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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q41. Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 1.0 99.0 0.0 419
      18-24
      25-34 1.8 98.1 0.1 886
      35-44 3.6 96.4 0.0 1,056
      45-54 6.3 93.6 0.1 1,113
      55-64 6.2 93.8 0.0 823
      65-74 10.1 89.9 0.0 596
      75 + 15.9 84.1 0.0 496
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Sex: 4.5 95.4 0.1 2,136
      Male
      Female 6.2 93.8 0.0 3,279
Race/Ethnicity: 5.2 94.7 0.0 4,703
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 8.1 91.9 0.0 297
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       6.8 93.2 0.0 182
      Hispanic 2.0 98.0 0.0 186
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 47
Income Group: 15.8 84.2 0.0 534
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 8.2 91.8 0.1 888
      $25-$49,999 3.6 96.4 0.0 1,579
      $50-$74,999 3.2 96.8 0.0 893
      >=$75,000 1.4 98.6 0.0 844
      Unk/Ref 6.8 93.0 0.2 677
Education Level: 9.5 90.5 0.0 575
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 5.7 94.3 0.1 2,030
      Some college/Tech school 5.1 94.8 0.0 1,388
      College graduate 3.3 96.7 0.0 1,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 4.0 96.0 0.0 3,039
      Married
      Unmarried 7.5 92.5 0.1 2,369
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Employment Status: 1.7 98.3 0.0 3,217
      Employed
      Not employed 4.8 95.2 0.0 262
      Student/Homemaker 3.3 96.7 0.0 643
      Retired/Unable to work 17.9 82.0 0.1 1,276
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 17
Grand Totals 5.4 94.6 0.0 5,415

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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