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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
*** RISK FACTORS ***
RF1.35 RISK FACTOR - HAD CHOLESTEROL CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS HIGH
 

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

      18-24		 92.7 7.3 0 168
      25-34 88.6 11.3 0.1 429
      35-44 74.4 25.5 0.1 635
      45-54 66.3 33.0 0.8 678
      55-64 55.3 42.6 2.1 469
      65 + 57.7 41.7 0.7 678
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 29
SEX

      MALE		 69.0 30.1 0.9 1,206
      FEMALE 69.9 29.7 0.4 1,880
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 68.7 30.8 0.5 2,710
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 79.5 20.5 0 184
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 64.5 29.2 6.3 97
      HISPANIC 71.6 28.4 0 71
      REFUSED *** *** *** 24
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 64.7 35.3 0 290
      $15-$24,999 69.3 30.5 0.1 497
      $25-$49,999 67.8 31.7 0.4 931
      $50-$74,999 72.5 27.1 0.4 518
      >=$75,000 72.2 26.1 1.7 478
      UNK/REF 68.5 30.3 1.2 372
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 64.5 34.2 1.3 288
      H S GRAD OR GED 66.5 33.2 0.2 1,136
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 70.1 29.6 0.2 761
      COLLEGE GRAD 74.1 24.6 1.4 897
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 67.1 32.1 0.8 1,746
      UNMARRIED 74.0 25.6 0.4 1,332
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 73.1 26.1 0.8 1,882
      NOT EMPLOY 69.5 30.5 0 100
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 75.7 24.3 0 313
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 57.5 41.8 0.7 785
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 6

--- ALL ---		 69.5 29.9 0.7 3,086

 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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