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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
*** RISK FACTORS ***
RF1.33 RISK FACTOR - BEING TOLD BLOOD PRESSURE IS HIGH
 

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: NOT BEEN TOLD BEEN TOLD UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24
95.3 4.7 0 374
      25-34 89.6 10.4 0 731
      35-44 80.6 19.4 0 830
      45-54 69.2 30.6 0.1 781
      55-64 61.5 38.3 0.2 502
      65 + 49.3 50.3 0.4 739
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 36
SEX

      MALE
75.5 24.5 0 1,614
      FEMALE 72.9 26.9 0.2 2,379
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
74.7 25.2 0.1 3,484
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 64.4 35.6 0 232
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 71.6 28.4 0 129
      HISPANIC 83.5 15.8 0.6 117
      REFUSED *** *** *** 31
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
59.0 41.0 0 380
      $15-$24,999 69.1 30.9 0 676
      $25-$49,999 75.2 24.7 0.1 1,264
      $50-$74,999 80.0 19.8 0.1 659
      >=$75,000 79.0 21.0 0 552
      UNK/REF 73.8 25.6 0.6 462
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
69.4 29.9 0.7 413
      H S GRAD OR GED 72.8 27.2 0.1 1,545
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 72.8 27.2 0 962
      COLLEGE GRAD 79.3 20.6 0.1 1,069
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
73.9 26.0 0.1 2,204
      UNMARRIED 74.6 25.3 0.1 1,781
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
80.2 19.8 0.0 2,522
      NOT EMPLOY 80.8 19.2 0 163
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 79.6 20.1 0.2 446
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 49.9 49.7 0.4 854
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8

--- ALL ---
74.1 25.7 0.1 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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