02 How much difficulty, if any, do you have reading print in newspaper, magazine, recipe, menu, or numbers on the telephone? Would you say— (VIREDIF2) |
| Denominator is respondents age 40 years and older who are not blind. |
| Categories | No difficulty |
A little difficulty |
Moderate difficulty |
Extreme difficulty |
Unable to do because of eyesight |
Unable to do for other reasons |
Not applicable (Blind) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 66.0 | 22.8 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 582 |
| 35-44 | ||||||||
| 45-54 | 52.6 | 27.1 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1,771 |
| 55-64 | 60.5 | 23.0 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1,877 |
| 65-74 | 65.2 | 19.2 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,481 |
| 75 + | 60.2 | 21.0 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1,127 |
| Unk/Ref | 73.8 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Sex: | 61.0 | 22.6 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2,618 |
| Male | ||||||||
| Female | 58.5 | 24.1 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4,292 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 60.8 | 23.0 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5,750 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 57.9 | 22.5 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 789 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 41.2 | 36.6 | 17.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 135 |
| Hispanic | 50.1 | 23.3 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 145 |
| Unk/Ref | 53.2 | 29.9 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 91 |
| Income Group: | 44.8 | 24.2 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 753 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 51.3 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1,208 |
| $25-$49,999 | 61.1 | 22.5 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,775 |
| $50-$74,999 | 63.2 | 23.7 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 947 |
| >=$75,000 | 65.1 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,234 |
| Unk/Ref | 61.1 | 24.9 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 993 |
| Education Level: | 47.8 | 24.3 | 15.2 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 668 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 56.2 | 24.3 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,743 |
| Some college/Tech school | 61.9 | 21.2 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1,657 |
| College graduate | 65.8 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1,830 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 |
| Marital Status: | 61.6 | 22.7 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3,683 |
| Married | ||||||||
| Unmarried | 55.6 | 24.8 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3,204 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 23 |
| Employment Status: | 62.0 | 24.4 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,109 |
| Employed | ||||||||
| Not employed | 51.2 | 27.0 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 444 |
| Student/Homemaker | 55.8 | 24.0 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 496 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 58.5 | 20.6 | 14.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2,839 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
| Grand Totals | 59.7 | 23.4 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6,910 |
| 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 |