| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003 |
| Q16. Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is, to keep from gaining weight? |
| Denominator is respondents who are not trying to lose weight. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 61.1 | 38.2 | 0.6 | 263 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 59.2 | 40.5 | 0.3 | 527 |
| 35-44 | 63.6 | 36.1 | 0.3 | 598 |
| 45-54 | 62.3 | 37.0 | 0.7 | 533 |
| 55-64 | 63.7 | 36.0 | 0.4 | 422 |
| 65-74 | 67.1 | 32.5 | 0.3 | 376 |
| 75 + | 55.3 | 44.4 | 0.4 | 395 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 16 |
| Sex: | 57.6 | 42.3 | 0.2 | 1,415 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 66.5 | 32.8 | 0.7 | 1,715 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 63.0 | 36.5 | 0.4 | 2,704 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 54.4 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 169 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 44.5 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 116 |
| Hispanic | 62.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 111 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Income Group: | 51.9 | 47.6 | 0.5 | 320 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 61.1 | 38.3 | 0.6 | 533 |
| $25-$49,999 | 60.4 | 39.4 | 0.2 | 914 |
| $50-$74,999 | 62.9 | 36.6 | 0.5 | 487 |
| >=$75,000 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 444 |
| Unk/Ref | 58.2 | 40.9 | 0.9 | 432 |
| Education Level: | 52.9 | 46.4 | 0.7 | 388 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 59.6 | 40.0 | 0.4 | 1,209 |
| Some college/Tech school | 60.7 | 38.9 | 0.4 | 774 |
| College graduate | 71.5 | 28.1 | 0.4 | 754 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Marital Status: | 63.1 | 36.5 | 0.5 | 1,672 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 59.6 | 40.0 | 0.4 | 1,455 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Employment Status: | 63.3 | 36.2 | 0.5 | 1,820 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 49.9 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 144 |
| Student/Homemaker | 64.1 | 35.6 | 0.4 | 356 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 58.8 | 41.0 | 0.2 | 800 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Grand Totals | 61.7 | 37.9 | 0.4 | 3,130 |
| 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. |