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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C01Q01 Would you say that in general your health is: (GENHLTH)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor
Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 24.2 34.9 34.9 5.3 0.7 295
      18-24
      25-34 18.4 36.6 33.0 8.9 3.1 860
      35-44 19.0 35.9 32.6 8.3 4.2 1,218
      45-54 17.4 34.9 30.1 12.7 5.0 1,945
      55-64 12.6 32.2 33.3 14.8 7.1 2,040
      65-74 11.8 29.4 35.6 16.9 6.3 1,578
      75 + 7.1 23.7 38.1 20.7 10.4 1,239
      Unk/Ref 10.8 40.6 41.7 5.9 1.0 88
Sex: 18.2 34.0 32.1 11.0 4.8 3,482
      Male
      Female 15.3 33.2 34.6 12.2 4.8 5,781
Race/Ethnicity: 17.5 34.9 32.5 10.5 4.7 7,504
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 14.9 21.9 40.9 17.4 5.0 1,155
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       10.1 35.9 33.8 10.3 9.9 204
      Hispanic 10.9 28.0 36.8 21.6 2.8 285
      Unk/Ref 14.0 32.0 36.8 7.4 9.9 115
Income Group: 12.9 13.8 33.1 22.8 17.3 1,045
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 8.3 22.0 41.9 19.3 8.5 1,623
      $25-$49,999 13.3 34.0 37.3 11.4 3.9 2,328
      $50-$74,999 19.1 41.6 30.1 6.6 2.6 1,274
      >=$75,000 25.3 42.7 26.6 4.7 0.7 1,657
      Unk/Ref 16.6 34.1 32.8 13.1 3.5 1,336
Education Level: 9.6 18.5 37.6 23.3 11.0 919
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 13.6 29.5 37.5 13.7 5.7 3,543
      Some college/Tech school 15.4 39.3 31.4 10.1 3.9 2,325
      College graduate 24.3 39.5 28.3 5.8 2.2 2,460
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 16
Marital Status: 17.5 35.8 32.2 10.6 3.9 4,888
      Married
      Unmarried 15.5 30.3 35.1 13.0 6.1 4,344
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 31
Employment Status: 19.4 39.0 32.8 7.5 1.4 4,495
      Employed
      Not employed 13.2 24.5 40.3 16.5 5.5 689
      Student/Homemaker 23.2 34.4 32.5 8.7 1.2 894
      Retired/Unable to work 6.8 22.4 32.2 22.4 16.2 3,154
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 31
Grand Totals 16.7 33.6 33.4 11.6 4.8 9,263

SOURCE: 2009 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.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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