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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q16.4 HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOUR LAST DIGITAL RECTAL EXAM?
DENOMINATOR IS MEN 40+ YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE HAD AN EXAM

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: 1-12 MOS AGO 1-2 YRS AGO 2-3 YRS AGO 3-5 YRS AGO 5+ YRS AGO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      40-44
42.4 26.0 7.3 6.9 17.4 0 111
      45-54 50.6 19.2 9.8 4.8 14.7 1.0 235
      55-64 63.5 18.3 4.3 5.0 7.5 1.3 166
      65 + 63.6 15.4 5.0 4.2 9.6 2.3 213
SEX

      MALE
56.4 18.9 6.6 5.0 11.8 1.3 725
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
56.2 19.3 7.0 4.9 11.5 1.1 660
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** 26
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** *** 22
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** 10
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** *** 7
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
*** *** *** *** *** *** 40
      $15-$24,999 53.5 17.2 4.5 9.3 13.8 1.7 102
      $25-$49,999 56.1 19.5 7.1 3.9 12.5 1.0 221
      $50-$74,999 55.3 18.7 7.4 4.0 14.6 0 136
      >=$75,000 60.1 20.6 7.7 4.4 5.8 1.3 155
      UNK/REF 54.3 16.2 4.4 6.9 16.5 1.8 71
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
62.0 10.1 7.9 4.9 14.3 0.9 77
      H S GRAD OR GED 53.3 20.9 7.1 6.2 12.3 0.2 254
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 58.2 16.1 4.9 4.7 14.1 2.0 159
      COLLEGE GRAD 56.9 21.5 7.0 3.9 8.6 2.2 233
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
57.7 18.6 7.2 4.5 10.6 1.3 502
      UNMARRIED 51.4 19.3 4.3 7.0 16.8 1.2 220
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
53.1 21.6 7.9 4.9 11.6 0.9 446
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** *** *** *** 21
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 62.4 14.9 4.5 4.9 11.2 2.1 253
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 3

--- ALL ---
56.4 18.9 6.6 5.0 11.8 1.3 725

 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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