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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
M04Q01 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
Not applicable
(Blind)
Total
% % % % % % % N
Age Group: 87.6 8.4 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 581
      35-44
      45-54 82.2 11.5 4.6 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 1,776
      55-64 82.2 11.4 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 1,884
      65-74 81.2 12.4 4.6 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 1,484
      75 + 75.4 12.9 8.0 1.6 1.6 0.3 0.1 1,129
      Unk/Ref 92.3 7.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 71
Sex: 86.1 9.0 3.9 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 2,627
      Male
      Female 78.5 13.3 5.3 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 4,298
Race/Ethnicity: 82.7 11.2 4.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 5,761
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 75.4 13.1 9.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 791
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       77.7 14.1 7.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 136
      Hispanic 83.8 7.4 7.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 148
      Unk/Ref 82.5 10.2 1.3 3.7 1.9 0.3 0.0 89
Income Group: 67.1 17.3 10.3 2.7 1.8 0.4 0.2 756
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 74.9 12.7 8.6 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.2 1,216
      $25-$49,999 82.5 11.6 4.5 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 1,779
      $50-$74,999 86.5 10.2 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 947
      >=$75,000 88.9 8.0 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1,237
      Unk/Ref 80.5 12.9 4.1 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 990
Education Level: 73.3 14.1 8.8 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 666
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 79.1 13.2 5.6 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 2,749
      Some college/Tech school 84.2 10.0 3.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 1,663
      College graduate 86.9 8.9 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 1,834
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13
Marital Status: 84.9 9.9 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 3,689
      Married
      Unmarried 76.3 14.0 6.7 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 3,213
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23
Employment Status: 86.3 9.4 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 3,117
      Employed
      Not employed 80.4 12.4 4.7 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.2 446
      Student/Homemaker 80.2 10.0 6.6 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.0 492
      Retired/Unable to work 76.0 14.2 6.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 2,848
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22
Grand Totals 82.1 11.2 4.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 6,925

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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