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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C01.01 Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor Unk/Ref Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 21.2 35.3 36.2 6.9 0.5 0.0 331
      18-24
      25-34 24.4 35.1 31.3 8.5 0.8 0.0 876
      35-44 21.6 34.6 29.3 10.7 3.6 0.2 1,101
      45-54 18.2 34.4 32.7 10.2 4.3 0.2 1,149
      55-64 13.5 30.5 30.9 15.5 8.9 0.6 935
      65-74 9.4 24.9 34.2 22.6 8.6 0.3 685
      75 + 6.7 21.5 38.9 21.0 10.6 1.3 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 45
Sex: 18.4 32.2 32.8 12.1 4.2 0.2 2,136
      Male
      Female 17.8 32.3 32.6 12.3 4.7 0.3 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 18.7 33.8 31.8 11.0 4.4 0.3 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 15.9 28.4 35.8 17.1 2.6 0.3 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       13.2 28.0 27.2 19.5 11.3 0.8 168
      Hispanic 13.7 12.7 48.1 21.9 3.2 0.3 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 10.8 18.4 32.3 20.2 18.0 0.3 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 11.3 21.4 39.8 19.8 6.8 0.9 864
      $25-$49,999 16.8 33.3 35.8 11.4 2.6 0.2 1,545
      $50-$74,999 19.7 42.2 30.1 6.4 1.5 0.0 918
      >=$75,000 30.1 40.8 23.2 4.9 0.9 0.2 1,001
      Unk/Ref 13.9 26.9 35.8 17.9 5.1 0.4 747
Education Level: 7.9 16.7 38.6 24.4 11.9 0.6 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 13.0 27.8 38.7 14.7 5.4 0.3 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 19.2 37.8 28.8 10.6 3.2 0.3 1,427
      College graduate 28.2 39.7 25.6 5.1 1.4 0.1 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 19.4 33.4 31.5 11.5 3.9 0.3 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 16.0 30.4 34.8 13.3 5.4 0.2 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 20.8 37.1 32.1 8.7 1.1 0.1 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 16.0 24.9 39.9 15.6 3.7 0.0 213
      Student/Homemaker 23.0 32.3 31.1 10.5 2.7 0.5 662
      Retired/Unable to work 7.2 19.4 33.4 23.2 16.1 0.6 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 18.1 32.3 32.7 12.2 4.5 0.3 5,635

SOURCE: 2005 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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