| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| M1.4 ABOUT HOW OFTEN DO YOU CHECK YOUR BLOOD FOR SUGAR OR GLUCOSE? |
| DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE DIABETES |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
<1 PER MONTH OR NEVER
1-3 TIMES
PER MONTH1-2 TIMES
PER WEEK3-6 TIMES
PER WEEKDAILY OR MORE
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 ***
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4
25-34
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18
35-44
0
2.4
8.5
1.0
88.1
0
51
45-54
0.9
4.0
13.7
12.0
69.5
0
91
55-64
0
6.6
13.0
13.3
67.1
0
111
65-74
2.9
6.6
15.9
17.2
56.3
1.0
97
75 +
0.8
4.4
11.0
15.5
65.4
3.0
83
UNK/REF
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2
SEX
MALE 1.3
4.0
13.5
13.0
68.3
0
175
FEMALE
1.6
6.5
12.2
12.4
66.0
1.3
282
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 1.8
5.7
12.5
13.8
65.7
0.5
368
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
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45
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
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19
HISPANIC
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12
REFUSED
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13
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 0
6.8
13.1
10.4
69.7
0
85
$15-$24,999
1.8
4.1
11.0
14.4
68.6
0
111
$25-$49,999
3.7
3.4
11.3
10.6
70.2
0.8
115
$50-$74,999
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42
>=$75,000
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39
UNK/REF
0
4.3
18.7
14.5
58.5
3.9
65
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 0
4.7
11.3
13.4
68.2
2.5
90
H S GRAD OR GED
3.8
5.5
15.2
11.3
63.5
0.6
187
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
0
2.8
14.8
16.9
65.5
0
104
COLLEGE GRAD
0
8.7
7.0
9.4
74.9
0
76
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 2.2
5.1
15.3
11.2
65.5
0.7
222
UNMARRIED
0.3
5.8
9.1
15.1
69.0
0.6
234
UNK/REF
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1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 1.7
5.0
13.0
8.2
72.1
0
171
NOT EMPLOYED
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16
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
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34
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
0.2
6.0
12.1
15.5
65.9
0.2
235
UNK/REF
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1
--- ALL --- 1.4
5.3
12.8
12.7
67.1
0.7
457
| 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, 2002 |