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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
CLV13.02 Binge drinkers (males having five or more drinks on one occasion, females having four or more drinks on one occasion) (_RFBING4)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories No Yes Unk/Ref Total
% % % N
Age Group: 73.8 25.0 1.2 167
      18-24
      25-34 73.6 24.3 2.1 553
      35-44 79.2 18.4 2.4 731
      45-54 83.0 15.6 1.4 1,039
      55-64 90.1 9.1 0.8 984
      65-74 93.6 4.8 1.5 764
      75 + 95.9 1.9 2.2 601
      Unk/Ref 97.2 2.4 0.4 61
Sex: 75.1 23.4 1.5 1,815
      Male
      Female 89.5 8.7 1.8 3,085
Race/Ethnicity: 83.0 15.8 1.2 3,979
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 80.2 15.5 4.3 575
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       78.5 15.4 6.1 140
      Hispanic 79.6 18.2 2.2 161
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Income Group: 88.9 9.4 1.6 517
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 83.3 15.0 1.7 786
      $25-$49,999 80.0 19.0 1.0 1,236
      $50-$74,999 81.3 17.0 1.6 708
      >=$75,000 81.2 17.8 1.1 953
      Unk/Ref 86.3 9.8 4.0 700
Education Level: 82.2 16.0 1.8 508
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 84.1 14.3 1.6 1,823
      Some college/Tech school 80.8 16.8 2.4 1,230
      College graduate 82.1 16.8 1.0 1,329
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 85.4 13.3 1.3 2,620
      Married
      Unmarried 78.0 19.9 2.2 2,250
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 30
Employment Status: 77.9 20.3 1.7 2,601
      Employed
      Not employed 79.8 19.1 1.0 256
      Student/Homemaker 88.8 10.8 0.4 484
      Retired/Unable to work 92.8 4.8 2.4 1,544
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 82.5 15.8 1.7 4,900

SOURCE: 2008 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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