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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q93. Respondents who had their cholesterol checked within the past five years.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Had cholesterol
checked in
past 5 years.
Did not have
cholesterol
checked in
past 5 years
Have never
had cholesterol
checked
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 35.7 2.1 53.3 8.9 425
      18-24
      25-34 53.8 4.7 37.6 3.9 897
      35-44 67.3 6.4 24.0 2.3 1,071
      45-54 80.8 5.7 12.1 1.4 1,125
      55-64 87.7 4.3 6.9 1.0 830
      65-74 90.4 4.0 3.5 2.1 603
      75 + 89.3 1.5 5.5 3.8 504
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 26
Sex: 68.0 4.2 24.9 2.9 2,164
      Male
      Female 71.2 4.7 20.5 3.6 3,317
Race/Ethnicity: 71.3 4.7 20.8 3.2 4,751
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 66.1 4.8 25.6 3.5 305
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       65.7 2.7 28.2 3.3 184
      Hispanic 45.8 0.9 49.9 3.3 192
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 49
Income Group: 60.3 2.7 31.2 5.8 539
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 62.4 3.3 30.5 3.8 899
      $25-$49,999 66.9 5.2 24.8 3.0 1,595
      $50-$74,999 75.5 5.0 17.5 2.0 902
      >=$75,000 81.4 5.2 12.5 0.9 851
      Unk/Ref 68.4 3.5 22.0 6.1 695
Education Level: 58.7 3.3 33.8 4.2 588
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 68.4 3.9 23.9 3.8 2,061
      Some college/Tech school 69.2 5.3 21.9 3.7 1,403
      College graduate 77.3 4.9 16.3 1.5 1,419
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 75.7 4.9 17.1 2.4 3,070
      Married
      Unmarried 60.0 3.8 31.4 4.7 2,403
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 8
Employment Status: 66.6 4.7 25.7 3.0 3,256
      Employed
      Not employed 55.7 6.7 31.2 6.4 265
      Student/Homemaker 62.9 4.9 27.7 4.5 651
      Retired/Unable to work 87.0 2.8 7.7 2.5 1,291
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 69.7 4.4 22.6 3.3 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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