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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
M16.10 People are generally caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness. Do you agree slightly or strongly or disagree slightly or strongly? (MISPHLPF)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Agree strongly
Agree slightly
Neither agree
nor disagree
Disagree slightly
Disagree strongly
Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 26.0 44.9 0.7 21.0 7.0 0.6 214
      18-24
      25-34 17.3 41.9 1.1 30.1 8.1 1.4 629
      35-44 20.5 37.3 2.1 28.3 10.2 1.6 909
      45-54 18.8 35.8 3.1 26.6 12.9 2.9 1,181
      55-64 24.5 34.0 1.2 24.7 12.8 2.9 1,148
      65-74 25.6 33.6 4.2 22.0 9.6 5.1 771
      75 + 29.1 33.8 2.3 18.0 8.5 8.3 648
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 44
Sex: 24.0 41.1 2.1 22.7 7.7 2.4 2,046
      Male
      Female 20.5 34.5 1.9 27.7 12.2 3.2 3,498
Race/Ethnicity: 20.7 39.2 2.0 26.2 9.4 2.5 4,563
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 29.1 24.2 1.4 25.1 16.9 3.4 620
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       23.1 29.5 1.7 21.2 19.2 5.3 142
      Hispanic 37.2 32.4 2.9 14.2 7.9 5.4 172
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 47
Income Group: 30.3 29.8 0.7 18.8 14.8 5.6 527
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 26.5 31.5 2.0 21.9 14.5 3.6 902
      $25-$49,999 23.7 37.0 2.4 24.7 10.9 1.3 1,436
      $50-$74,999 20.5 40.1 1.5 29.4 6.6 1.9 890
      >=$75,000 15.2 44.5 1.5 28.6 8.6 1.6 1,066
      Unk/Ref 25.3 33.7 3.3 21.9 8.8 7.1 723
Education Level: 36.8 25.6 2.7 19.7 11.1 4.2 546
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 26.2 36.4 2.2 22.8 8.9 3.6 2,071
      Some college/Tech school 20.1 38.2 1.6 27.4 11.0 1.7 1,366
      College graduate 13.2 43.5 1.8 28.9 10.4 2.2 1,552
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 9
Marital Status: 21.0 38.7 2.3 26.3 9.2 2.5 3,047
      Married
      Unmarried 24.1 35.9 1.4 23.6 11.6 3.3 2,478
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 19
Employment Status: 20.3 40.5 1.8 26.4 9.1 1.9 2,975
      Employed
      Not employed 25.9 33.3 1.2 28.5 10.1 1.0 265
      Student/Homemaker 20.6 38.9 2.8 23.5 11.4 2.8 564
      Retired/Unable to work 27.1 30.6 2.3 22.5 12.0 5.5 1,718
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 22
Grand Totals 22.1 37.7 2.0 25.3 10.1 2.8 5,544

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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