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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C19.04 How long has it been since your last digital rectal exam? (DRETIME)
Denominator is all male respondents 40 years of age and older who have had a digital rectal 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: 24.2 26.2 9.0 11.6 29.0 0.0 71
      40-44
      45-54 44.4 14.0 12.7 10.9 16.3 1.6 276
      55-64 56.4 13.8 10.6 6.7 12.5 0.0 340
      65-74 60.4 16.6 6.8 7.6 7.5 1.0 224
      75 + 57.0 11.3 6.8 12.4 11.4 1.1 147
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 9
Sex: 49.9 15.1 10.2 9.6 14.3 0.8 1,067
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 50.0 15.5 10.7 9.1 13.8 1.0 919
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 50.6 23.5 6.2 8.8 10.9 0.0 96
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** *** *** *** 17
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** *** 21
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 14
Income Group: 28.5 23.6 9.6 6.4 31.9 0.0 67
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 54.9 5.7 13.7 7.0 18.6 0.0 135
      $25-$49,999 47.9 14.9 9.0 11.7 15.7 0.7 279
      $50-$74,999 41.2 21.3 11.5 12.2 12.7 1.2 172
      >=$75,000 58.1 13.9 10.8 8.0 8.8 0.4 295
      Unk/Ref 45.5 15.5 6.0 9.3 20.4 3.3 119
Education Level: 52.0 11.3 4.9 11.5 20.0 0.3 90
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 47.4 15.0 10.1 11.1 15.7 0.7 368
      Some college/Tech school 48.5 13.6 12.3 6.6 16.7 2.3 273
      College graduate 53.0 16.8 9.7 10.1 10.4 0.0 336
Marital Status: 51.8 14.5 10.3 9.5 13.4 0.6 694
      Married
      Unmarried 43.9 17.2 10.0 10.1 17.2 1.6 370
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 3
Employment Status: 47.6 15.0 11.3 9.4 15.7 1.0 581
      Employed
      Not employed *** *** *** *** *** *** 37
      Student/Homemaker *** *** *** *** *** *** 1
      Retired/Unable to work 55.4 14.4 8.2 9.6 11.7 0.7 446
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
Grand Totals 49.9 15.1 10.2 9.6 14.3 0.8 1,067

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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