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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C18.04 How long has it been since your last breast exam? (LENGEXAM)
Denominator is female respondents who have had a clinical breast exam.

Categories Within the
past year
(anytime less
than 12 months
ago)
Within the
past 2 years
(1 year but
less than
2 years ago)
Within the
past 3 years
(2 years but
less than
3 years ago)
Within the
past 5 years
(3 years but
less than
5 years ago)
5 or more
years ago



Unk/Ref




Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 72.9 9.9 0.0 12.5 0.0 4.6 52
      18-24
      25-34 69.3 14.4 4.6 5.0 5.8 0.9 335
      35-44 61.0 19.2 6.2 6.1 6.5 1.0 405
      45-54 65.7 13.9 6.6 4.8 8.7 0.3 591
      55-64 72.2 11.6 4.6 4.3 6.2 1.1 530
      65-74 63.6 15.2 4.7 6.1 8.4 2.0 445
      75 + 53.7 13.4 11.1 3.8 12.9 5.1 327
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 40
Sex: 65.5 14.4 5.6 5.6 7.1 1.7 2,725
      Female
Race/Ethnicity: 65.2 13.9 5.9 6.2 7.1 1.7 2,227
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 67.9 20.0 4.6 1.6 4.3 1.6 336
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       61.7 19.5 5.0 2.1 7.2 4.5 67
      Hispanic 71.9 14.9 1.3 0.1 11.8 0.1 75
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 20
Income Group: 54.8 13.6 5.9 8.6 15.3 1.9 309
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 54.5 17.8 7.5 7.3 11.6 1.3 432
      $25-$49,999 66.4 12.2 6.1 9.1 5.6 0.6 707
      $50-$74,999 67.6 15.9 5.7 2.8 5.5 2.6 379
      >=$75,000 75.8 14.1 3.6 2.0 4.3 0.3 474
      Unk/Ref 62.8 14.3 5.8 5.0 6.9 5.2 424
Education Level: 50.5 18.6 3.8 14.3 10.1 2.7 230
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 62.1 15.1 7.3 5.9 7.7 1.9 998
      Some college/Tech school 65.0 12.1 6.6 5.9 7.9 2.4 725
      College graduate 74.3 14.4 3.4 2.4 4.7 0.7 766
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 6
Marital Status: 68.2 14.2 5.8 5.4 5.6 0.8 1,412
      Married
      Unmarried 61.3 14.7 5.4 5.8 9.6 3.2 1,295
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 18
Employment Status: 69.1 14.1 4.4 6.4 5.3 0.6 1,376
      Employed
      Not employed 53.0 20.0 9.4 8.9 8.4 0.3 124
      Student/Homemaker 68.0 14.0 7.2 2.4 7.8 0.6 382
      Retired/Unable to work 57.9 13.9 6.5 5.4 10.5 5.8 838
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 5
Grand Totals 65.5 14.4 5.6 5.6 7.1 1.7 2,725

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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