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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C07.01 Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked? (BLOODCHO)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 33.1 58.2 8.8 240
      18-24
      25-34 60.7 36.0 3.3 685
      35-44 75.7 21.6 2.8 1,000
      45-54 88.0 10.9 1.0 1,270
      55-64 93.9 5.6 0.5 1,202
      65-74 95.4 4.0 0.7 840
      75 + 94.6 4.0 1.4 700
      Unk/Ref 84.5 14.3 1.1 54
Sex: 72.6 25.7 1.7 2,231
      Male
      Female 78.2 18.1 3.7 3,760
Race/Ethnicity: 77.9 19.2 2.8 4,880
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 71.3 23.9 4.8 698
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       70.8 27.3 1.8 159
      Hispanic 46.9 53.1 0.0 201
      Unk/Ref 87.5 10.7 1.7 53
Income Group: 65.2 33.7 1.1 562
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 70.1 27.8 2.1 997
      $25-$49,999 73.0 24.4 2.7 1,541
      $50-$74,999 79.7 18.4 1.9 939
      >=$75,000 84.8 13.2 2.0 1,125
      Unk/Ref 69.9 23.7 6.4 827
Education Level: 58.0 34.9 7.2 610
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 72.0 25.7 2.3 2,263
      Some college/Tech school 79.0 19.4 1.6 1,478
      College graduate 84.3 13.2 2.5 1,630
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 82.1 16.0 1.9 3,268
      Married
      Unmarried 64.6 31.3 4.1 2,701
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 22
Employment Status: 73.4 24.1 2.5 3,215
      Employed
      Not employed 62.6 29.2 8.1 290
      Student/Homemaker 62.7 32.9 4.4 608
      Retired/Unable to work 92.5 6.5 1.0 1,851
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 27
Grand Totals 75.5 21.8 2.7 5,991

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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