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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C14.02 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? (USEEQUIP)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 2.0 98.0 0.0 238
      18-24
      25-34 1.5 98.3 0.2 677
      35-44 2.6 97.4 0.0 986
      45-54 6.4 93.6 0.0 1,253
      55-64 9.4 90.6 0.0 1,191
      65-74 11.2 88.8 0.0 829
      75 + 21.1 78.9 0.0 689
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 49
Sex: 6.1 93.8 0.1 2,189
      Male
      Female 6.5 93.5 0.0 3,723
Race/Ethnicity: 6.1 93.9 0.0 4,824
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 13.5 86.4 0.1 684
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       11.2 88.8 0.0 156
      Hispanic 0.8 99.2 0.0 199
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 49
Income Group: 18.4 81.6 0.0 559
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 10.7 89.3 0.0 983
      $25-$49,999 5.9 93.9 0.2 1,520
      $50-$74,999 3.3 96.7 0.0 932
      >=$75,000 1.1 98.9 0.0 1,114
      Unk/Ref 9.1 90.9 0.0 804
Education Level: 9.8 90.2 0.0 603
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 7.0 92.9 0.1 2,225
      Some college/Tech school 7.4 92.6 0.0 1,462
      College graduate 2.9 97.1 0.0 1,612
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 4.9 95.0 0.1 3,233
      Married
      Unmarried 8.6 91.4 0.0 2,658
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 21
Employment Status: 1.6 98.3 0.1 3,175
      Employed
      Not employed 7.7 92.3 0.0 284
      Student/Homemaker 2.3 97.7 0.0 600
      Retired/Unable to work 21.5 78.5 0.0 1,827
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Grand Totals 6.3 93.7 0.0 5,912

SOURCE: 2007 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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