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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q18.1 ARE ANY FIREARMS KEPT IN OR AROUND YOUR HOME?

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
32.1 66.8 1.1 452
      25-34 31.8 65.6 2.6 956
      35-44 39.9 57.5 2.6 1,184
      45-54 45.2 51.6 3.2 1,129
      55-64 48.9 47.2 3.8 775
      65-74 39.1 55.8 5.1 565
      75 + 27.0 69.0 4.0 518
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 46
SEX

      MALE
46.2 50.2 3.5 2,216
      FEMALE 31.2 66.2 2.5 3,409
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
40.7 56.1 3.2 4,918
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 26.1 72.8 1.0 265
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 25.8 71.2 3.0 196
      HISPANIC 19.9 78.5 1.6 183
      REFUSED 41.1 52.5 6.4 63
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
21.4 77.3 1.3 540
      $15-$24,999 29.0 69.4 1.6 891
      $25-$49,999 42.8 55.0 2.3 1,694
      $50-$74,999 48.9 49.3 1.8 930
      >=$75,000 42.5 55.3 2.2 850
      UNK/REF 32.1 57.2 10.6 720
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
33.9 63.5 2.6 631
      H S GRAD OR GED 42.3 54.2 3.5 2,074
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 41.3 55.7 3.0 1,412
      COLLEGE GRAD 32.4 65.0 2.6 1,499
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 9
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
44.4 51.9 3.7 3,134
      UNMARRIED 29.0 69.1 1.9 2,479
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 12
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
41.3 56.0 2.7 3,445
      NOT EMPLOYED 32.0 64.3 3.7 241
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 29.7 68.0 2.2 677
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 36.7 58.8 4.5 1,251
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11

--- ALL ---
38.4 58.6 3.0 5,625

 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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