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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
CV12 Three categories of Body Mass Index (BMI) (Computed body mass index categories)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Neither overweight
nor obese
Overweight

Obese

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 58.3 21.1 17.1 3.6 299
      18-24
      25-34 39.3 34.9 21.6 4.2 899
      35-44 32.4 34.0 29.9 3.7 1,147
      45-54 29.8 33.3 32.5 4.4 1,332
      55-64 26.7 36.7 33.0 3.6 1,193
      65-74 25.0 41.1 30.2 3.6 872
      75 + 37.5 40.4 19.3 2.8 734
      Unk/Ref 29.6 17.5 14.1 38.8 66
Sex: 29.8 41.7 27.0 1.4 2,430
      Male
      Female 41.2 26.0 26.3 6.5 4,112
Race/Ethnicity: 36.4 33.7 26.7 3.2 5,419
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 28.7 31.8 35.1 4.4 609
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       44.3 26.6 24.7 4.4 214
      Hispanic 29.2 39.1 17.6 14.2 230
      Unk/Ref 24.4 31.2 26.8 17.6 70
Income Group: 36.8 31.9 27.6 3.8 621
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 33.4 29.5 31.7 5.4 1,092
      $25-$49,999 34.7 34.4 27.7 3.3 1,740
      $50-$74,999 33.7 37.3 26.6 2.3 969
      >=$75,000 37.2 36.0 24.3 2.5 1,197
      Unk/Ref 39.4 30.1 22.3 8.2 923
Education Level: 35.9 33.7 25.1 5.3 667
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 33.8 33.2 28.5 4.6 2,456
      Some college/Tech school 36.3 32.6 28.1 3.0 1,622
      College Graduate 37.8 35.3 23.4 3.5 1,787
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 31.9 35.8 28.1 4.3 3,501
      Married
      Unmarried 41.4 30.4 24.7 3.5 3,007
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 34
Employment Status: 34.9 35.1 26.4 3.6 3,673
      Employed
      Not employed 37.4 30.4 26.1 6.1 285
      Student/Homemaker 50.6 22.6 21.2 5.6 715
      Retired/Unable to work 28.9 36.8 30.6 3.6 1,845
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 24
Grand Totals 35.7 33.6 26.6 4.0 6,542

SOURCE: 2006 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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