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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M6.6 BECAUSE OF ANY IMPAIRMENT OR HEALTH PROBLEM, DO YOU NEED THE HELP OF OTHER PERSONS IN HANDLING YOUR
ROUTINE NEEDS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WITH IMPAIRMENT OR HEALTH PROBLEMS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
*** *** *** 26
      25-34 *** *** *** 49
      35-44 44.8 52.1 3.1 113
      45-54 35.0 64.5 0.5 160
      55-64 33.2 63.6 3.1 167
      65-74 40.4 58.9 0.7 138
      75 + 41.5 57.5 1.0 193
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
SEX

      MALE
27.8 70.4 1.8 294
      FEMALE 45.2 53.7 1.1 554
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
38.1 60.4 1.5 722
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** 47
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** 46
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 17
      REFUSED *** *** *** 16
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
49.5 50.1 0.4 202
      $15-$24,999 47.1 52.2 0.6 201
      $25-$49,999 29.5 70.0 0.5 195
      $50-$74,999 32.8 63.4 3.7 70
      >=$75,000 15.9 80.7 3.4 50
      UNK/REF 35.1 61.6 3.3 130
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
35.6 63.4 0.9 161
      H S GRAD OR GED 42.7 56.5 0.8 339
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 39.2 59.0 1.8 207
      COLLEGE GRAD 26.3 71.1 2.6 137
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
35.6 62.5 1.9 356
      UNMARRIED 40.0 59.3 0.7 489
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
17.7 80.6 1.7 219
      NOT EMPLOYED *** *** *** 44
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 42.0 56.6 1.5 91
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 47.3 51.4 1.2 493
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 1

--- ALL ---
37.9 60.7 1.4 848

 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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