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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2010
 
C10.02 Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone? (USEEQUIP)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 0.4 99.6 302
      18-24
      25-34 3.2 96.8 828
      35-44 4.0 96.0 1,279
      45-54 8.1 91.9 1,855
      55-64 11.3 88.7 2,411
      65-74 12.6 87.4 1,882
      75 + 23.3 76.7 1,553
      Unk/Ref 11.9 88.1 98
Sex: 7.9 92.1 3,769
      Male
      Female 7.6 92.4 6,439
Race/Ethnicity: 7.4 92.6 8,376
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 11.3 88.7 1,169
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       9.3 90.7 231
      Hispanic 3.9 96.1 250
      Unk/Ref 21.0 79.0 182
Income Group: 17.1 82.9 1,092
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 14.1 85.9 1,745
      $25-$49,999 8.3 91.7 2,557
      $50-$74,999 3.7 96.3 1,368
      >=$75,000 2.6 97.4 1,823
      Unk/Ref 8.6 91.4 1,623
Education Level: 12.5 87.5 990
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 8.6 91.4 3,845
      Some college/Tech school 8.7 91.3 2,576
      College graduate 4.5 95.5 2,771
      Unk/Ref *** *** 26
Marital Status: 5.5 94.5 5,517
      Married
      Unmarried 11.7 88.3 4,629
      Unk/Ref 12.0 88.0 62
Employment Status: 2.8 97.2 4,675
      Employed
      Not employed 7.0 93.0 650
      Student/Homemaker 4.0 96.0 1,016
      Retired/Unable to work 23.1 76.9 3,814
      Unk/Ref 11.5 88.5 53
Grand Totals 7.8 92.2 10,208

SOURCE: 2010 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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