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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q9. In the past 12 months, have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by something in the air inside a home, office, or other building?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes No Unk/Ref Total
% % % N
Age Group: 22.5 76.7 0.8 454
      18-24
      25-34 29.0 70.0 1.0 1,088
      35-44 25.6 73.6 0.9 1,214
      45-54 22.2 76.9 0.8 1,304
      55-64 22.2 75.7 2.1 1,030
      65-74 11.7 87.3 1.1 775
      75 + 7.9 91.0 1.1 581
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 44
Sex: 18.7 80.3 1.1 2,511
      Male
      Female 25.1 73.8 1.1 3,979
Race/Ethnicity: 21.4 77.6 0.9 5,604
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 26.1 72.9 1.0 372
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       29.1 69.4 1.5 204
      Hispanic 22.7 75.2 2.0 238
      Unk/Ref 18.7 74.8 6.5 72
Income Group: 25.3 72.9 1.7 626
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 22.9 76.2 0.8 983
      $25-$49,999 24.5 74.0 1.4 1,857
      $50-$74,999 20.9 78.5 0.7 1,088
      >=$75,000 21.9 77.3 0.8 1,099
      Unk/Ref 14.9 84.0 1.2 837
Education Level: 19.9 78.5 1.6 677
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 21.4 77.6 1.0 2,413
      Some College/Tech School 23.9 75.1 1.0 1,593
      College Graduate 22.1 76.9 1.0 1,793
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 14
Marital Status: 20.6 78.3 1.0 3,623
      Married
      Unmarried 24.1 74.7 1.1 2,844
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 23
Employment Status: 23.8 75.2 1.0 3,941
      Employed
      Not Employed 23.3 75.4 1.3 233
      Student/Homemaker 22.5 76.5 1.0 731
      Retired/Unable to Work 16.1 82.5 1.4 1,552
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 33
Grand Totals 22.0 76.9 1.1 6,490

SOURCE: 2004 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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