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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C19.01 A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test? (PSATEST)
Denominiator is all male respondents 40 years of age and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 21.9 72.1 6.0 158
      40-44
      45-54 52.1 42.8 5.2 392
      55-64 75.1 21.1 3.8 406
      65-74 88.5 8.2 3.3 255
      75 + 87.0 7.9 5.1 174
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 14
Sex: 61.3 33.6 5.1 1,399
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 62.3 32.5 5.2 1,187
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 63.7 31.5 4.8 129
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** 30
      Hispanic *** *** *** 36
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 17
Income Group: 44.7 45.2 10.1 103
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 58.7 36.2 5.1 201
      $25-$49,999 58.9 37.7 3.4 359
      $50-$74,999 62.9 33.8 3.3 223
      >=$75,000 67.2 27.9 4.8 357
      Unk/Ref 57.1 32.5 10.4 156
Education Level: 53.2 35.1 11.7 145
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 56.5 39.4 4.1 523
      Some college/Tech school 62.5 33.4 4.1 335
      College graduate 68.0 27.2 4.8 395
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 64.7 30.9 4.4 873
      Married
      Unmarried 50.9 42.0 7.1 523
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Employment Status: 53.4 41.8 4.8 801
      Employed
      Not employed 50.8 44.4 4.8 59
      Student/Homemaker *** *** *** 3
      Retired/Unable to work 79.4 14.8 5.8 531
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Grand Totals 61.3 33.6 5.1 1,399

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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