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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q26. During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?
Denominator is respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes and currently smoke every or some days.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 67.0 33.0 0.0 143
      18-24
      25-34 60.8 39.1 0.1 280
      35-44 48.5 51.0 0.6 343
      45-54 46.5 53.3 0.1 317
      55-64 45.1 54.9 0.0 182
      65-74 45.8 54.2 0.0 95
      75 + *** *** *** 28
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Sex: 52.8 46.9 0.3 615
      Male
      Female 53.5 46.5 0.1 776
Race/Ethnicity: 50.7 49.0 0.2 1,175
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 65.7 34.3 0.0 92
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       58.9 41.1 0.0 57
      Hispanic 67.9 32.1 0.0 52
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Income Group: 56.6 42.1 1.3 175
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 57.8 42.2 0.0 308
      $25-$49,999 51.7 48.2 0.1 453
      $50-$74,999 49.4 50.6 0.0 187
      >=$75,000 53.4 46.6 0.0 142
      Unk/Ref 48.6 51.1 0.2 126
Education Level: 58.6 40.6 0.8 222
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 50.7 49.3 0.0 629
      Some college/Tech school 52.4 47.5 0.1 359
      College graduate 55.5 44.3 0.2 180
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 52.0 48.0 0.0 634
      Married
      Unmarried 54.5 45.2 0.4 754
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Employment Status: 50.3 49.4 0.2 916
      Employed
      Not employed 59.0 40.8 0.3 103
      Student/Homemaker 64.5 35.5 0.0 124
      Retired/Unable to work 54.9 45.1 0.0 248
Grand Totals 53.1 46.7 0.2 1,391

SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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