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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q15. Are you now trying to lose weight?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes

No

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % N
Age Group: 36.2 63.8 | 425
      18-24
      25-34 39.5 60.5 0.0 897
      35-44 42.7 57.2 0.1 1,071
      45-54 50.0 50.0 0.1 1,125
      55-64 49.4 50.6 0.0 830
      65-74 37.9 62.1 0.0 603
      75 + 23.0 76.7 0.3 504
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Sex: 34.3 65.7 0.0 2,164
      Male
      Female 48.0 51.9 0.1 3,317
Race/Ethnicity: 41.5 58.4 0.1 4,751
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 43.2 56.8 0.0 305
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       37.7 62.3 0.0 184
      Hispanic 40.2 59.8 0.0 192
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 49
Income Group: 38.8 61.2 | 539
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 40.2 59.6 0.2 899
      $25-$49,999 40.6 59.4 0.0 1,595
      $50-$74,999 44.2 55.8 0.0 902
      >=$75,000 45.5 54.4 0.1 851
      Unk/Ref 37.1 62.8 0.1 695
Education Level: 32.4 67.4 0.2 588
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 40.1 59.9 0.0 2,061
      Some college/Tech school 43.3 56.6 0.1 1,403
      College graduate 45.3 54.6 0.1 1,419
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 43.6 56.4 0.0 3,070
      Married
      Unmarried 37.8 62.1 0.1 2,403
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 8
Employment Status: 41.7 58.3 0.1 3,256
      Employed
      Not employed 41.8 58.2 0.0 265
      Student/Homemaker 44.2 55.8 0.0 651
      Retired/Unable to work 38.5 61.4 0.1 1,291
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 41.4 58.6 0.1 5,481

SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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