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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C06.02 Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure? (BPMEDS)
Denominator is persons with high blood pressure.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 19.8 80.2 0.0 14
      18-24
      25-34 31.2 68.8 0.0 54
      35-44 65.6 34.4 0.0 170
      45-54 80.6 19.3 0.1 411
      55-64 91.3 8.7 0.0 584
      65-74 93.2 6.8 0.0 496
      75 + 97.2 2.8 0.0 441
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 22
Sex: 80.0 20.0 0.0 807
      Male
      Female 85.9 14.1 0.0 1,385
Race/Ethnicity: 83.4 16.6 0.0 1,732
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 79.8 20.2 0.0 349
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       79.2 20.8 0.0 54
      Hispanic 82.9 17.1 0.0 38
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 19
Income Group: 83.5 16.5 0.0 304
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 82.2 17.6 0.1 451
      $25-$49,999 79.8 20.2 0.0 544
      $50-$74,999 82.2 17.8 0.0 277
      >=$75,000 85.0 15.0 0.0 274
      Unk/Ref 87.6 12.4 0.0 342
Education Level: 83.7 16.1 0.2 264
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 86.2 13.8 0.0 929
      Some college/Tech school 77.8 22.2 0.0 538
      College graduate 82.6 17.4 0.0 455
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Marital Status: 85.1 14.9 0.0 1,074
      Married
      Unmarried 79.7 20.3 0.0 1,108
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Employment Status: 74.1 25.8 0.0 830
      Employed
      Not employed 65.6 34.4 0.0 90
      Student/Homemaker 81.0 19.0 0.0 163
      Retired/Unable to work 93.5 6.5 0.0 1,099
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Grand Totals 83.0 17.0 0.0 2,192

SOURCE: 2007 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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