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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C07.01 Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 34.3 58.9 6.7 331
      18-24
      25-34 56.9 39.4 3.7 876
      35-44 76.9 21.4 1.7 1,101
      45-54 85.6 13.2 1.2 1,149
      55-64 93.7 5.7 0.6 935
      65-74 95.2 4.1 0.7 685
      75 + 92.0 5.7 2.3 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Sex: 72.2 25.1 2.7 2,136
      Male
      Female 76.3 21.5 2.2 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 76.2 21.4 2.3 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 71.9 25.0 3.1 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       74.1 24.5 1.4 168
      Hispanic 44.6 51.9 3.5 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 58.8 38.2 3.0 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 68.7 29.4 1.9 864
      $25-$49,999 73.1 23.8 3.1 1,545
      $50-$74,999 79.1 19.5 1.4 918
      >=$75,000 85.3 13.5 1.3 1,001
      Unk/Ref 72.2 23.4 4.4 747
Education Level: 58.4 38.9 2.7 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 71.7 25.3 3.0 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 75.6 21.5 2.9 1,427
      College graduate 83.3 15.5 1.2 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 80.7 17.5 1.8 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 63.7 32.7 3.5 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 72.8 24.8 2.4 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 56.3 38.1 5.6 213
      Student/Homemaker 60.0 37.3 2.8 662
      Retired/Unable to work 92.2 6.0 1.7 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 74.3 23.2 2.5 5,635

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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