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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q16.2 HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU HAD YOUR LAST BLOOD STOOL TEST USING A HOME KIT?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS AGE 50+ THAT HAVE HAD A HOME BLOOD STOOL TEST

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES 1-12 MONTHS AGO 1-2 YEARS AGO 2-5 YEARS AGO 5+ YEARS AGO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      50-54
38.6 20.0 20.2 17.8 3.3 199
      55-64 41.3 24.9 19.5 12.9 1.5 318
      65-74 43.7 20.5 20.2 13.9 1.8 260
      75 + 37.2 17.9 19.4 21.2 4.3 235
SEX

      MALE
43.2 21.3 18.1 14.5 2.8 366
      FEMALE 38.5 21.3 21.2 16.8 2.3 646
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
40.8 20.9 20.1 15.5 2.5 931
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** 34
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** 21
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** 17
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** 9
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
39.7 15.9 14.7 26.6 3.1 103
      $15-$24,999 44.5 17.8 22.6 12.8 2.3 190
      $25-$49,999 36.7 27.5 19.0 15.6 1.3 270
      $50-$74,999 39.9 24.3 20.6 12.4 2.8 150
      >=$75,000 47.7 16.4 19.7 13.6 2.5 133
      UNK/REF 37.8 18.1 19.8 20.2 4.1 166
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
46.1 18.2 15.1 17.3 3.3 104
      H S GRAD OR GED 37.6 21.8 21.2 16.9 2.5 413
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 42.5 21.0 18.6 15.0 3.0 225
      COLLEGE GRAD 42.0 22.1 20.2 13.9 1.8 267
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 3
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
39.9 23.3 19.3 15.2 2.3 580
      UNMARRIED 42.2 16.9 20.9 17.1 2.9 432
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
39.5 22.4 20.7 15.3 2.1 389
      NOT EMPLOYED *** *** *** *** *** 22
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 38.0 18.7 20.8 19.0 3.5 87
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 42.1 20.6 18.6 16.1 2.6 512
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 2

--- ALL ---
40.6 21.3 19.8 15.8 2.5 1,012

 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

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