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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q18.2 ARE ANY OF THESE FIREARMS NOW LOADED?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE FIREARMS IN OR AROUND HOME

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
18.6 77.8 3.6 138
      25-34 27.0 71.3 1.7 318
      35-44 23.4 74.6 2.0 475
      45-54 20.8 77.4 1.9 502
      55-64 31.3 67.3 1.4 350
      65-74 22.2 75.6 2.3 210
      75 + 16.9 81.7 1.5 132
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11
SEX

      MALE
28.1 71.2 0.6 1,083
      FEMALE 17.5 78.6 3.9 1,053
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
22.7 75.5 1.9 1,957
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 42.6 51.3 6.1 67
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 29.2 66.6 4.2 50
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 40
      REFUSED *** *** *** 22
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
33.2 66.0 0.8 119
      $15-$24,999 23.7 74.3 2.0 241
      $25-$49,999 21.7 77.3 1.0 712
      $50-$74,999 22.8 75.0 2.3 455
      >=$75,000 29.0 69.2 1.9 375
      UNK/REF 17.7 76.9 5.4 234
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
27.1 71.6 1.3 215
      H S GRAD OR GED 22.9 74.9 2.2 853
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 23.4 74.8 1.7 570
      COLLEGE GRAD 23.6 74.1 2.3 497
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 1
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
21.2 76.8 1.9 1,455
      UNMARRIED 29.2 68.7 2.2 677
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
24.7 73.4 2.0 1,407
      NOT EMPLOYED 18.9 80.2 0.8 83
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 12.5 83.9 3.7 212
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 27.1 71.4 1.5 432
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2

--- ALL ---
23.6 74.4 2.0 2,136

 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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