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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
M04.09 Have you ever been told by an eye doctor or other health care professional that you had age-related macular degeneration? (VIMACDG2)
Denominator is respondents age 40 years and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 0.3 99.7 0.0 361
      40-44
      45-54 2.0 97.3 0.7 999
      55-64 2.3 96.5 1.2 956
      65-74 4.2 94.6 1.2 741
      75 + 17.9 81.3 0.7 569
      Unk/Ref 6.3 93.7 0.0 59
Sex: 3.4 95.8 0.8 1,361
      Male
      Female 5.3 94.0 0.7 2,324
Race/Ethnicity: 4.7 94.7 0.6 3,093
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 1.5 96.6 1.9 393
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       3.3 93.1 3.6 76
      Hispanic 1.9 98.1 0.0 84
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 39
Income Group: 7.4 91.3 1.3 404
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 7.1 91.9 1.0 601
      $25-$49,999 4.3 94.9 0.8 918
      $50-$74,999 2.3 97.3 0.3 504
      >=$75,000 2.6 97.1 0.3 705
      Unk/Ref 6.4 92.1 1.6 553
Education Level: 6.2 92.5 1.3 364
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 5.1 93.7 1.3 1,461
      Some college/Tech school 4.6 94.9 0.5 901
      College graduate 2.9 96.9 0.2 952
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 3.4 96.1 0.5 2,001
      Married
      Unmarried 6.6 92.1 1.3 1,662
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 22
Employment Status: 1.6 97.9 0.4 1,801
      Employed
      Not employed 3.2 94.8 2.0 158
      Student/Homemaker 6.0 93.5 0.5 272
      Retired/Unable to work 9.0 89.8 1.2 1,444
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Grand Totals 4.4 94.8 0.8 3,685

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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