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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q42. When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do?
Denominator is respondents who are employed.

Categories Mostly sitting
or standing

Mostly walking


Mostly heavy
labor or physically
demanding
work
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 49.0 21.9 29.2 0.0 246
      18-24
      25-34 56.1 23.4 19.7 0.7 668
      35-44 57.2 21.4 20.0 1.3 833
      45-54 61.7 20.7 15.6 2.0 846
      55-64 65.2 21.0 11.3 2.5 460
      65-74 68.4 19.7 11.9 0.0 104
      75 + *** *** *** *** 35
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 17
Sex: 50.5 21.6 26.6 1.2 1,473
      Male
      Female 68.0 21.9 8.7 1.5 1,736
Race/Ethnicity: 60.5 20.1 18.2 1.1 2,799
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 52.1 26.7 18.7 2.5 156
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       49.8 23.0 23.6 3.6 115
      Hispanic 35.0 41.4 21.6 1.9 120
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 19
Income Group: 48.1 31.1 19.7 1.1 132
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 49.3 27.1 22.7 0.8 408
      $25-$49,999 52.5 22.8 22.6 2.1 1,037
      $50-$74,999 59.1 20.5 20.0 0.5 692
      >=$75,000 72.4 16.0 10.4 1.2 669
      Unk/Ref 60.3 22.7 15.1 1.9 271
Education Level: 37.4 27.8 32.7 2.0 204
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 50.3 22.9 25.2 1.7 1,116
      Some college/Tech school 55.7 23.7 19.3 1.4 882
      College graduate 76.2 16.6 6.5 0.8 1,002
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 5
Marital Status: 61.0 21.7 15.9 1.5 1,892
      Married
      Unmarried 53.7 21.7 23.5 1.2 1,313
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 4
Employment Status: 58.3 21.7 18.6 1.4 3,209
      Employed
Grand Totals 58.3 21.7 18.6 1.4 3,209

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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