| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013 |
| M04.08 Was there a time in the past 12 months when you did not take your medication as prescribed because of cost? Do not include over-the-counter (OTC) medication. (MEDSCOST) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. Weighting based on _llcpwt. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
No Medication Was Prescribed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 7.2 | 78.6 | 14.2 | 429 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 11.0 | 77.8 | 11.1 | 764 |
| 35-44 | 11.9 | 78.0 | 10.1 | 1,063 |
| 45-54 | 12.2 | 77.8 | 10.0 | 1,593 |
| 55-64 | 9.4 | 85.0 | 5.6 | 2,066 |
| 65-74 | 7.2 | 88.5 | 4.3 | 1,809 |
| 75 + | 2.8 | 93.8 | 3.4 | 1,384 |
| Unk/Ref | 7.3 | 88.5 | 4.2 | 74 |
| Sex: | 7.4 | 81.8 | 10.8 | 3,746 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 11.4 | 81.8 | 6.8 | 5,436 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 8.8 | 82.8 | 8.4 | 8,042 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 15.0 | 74.4 | 10.6 | 507 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 14.5 | 74.5 | 10.9 | 233 |
| Hispanic | 9.1 | 81.7 | 9.1 | 267 |
| Unk/Ref | 9.2 | 80.1 | 10.7 | 128 |
| Income Group: | 20.0 | 69.6 | 10.4 | 955 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 17.9 | 74.8 | 7.3 | 1,564 |
| $25-$49,999 | 10.0 | 80.5 | 9.5 | 2,220 |
| $50-$74,999 | 5.5 | 85.6 | 8.8 | 1,221 |
| >=$75,000 | 3.2 | 89.9 | 6.9 | 1,866 |
| Unk/Ref | 5.3 | 84.1 | 10.7 | 1,356 |
| Education Level: | 14.7 | 74.2 | 11.1 | 815 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 10.0 | 80.9 | 9.2 | 3,314 |
| Some college/Tech school | 9.4 | 82.6 | 8.0 | 2,336 |
| College graduate | 5.5 | 87.0 | 7.4 | 2,696 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | 21 |
| Marital Status: | 7.7 | 84.8 | 7.5 | 4,812 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 11.6 | 78.2 | 10.2 | 4,312 |
| Unk/Ref | 14.4 | 72.5 | 13.1 | 58 |
| Employment Status: | 8.3 | 81.3 | 10.4 | 4,315 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 16.0 | 70.7 | 13.3 | 414 |
| Student/Homemaker | 6.7 | 83.7 | 9.6 | 892 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 11.8 | 84.7 | 3.5 | 3,495 |
| Unk/Ref | 10.9 | 78.4 | 10.7 | 66 |
| Grand Totals | 9.5 | 81.8 | 8.7 | 9,182 |
| SOURCE: 2013 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 |
| Table produced November 18, 2014 |