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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q5.1 HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL CHECKED?
 

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24
43.3 49.9 6.7 374
      25-34 57.9 39.5 2.6 731
      35-44 76.5 21.9 1.6 830
      45-54 85.1 13.9 1.0 781
      55-64 93.8 5.7 0.5 502
      65 + 92.5 5.4 2.1 739
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 36
SEX

      MALE
73.4 24.1 2.6 1,614
      FEMALE 77.1 20.8 2.1 2,379
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
76.0 21.6 2.4 3,484
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 78.8 18.8 2.4 232
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 75.1 24.3 0.5 129
      HISPANIC 55.9 42.8 1.3 117
      REFUSED *** *** *** 31
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
73.6 23.2 3.2 380
      $15-$24,999 70.0 27.4 2.6 676
      $25-$49,999 71.3 26.3 2.5 1,264
      $50-$74,999 77.1 21.2 1.7 659
      >=$75,000 86.7 12.1 1.2 552
      UNK/REF 77.7 18.9 3.4 462
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
65.2 31.4 3.5 413
      H S GRAD OR GED 71.1 26.1 2.8 1,545
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 77.5 20.6 1.9 962
      COLLEGE GRAD 83.8 14.6 1.5 1,069
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
79.3 19.2 1.5 2,204
      UNMARRIED 68.5 27.8 3.8 1,781
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
72.4 25.4 2.2 2,522
      NOT EMPLOY 54.9 42.1 2.9 163
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 69.3 26.7 4.0 446
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 92.9 5.5 1.6 854
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8

--- ALL ---
75.3 22.3 2.3 3,993

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

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