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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q107. Body Mass Index (_BMI2) categorized.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Neither overweight
nor obese
(_BMI2 < 25)
Overweight
(_BMI2 => 25 but < 30)
Obese (_BMI2
=> 30)
Unk/Ref


Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 54.1 27.7 14.4 3.9 425
      18-24
      25-34 39.4 31.7 25.4 3.4 897
      35-44 34.8 35.5 25.4 4.2 1,071
      45-54 30.9 33.9 30.8 4.5 1,125
      55-64 25.6 38.9 31.9 3.6 830
      65-74 29.6 39.8 27.3 3.3 603
      75 + 45.0 36.4 14.7 3.9 504
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 26
Sex: 31.1 41.6 25.9 1.4 2,164
      Male
      Female 42.1 27.3 24.1 6.5 3,317
Race/Ethnicity: 37.4 34.4 24.7 3.5 4,751
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 28.7 31.9 35.0 4.4 305
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       43.7 33.0 19.7 3.5 184
      Hispanic 30.6 36.3 19.9 13.2 192
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 49
Income Group: 37.9 25.6 30.2 6.3 539
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 38.0 33.3 25.6 3.1 899
      $25-$49,999 33.9 36.8 26.6 2.7 1,595
      $50-$74,999 35.4 38.2 24.2 2.2 902
      >=$75,000 39.6 36.5 21.6 2.2 851
      Unk/Ref 39.3 27.3 21.7 11.7 695
Education Level: 36.1 30.6 29.2 4.1 588
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 33.7 34.8 26.7 4.8 2,061
      Some college/Tech school 37.2 34.6 24.4 3.8 1,403
      College graduate 41.4 34.8 21.0 2.7 1,419
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 33.1 36.3 26.5 4.1 3,070
      Married
      Unmarried 42.7 31.1 22.4 3.8 2,403
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 8
Employment Status: 35.4 36.4 24.3 3.9 3,256
      Employed
      Not employed 39.8 28.2 27.8 4.2 265
      Student/Homemaker 48.9 25.1 20.6 5.4 651
      Retired/Unable to work 32.7 35.7 28.7 3.0 1,291
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 36.8 34.3 24.9 4.0 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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