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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M14.4 IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HAVE YOU SEEN A DOCTOR, NURSE, OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO GET ANY KIND
OF CARE FOR YOURSELF?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT FORMERLY SMOKED EVERY OR SOME DAY AND LAST SMOKED CIGARETTES WITHIN THE PAST
YEAR

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 47.5 52.5 0 181
      25-34 55.8 44.2 0 304
      35-44 60.4 39.6 0 411
      45-54 70.8 29.2 0 342
      55-64 70.8 28.2 1.0 187
      65-74 73.9 26.1 0 93
      75 + *** *** *** 38
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 10
SEX

      MALE		 49.3 50.5 0.2 653
      FEMALE 72.9 27.1 0 913
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 62.4 37.4 0.1 1,357
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 59.3 40.7 0 73
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 50.6 49.4 0 69
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 47
      REFUSED *** *** *** 20
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 64.1 35.9 0 191
      $15-$24,999 54.3 45.7 0 308
      $25-$49,999 61.8 38.2 0 542
      $50-$74,999 67.9 31.4 0.7 232
      >=$75,000 63.5 36.5 0 133
      UNK/REF 54.2 45.8 0 160
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 49.2 50.8 0 262
      H S GRAD OR GED 58.7 41.3 0 663
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 70.9 29.1 0 427
      COLLEGE GRAD 63.8 35.4 0.8 212
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 64.6 35.2 0.2 723
      UNMARRIED 57.0 43.0 0 840
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 58.0 42.0 0 1,056
      NOT EMPLOYED 46.8 53.2 0 110
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 67.7 32.3 0 142
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 78.6 20.7 0.7 256
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2

--- ALL ---		 60.8 39.1 0.1 1,566

 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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