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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C15.02 Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 0.9 99.1 0.0 329
      18-24
      25-34 0.7 99.3 0.0 870
      35-44 4.6 95.3 0.1 1,095
      45-54 5.8 94.1 0.1 1,135
      55-64 9.4 90.4 0.2 927
      65-74 12.5 87.5 0.0 676
      75 + 17.4 82.5 0.1 507
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 42
Sex: 5.9 94.1 0.0 2,118
      Male
      Female 6.0 93.9 0.1 3,463
Race/Ethnicity: 5.7 94.3 0.0 4,885
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 6.6 92.9 0.5 304
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       13.6 86.4 0.0 167
      Hispanic 2.8 97.2 0.0 188
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 15.6 84.1 0.3 555
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 9.9 90.0 0.1 854
      $25-$49,999 4.5 95.4 0.1 1,538
      $50-$74,999 2.5 97.5 0.0 909
      >=$75,000 3.1 96.9 0.0 996
      Unk/Ref 6.1 93.8 0.1 729
Education Level: 9.6 90.3 0.1 541
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 6.8 93.0 0.1 2,047
      Some college/Tech school 6.0 94.0 0.0 1,414
      College graduate 3.2 96.8 0.0 1,572
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 4.9 95.1 0.1 3,181
      Married
      Unmarried 7.6 92.3 0.1 2,380
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 2.4 97.6 0.0 3,350
      Employed
      Not employed 3.8 96.2 0.0 211
      Student/Homemaker 3.4 96.6 0.0 657
      Retired/Unable to work 18.9 80.9 0.2 1,352
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 5.9 94.0 0.1 5,581

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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