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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q2.5 WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU DID NOT GET MEDICAL CARE?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT COULD NOT GET NEEDED MEDICAL CARE IN PAST 12 MONTHS

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES COST DISTANCE OFFICE NOT OPEN WHEN NEEDED TOO LONG A WAIT FOR APPT. TOO LONG A WAIT IN WAITING RM. NO TRANSPORTATION LANGUAGE BARRIER OTHER UNK/NOT SURE TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33
      25-34 61.2 4.3 3.2 11.3 5.2 2.1 0 12.6 0 65
      35-44 59.6 0 8.1 9.1 0 2.3 3.3 14.7 2.8 92
      45-54 39.5 0 7.3 20.7 0.9 7.1 0 24.5 0 67
      55-64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 48
      65-74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14
      75 + *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 4
SEX

      MALE
56.4 1.8 3.5 11.5 3.9 1.4 2.3 17.2 2.0 99
      FEMALE 52.0 1.7 9.3 12.4 2.2 3.6 0 18.2 0.6 236
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
52.7 1.7 8.9 13.5 2.4 2.7 0 17.0 1.1 280
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
62.6 0.7 2.7 10.5 3.8 5.6 1.5 11.6 1.2 90
      $15-$24,999 69.2 0 5.4 8.0 2.4 4.7 0 10.3 0 98
      $25-$49,999 50.5 2.1 11.0 16.0 0 0 0 20.4 0 65
      $50-$74,999 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32
      >=$75,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
48.8 1.9 0 14.0 6.9 5.2 1.7 17.2 4.2 57
      H S GRAD OR GED 60.8 0.4 6.5 5.2 3.3 2.6 0.8 19.7 0.8 135
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 51.1 3.0 8.8 17.1 0 2.2 0.8 16.9 0 85
      COLLEGE GRAD 43.9 3.3 13.9 21.9 1.2 0 0 15.8 0 53
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 5
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
44.7 2.7 11.1 15.4 2.8 1.1 1.5 18.5 2.1 128
      UNMARRIED 60.9 0.9 3.8 9.4 2.9 4.1 0.4 17.3 0.3 206
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
52.9 1.4 7.7 16.6 2.9 1.6 1.3 15.0 0.5 171
      NOT EMPLOYED *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 38.0 2.8 8.5 15.4 0.7 4.4 0 27.1 3.1 85
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 2

--- ALL ---
53.7 1.7 7.1 12.1 2.8 2.8 0.9 17.8 1.1 335

 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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