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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C03.04 About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup? A routine checkup is a general physical exam, not an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition. (CHECKUP1)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Within past
year (anytime
less than
12 months
ago)
Within past
2 years (1
year but less
than 2 years
ago)
Within past
5 years (2
years but
less than
5 years ago)
5 or more
years ago



Unk/Ref




Never




Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 55.1 12.7 19.2 10.4 2.3 0.4 167
      18-24
      25-34 45.3 15.1 15.0 23.4 1.1 0.1 553
      35-44 52.0 17.9 13.9 13.5 0.9 1.8 731
      45-54 63.1 14.5 8.8 12.3 0.7 0.6 1,039
      55-64 76.7 10.7 5.2 7.0 0.2 0.2 984
      65-74 83.4 5.5 4.5 5.2 1.2 0.1 764
      75 + 80.0 6.6 5.5 6.1 1.4 0.4 601
      Unk/Ref 72.5 11.2 3.7 12.7 0.0 0.0 61
Sex: 55.9 13.6 13.8 15.4 0.8 0.6 1,815
      Male
      Female 67.6 12.5 8.5 9.5 1.3 0.6 3,085
Race/Ethnicity: 61.9 12.3 11.7 12.6 1.1 0.3 3,979
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 70.6 17.6 4.8 6.6 0.3 0.1 575
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       57.0 13.7 13.6 14.5 0.0 1.1 140
      Hispanic 56.4 18.2 6.0 11.9 2.3 5.1 161
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 45
Income Group: 58.0 16.7 9.7 13.8 0.9 0.9 517
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 56.9 10.5 14.4 15.3 1.7 1.1 786
      $25-$49,999 59.3 11.6 12.1 16.2 0.9 0.1 1,236
      $50-$74,999 58.7 14.4 12.5 13.4 0.7 0.3 708
      >=$75,000 68.0 13.9 10.0 7.4 0.2 0.5 953
      Unk/Ref 66.9 12.9 6.9 9.3 2.7 1.2 700
Education Level: 59.8 13.2 12.8 10.6 2.2 1.4 508
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 62.5 12.7 9.1 13.6 1.6 0.4 1,823
      Some college/Tech school 66.2 11.5 11.7 9.9 0.4 0.3 1,230
      College graduate 58.3 14.7 12.2 13.5 0.5 0.8 1,329
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 62.0 13.2 10.8 12.3 1.0 0.7 2,620
      Married
      Unmarried 61.9 12.8 11.4 12.4 1.1 0.4 2,250
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 30
Employment Status: 57.3 14.6 12.8 13.5 1.1 0.7 2,601
      Employed
      Not employed 48.4 18.1 14.4 18.7 0.1 0.2 256
      Student/Homemaker 62.9 11.4 10.1 13.7 1.0 0.9 484
      Retired/Unable to work 78.6 8.0 5.6 6.5 1.1 0.2 1,544
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 61.9 13.0 11.1 12.4 1.0 0.6 4,900

SOURCE: 2008 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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