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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C15Q03 During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average? [A 40 ounce beer would count as 3 drinks, or a cocktail drink with 2 shots would count as 2 drinks.] (AVEDRNK2)
Denominator is respondents who have had at least one drink in the past 30 days.

Categories One Two 3-4 5+ Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 18.3 23.9 30.3 27.6 117
      18-24
      25-34 31.3 31.2 21.6 16.0 443
      35-44 37.2 28.9 24.1 9.9 619
      45-54 41.1 29.3 21.3 8.3 955
      55-64 51.1 27.9 15.1 5.9 818
      65-74 65.6 23.3 8.2 3.0 530
      75 + 71.4 23.6 5.0 0.0 288
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 23
Sex: 31.5 28.2 23.9 16.3 1,762
      Male
      Female 51.4 27.9 15.9 4.8 2,031
Race/Ethnicity: 41.5 27.7 20.4 10.4 3,194
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 42.4 30.9 17.6 9.1 390
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       32.2 25.9 8.8 33.1 77
      Hispanic 24.3 34.8 26.2 14.7 99
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 33
Income Group: 35.8 22.3 27.7 14.1 250
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 40.3 25.0 18.0 16.8 465
      $25-$49,999 41.1 28.0 19.9 11.1 997
      $50-$74,999 39.5 26.1 21.1 13.3 634
      >=$75,000 41.6 30.8 19.4 8.2 1,067
      Unk/Ref 39.5 29.5 21.2 9.8 380
Education Level: 29.5 25.7 29.1 15.7 179
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 37.8 24.2 22.5 15.4 1,193
      Some college/Tech school 35.6 29.4 20.1 14.9 1,002
      College graduate 47.5 30.5 17.6 4.4 1,415
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 4
Marital Status: 45.5 29.0 18.3 7.2 2,210
      Married
      Unmarried 31.3 26.4 24.1 18.2 1,571
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 12
Employment Status: 38.3 28.4 21.9 11.4 2,342
      Employed
      Not employed 29.7 30.6 23.8 15.9 294
      Student/Homemaker 39.7 25.6 19.4 15.3 266
      Retired/Unable to work 57.6 26.5 11.2 4.7 882
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 9
Grand Totals 40.4 28.1 20.3 11.2 3,793

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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