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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C12.03 One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?
Denominator is respondents who reported having at least one drink in the past 30 days.

Categories One Two 3-4 5+ Unk/Ref Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 21.5 19.1 26.1 28.7 4.7 197
      18-24
      25-34 30.5 25.9 25.2 16.2 2.2 484
      35-44 34.5 31.6 22.9 9.4 1.7 605
      45-54 39.7 31.3 19.4 8.2 1.3 584
      55-64 52.1 29.5 12.3 4.3 1.9 408
      65-74 63.0 20.7 7.9 4.5 3.9 240
      75 + 71.0 16.8 9.8 0.0 2.4 134
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 19
Sex: 29.0 27.6 24.5 16.1 2.8 1,223
      Male
      Female 49.5 26.0 14.9 7.6 1.9 1,448
Race/Ethnicity: 38.8 28.0 19.7 11.5 1.9 2,376
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 34.4 24.3 32.8 8.3 0.3 127
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       28.5 19.6 26.8 21.8 3.3 75
      Hispanic 31.9 16.3 13.4 24.3 14.0 81
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 12
Income Group: 31.6 20.9 22.4 15.2 9.9 167
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 30.7 24.3 25.2 17.5 2.3 322
      $25-$49,999 36.2 24.9 21.5 15.5 1.8 732
      $50-$74,999 40.4 28.1 21.7 8.7 1.2 518
      >=$75,000 40.2 32.9 18.9 7.2 0.8 669
      Unk/Ref 45.9 20.9 10.5 17.0 5.7 263
Education Level: 25.5 25.2 20.9 24.3 4.1 154
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 35.5 21.1 24.0 15.7 3.7 842
      Some college/Tech school 36.1 28.9 20.8 12.6 1.7 708
      College graduate 44.7 31.4 16.2 6.5 1.3 964
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 3
Marital Status: 43.9 28.8 18.3 7.6 1.5 1,537
      Married
      Unmarried 28.6 23.9 23.7 19.9 3.9 1,128
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 6
Employment Status: 35.7 28.2 21.8 12.1 2.1 1,895
      Employed
      Not employed 23.3 27.6 27.3 18.9 2.9 106
      Student/Homemaker 35.8 21.8 18.5 21.3 2.6 244
      Retired/Unable to work 57.8 23.5 11.0 4.2 3.4 422
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 4
Grand Totals 38.0 26.9 20.3 12.4 2.4 2,671

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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