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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q4.2 ARE YOU CURRENTLY TAKING MEDICINE FOR YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
DENOMINATOR IS PERSONS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 *** *** *** 17
      25-34 21.3 78.7 0 73
      35-44 51.6 48.4 0 156
      45-54 72.9 27.1 0 243
      55-64 86.8 13.2 0 195
      65 + 88.0 11.4 0.5 379
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 10
SEX

      MALE		 67.1 32.9 0 409
      FEMALE 77.1 22.5 0.3 664
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 72.7 27.2 0.1 916
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 85.3 14.7 0 85
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** 39
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 20
      REFUSED *** *** *** 13
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 78.4 21.6 0 157
      $15-$24,999 68.2 31.2 0.6 219
      $25-$49,999 70.4 29.6 0 316
      $50-$74,999 72.7 27.3 0 136
      >=$75,000 70.8 29.2 0 115
      UNK/REF 80.4 19.1 0.5 130
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 78.7 21.3 0 135
      H S GRAD OR GED 71.8 27.8 0.4 445
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 70.8 29.2 0 264
      COLLEGE GRAD 72.4 27.6 0 229
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 73.4 26.4 0.2 560
      UNMARRIED 71.2 28.7 0.2 512
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 64.9 35.1 0 514
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** 38
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 63.0 37.0 0 95
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 85.8 13.8 0.5 426

--- ALL ---		 72.5 27.3 0.2 1,073

 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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