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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
RF11.2 RISK FACTOR FOR ALWAYS SEATBELT USE

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES NOT AT RISK AT RISK TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
74.2 25.8 468
      25-34 73.3 26.7 983
      35-44 73.1 26.9 1,231
      45-54 80.2 19.8 1,157
      55-64 78.6 21.4 797
      65-74 80.7 19.3 570
      75 + 84.8 15.2 528
      UNK/REF 79.3 20.7 55
SEX

      MALE
68.7 31.3 2,295
      FEMALE 84.4 15.6 3,494
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
76.2 23.8 5,042
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 81.8 18.2 285
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 77.6 22.4 203
      HISPANIC 81.2 18.8 195
      REFUSED 81.8 18.2 64
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
74.8 25.2 560
      $15-$24,999 75.9 24.1 918
      $25-$49,999 74.1 25.9 1,745
      $50-$74,999 73.8 26.2 947
      >=$75,000 81.4 18.6 867
      UNK/REF 84.2 15.8 752
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
74.4 25.6 650
      H S GRAD OR GED 72.4 27.6 2,151
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 76.3 23.7 1,447
      COLLEGE GRAD 84.7 15.3 1,530
      UNK/REF *** *** 11
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
78.4 21.6 3,216
      UNMARRIED 74.4 25.6 2,560
      UNK/REF *** *** 13
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
74.2 25.8 3,558
      NOT EMPLOYED 78.3 21.7 250
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 82.3 17.7 689
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 81.5 18.5 1,278
      UNK/REF *** *** 14

--- ALL ---
76.9 23.1 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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