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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M11.6 WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HAS A DOCTOR, NURSE OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TOLD YOU TO BE MORE PHYSICALLY
ACTIVE?

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 15.4 84.2 0.4 449
      25-34 25.7 74.3 0 952
      35-44 26.7 73.0 0.3 1,182
      45-54 37.7 62.0 0.3 1,120
      55-64 41.3 58.6 0.1 771
      65-74 35.9 63.3 0.8 556
      75 + 29.7 69.7 0.6 511
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 45
SEX

      MALE		 28.2 71.6 0.1 2,197
      FEMALE 31.5 68.1 0.4 3,389
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 28.6 71.2 0.2 4,887
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 38.8 61.2 0 264
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 27.0 72.0 1.1 194
      HISPANIC 46.5 52.4 1.1 180
      REFUSED 32.6 65.7 1.7 61
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 33.2 66.1 0.8 531
      $15-$24,999 33.6 65.8 0.6 886
      $25-$49,999 30.0 70.0 0.1 1,683
      $50-$74,999 27.0 73.0 0.1 927
      >=$75,000 28.6 71.3 0.1 850
      UNK/REF 28.6 70.6 0.8 709
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 36.1 63.0 0.9 622
      H S GRAD OR GED 29.2 70.5 0.3 2,057
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 30.1 69.6 0.3 1,402
      COLLEGE GRAD 27.9 72.0 0.1 1,496
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 9
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 31.4 68.3 0.3 3,118
      UNMARRIED 27.6 72.1 0.3 2,456
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 12
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 28.5 71.3 0.2 3,429
      NOT EMPLOYED 30.4 69.6 0 239
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 25.5 73.9 0.6 674
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 37.5 62.1 0.5 1,233
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11

--- ALL ---		 29.9 69.8 0.3 5,586

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002

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