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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q85. A bidi is a flavored cigarette from India. Have you ever smoked a bidi, even one or two puffs?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes

No

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % N
Age Group: 9.8 89.8 0.4 404
      18-24
      25-34 6.3 92.7 1.0 859
      35-44 2.5 97.4 0.1 1,014
      45-54 2.1 97.8 0.1 1,079
      55-64 0.6 99.4 0.0 796
      65-74 0.6 99.4 0.0 589
      75 + 0.6 99.4 0.0 487
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Sex: 4.4 95.4 0.1 2,063
      Male
      Female 2.6 97.0 0.4 3,189
Race/Ethnicity: 3.2 96.6 0.2 4,574
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 8.1 91.9 0.0 277
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       4.4 92.7 2.9 177
      Hispanic 2.6 97.0 0.4 181
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 43
Income Group: 4.6 94.3 1.1 517
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 4.0 95.8 0.1 859
      $25-$49,999 4.3 95.3 0.4 1,545
      $50-$74,999 3.0 96.8 0.2 877
      >=$75,000 2.0 98.0 0.0 817
      Unk/Ref 2.8 97.2 0.0 637
Education Level: 3.2 96.4 0.4 555
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 3.6 96.2 0.2 1,965
      Some college/Tech school 4.0 95.7 0.3 1,350
      College graduate 3.1 96.8 0.1 1,373
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 9
Marital Status: 2.2 97.6 0.3 2,948
      Married
      Unmarried 5.6 94.1 0.3 2,298
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Employment Status: 3.8 96.0 0.2 3,109
      Employed
      Not employed 9.3 90.3 0.3 255
      Student/Homemaker 3.9 95.3 0.8 625
      Retired/Unable to work 0.9 99.1 0.0 1,248
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 3.5 96.2 0.3 5,252

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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