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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C23Q06 Imagine an outbreak of pandemic flu in the U.S. in the next year. What would be the most important ONE thing you would want to know? (PF09Q06)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories How to prevent
getting the
flu

How to prevent
spreading
the flu

Symptoms of
the flu


How to treat
the flu


Cities where
cases of the
flu have been
identified
Information
about the
flu vaccine

Something
else


Total
% % % % % % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 45
      18-24
      25-34 37.0 10.3 10.9 14.6 12.8 7.8 6.6 133
      35-44 47.1 7.4 10.5 14.6 4.3 6.8 9.3 190
      45-54 44.3 7.2 10.4 14.0 4.9 9.1 10.1 292
      55-64 45.8 10.1 14.3 10.0 5.7 8.3 5.8 313
      65-74 47.0 5.9 9.4 14.4 5.7 13.4 4.2 228
      75 + 50.2 7.8 5.3 17.2 1.5 11.9 6.0 158
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 9
Sex: 40.1 7.6 9.0 12.6 9.2 9.5 12.0 504
      Male
      Female 44.9 7.7 13.3 13.9 4.9 8.3 7.2 864
Race/Ethnicity: 44.6 7.9 11.9 13.5 5.0 8.6 8.5 1,127
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 34.5 8.6 10.8 13.2 10.2 10.8 12.0 169
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 36
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 9
Income Group: 42.0 6.8 9.1 17.2 0.9 8.0 15.9 144
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 44.0 9.7 12.7 9.6 3.5 8.6 11.9 250
      $25-$49,999 40.1 9.0 11.2 15.8 2.8 11.5 9.7 353
      $50-$74,999 42.1 5.0 8.8 16.0 16.4 5.6 6.1 203
      >=$75,000 46.9 7.8 9.7 10.6 7.9 9.8 7.3 244
      Unk/Ref 38.3 6.4 16.3 12.4 7.7 7.7 11.2 174
Education Level: 34.4 9.1 10.0 15.6 6.9 4.9 19.2 123
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 42.2 4.9 12.4 14.0 3.1 12.5 10.9 540
      Some college/Tech school 40.6 7.0 10.8 14.8 11.6 7.4 7.9 357
      College graduate 48.4 11.0 10.6 9.8 6.6 7.5 6.1 348
Marital Status: 44.6 7.6 12.4 13.7 5.5 9.7 6.5 726
      Married
      Unmarried 39.5 7.7 9.3 12.5 9.2 7.6 14.2 640
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
Employment Status: 38.5 8.3 11.8 12.4 8.5 9.4 11.0 700
      Employed
      Not employed 47.7 6.3 11.2 10.6 8.4 3.6 12.2 89
      Student/Homemaker 53.7 3.4 10.3 13.5 4.9 5.3 8.8 126
      Retired/Unable to work 46.6 8.3 9.7 16.8 2.9 11.2 4.5 452
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1
Grand Totals 42.6 7.6 11.2 13.3 7.0 8.9 9.5 1,368

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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