| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| M11.4 WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HAS A DOCTOR, NURSE OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TOLD YOU TO EAT FEWER HIGH FAT/CHOLESTEROL FOODS? |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
YES
NO
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 8.1
91.9
0
450
25-34
12.0
87.9
0.1
953
35-44
17.7
82.2
0.1
1,183
45-54
27.2
72.6
0.3
1,120
55-64
30.4
68.9
0.7
772
65-74
27.6
71.5
0.9
558
75 +
20.7
78.6
0.7
511
UNK/REF
***
***
***
45
SEX
MALE 19.2
80.5
0.3
2,200
FEMALE
20.5
79.2
0.3
3,392
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 19.5
80.3
0.3
4,889
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
27.0
72.1
0.9
265
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
16.4
83.4
0.3
196
HISPANIC
22.9
77.1
0
180
REFUSED
17.1
82.1
0.7
62
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 18.4
80.5
1.1
534
$15-$24,999
21.2
78.7
0.1
887
$25-$49,999
19.5
80.3
0.3
1,684
$50-$74,999
20.1
79.8
0.1
928
>=$75,000
21.1
78.8
0.1
850
UNK/REF
18.3
81.0
0.7
709
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 20.7
78.5
0.9
623
H S GRAD OR GED
18.3
81.4
0.3
2,061
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
20.7
79.2
0.1
1,403
COLLEGE GRAD
20.9
78.8
0.3
1,496
UNK/REF
***
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9
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 21.7
78.1
0.3
3,120
UNMARRIED
17.2
82.5
0.3
2,460
UNK/REF
***
***
***
12
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 18.2
81.7
0.1
3,431
NOT EMPLOYED
17.1
82.9
0
240
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
17.5
82.3
0.2
675
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
27.9
71.0
1.0
1,235
UNK/REF
***
***
***
11
--- ALL --- 19.9
79.8
0.3
5,592
| 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 |