Table of Contents 

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013
 
C08.24 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. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 1.2 98.8 529
      18-24
      25-34 4.0 96.0 904
      35-44 3.6 96.4 1,219
      45-54 9.0 91.0 1,755
      55-64 11.2 88.8 2,238
      65-74 14.5 85.5 1,941
      75 + 25.7 74.3 1,508
      Unk/Ref 11.5 88.5 93
Sex: 8.8 91.2 4,215
      Male
      Female 8.2 91.8 5,972
Race/Ethnicity: 8.4 91.6 8,847
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 11.1 88.9 586
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 15.7 84.3 281
      Hispanic 2.0 98.0 317
      Unk/Ref 10.4 89.6 156
Income Group: 17.7 82.3 1,074
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 13.4 86.6 1,733
      $25-$49,999 7.5 92.5 2,452
      $50-$74,999 4.6 95.4 1,332
      >=$75,000 3.1 96.9 2,039
      Unk/Ref 10.0 90.0 1,557
Education Level: 13.7 86.3 928
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 8.7 91.3 3,717
      Some college/Tech school 8.5 91.5 2,591
      College graduate 4.9 95.1 2,924
      Unk/Ref ** ** 27
Marital Status: 7.3 92.7 5,316
      Married
      Unmarried 9.9 90.1 4,801
      Unk/Ref 11.9 88.1 70
Employment Status: 2.2 97.8 4,862
      Employed
      Not employed 6.3 93.7 463
      Student/Homemaker 4.3 95.7 995
      Retired/Unable to work 26.0 74.0 3,790
      Unk/Ref 6.5 93.5 77
Grand Totals 8.5 91.5 10,187

SOURCE: 2013 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
Table produced November 12, 2014

Table of Contents