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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q1.1 HOW WOULD YOU SAY YOUR GENERAL HEALTH IS?

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR POOR UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
26.1 36.9 30.7 6.0 0.3 0 468
      25-34 23.3 37.8 31.4 6.6 0.8 0.1 983
      35-44 18.3 37.1 30.3 11.2 2.8 0.3 1,231
      45-54 20.1 33.6 29.5 11.7 5.1 0.1 1,157
      55-64 16.7 28.4 32.2 14.6 7.9 0.3 797
      65-74 9.0 25.3 35.6 19.9 9.9 0.2 570
      75 + 5.6 19.3 38.0 24.7 11.9 0.6 528
      UNK/REF 34.4 29.5 26.3 9.2 0.6 0 55
SEX

      MALE
19.7 33.0 32.3 10.4 4.4 0.2 2,295
      FEMALE 17.8 33.1 31.1 13.4 4.4 0.2 3,494
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
19.2 34.1 31.1 11.1 4.3 0.2 5,042
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 16.2 28.4 31.6 21.1 2.7 0 285
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 16.2 28.2 34.5 14.7 6.4 0 203
      HISPANIC 15.2 25.6 38.9 14.4 5.0 0.8 195
      REFUSED 14.7 23.4 31.2 11.9 18.8 0 64
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
11.1 20.3 33.1 20.0 15.2 0.3 560
      $15-$24,999 9.0 27.2 37.7 17.5 8.3 0.2 918
      $25-$49,999 18.0 35.9 31.5 11.6 2.9 0.1 1,745
      $50-$74,999 20.9 39.6 29.7 8.3 1.3 0.3 947
      >=$75,000 33.0 37.0 23.9 5.2 0.9 0 867
      UNK/REF 17.0 28.9 36.0 13.5 4.3 0.3 752
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
11.7 19.3 37.6 21.9 9.2 0.3 650
      H S GRAD OR GED 13.0 31.2 36.4 13.8 5.3 0.3 2,151
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 20.9 35.9 28.6 10.7 3.8 0.1 1,447
      COLLEGE GRAD 28.0 39.5 25.1 5.8 1.5 0.1 1,530
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 11
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
19.3 34.1 31.6 11.2 3.8 0.1 3,216
      UNMARRIED 17.9 31.6 31.8 13.2 5.4 0.3 2,560
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 13
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
22.0 36.6 31.8 8.1 1.4 0.1 3,558
      NOT EMPLOYED 14.8 30.2 37.8 13.2 4.0 0 250
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 20.6 35.7 28.3 12.8 2.4 0.2 689
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 7.9 20.5 31.4 23.7 15.9 0.5 1,278
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 14

--- ALL ---
18.7 33.1 31.7 11.9 4.4 0.2 5,789

 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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