| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| M04.01 How much difficulty, if any, do you have in recognizing a friend across the street? Would you say… (VIDFCLT2) |
| Denominator is respondents age 40 years and older. |
| Categories | No difficulty |
A little difficulty |
Moderate difficulty |
Extreme difficulty |
Unable to do because of eyesight |
Unable to do for other reasons |
Unk/Ref |
Not applicable (Blind) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 89.4 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 366 |
| 40-44 | |||||||||
| 45-54 | 82.9 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1,005 |
| 55-64 | 82.2 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 961 |
| 65-74 | 86.1 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 749 |
| 75 + | 76.3 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 573 |
| Unk/Ref | 94.3 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59 |
| Sex: | 85.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1,376 |
| Male | |||||||||
| Female | 81.4 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2,337 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 83.9 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3,113 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 79.6 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 397 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 82.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77 |
| Hispanic | 80.2 | 14.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 87 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 39 |
| Income Group: | 70.1 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 408 |
| < $15,000 | |||||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 79.6 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 607 |
| $25-$49,999 | 81.6 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 926 |
| $50-$74,999 | 87.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 507 |
| >=$75,000 | 89.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 707 |
| Unk/Ref | 82.4 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 558 |
| Education Level: | 74.5 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 373 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 81.3 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1,470 |
| Some college/Tech school | 86.9 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 906 |
| College graduate | 85.8 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 957 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Marital Status: | 85.7 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2,017 |
| Married | |||||||||
| Unmarried | 78.6 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1,674 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
| Employment Status: | 87.1 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1,810 |
| Employed | |||||||||
| Not employed | 83.2 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 158 |
| Student/Homemaker | 82.5 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 276 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 77.8 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1,459 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Grand Totals | 83.5 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3,713 |
| 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. |