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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C06.02 Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?
Denominator is persons with high blood pressure.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** 20
      18-24
      25-34 33.5 66.5 0.0 73
      35-44 63.4 36.6 0.0 178
      45-54 77.0 23.0 0.0 329
      55-64 87.7 12.3 0.0 404
      65-74 93.7 6.3 0.0 390
      75 + 93.6 6.1 0.2 295
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Sex: 77.6 22.4 0.0 641
      Male
      Female 81.4 18.5 0.1 1,068
Race/Ethnicity: 81.3 18.7 0.0 1,481
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 76.2 23.8 0.0 122
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       62.7 37.3 0.0 55
      Hispanic *** *** *** 33
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 18
Income Group: 75.3 24.7 0.0 224
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 82.6 17.2 0.2 345
      $25-$49,999 76.7 23.3 0.0 460
      $50-$74,999 78.2 21.8 0.0 207
      >=$75,000 79.5 20.5 0.0 209
      Unk/Ref 85.9 14.1 0.0 264
Education Level: 79.8 20.2 0.0 205
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 80.1 19.9 0.1 736
      Some college/Tech school 79.9 20.1 0.0 408
      College graduate 78.1 21.9 0.0 357
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Marital Status: 82.1 17.9 0.0 890
      Married
      Unmarried 74.7 25.2 0.1 813
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Employment Status: 72.1 27.9 0.0 740
      Employed
      Not employed *** *** *** 48
      Student/Homemaker 78.1 21.5 0.4 152
      Retired/Unable to work 90.0 10.0 0.0 765
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 4
Grand Totals 79.6 20.4 0.0 1,709

SOURCE: 2005 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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