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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
RF12.02 Binge drinkers (adults having five or more drinks on one occasion).
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories No Yes Unk/Ref Total
% % % N
Age Group: 66.2 33.1 0.7 331
      18-24
      25-34 79.6 19.7 0.6 876
      35-44 84.8 14.2 1.0 1,101
      45-54 88.0 11.5 0.5 1,149
      55-64 92.9 6.3 0.7 935
      65-74 95.0 3.8 1.1 685
      75 + 99.1 0.4 0.5 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Sex: 77.7 21.3 1.0 2,136
      Male
      Female 91.9 7.5 0.5 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 85.6 13.9 0.5 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 86.9 12.8 0.3 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       79.4 16.1 4.5 168
      Hispanic 77.4 19.7 2.9 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 84.3 15.0 0.7 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 84.8 14.4 0.8 864
      $25-$49,999 84.3 15.2 0.5 1,545
      $50-$74,999 84.6 15.0 0.4 918
      >=$75,000 85.9 13.9 0.2 1,001
      Unk/Ref 86.6 10.8 2.6 747
Education Level: 85.4 12.4 2.2 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 84.2 15.2 0.7 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 84.4 15.1 0.5 1,427
      College graduate 86.6 12.9 0.5 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 89.4 10.0 0.6 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 77.9 21.1 1.0 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 82.7 16.8 0.5 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 78.5 20.1 1.4 213
      Student/Homemaker 83.2 16.3 0.5 662
      Retired/Unable to work 94.7 3.9 1.4 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 85.0 14.2 0.8 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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