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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C19.05 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had prostate cancer? (PROSTATE)
Denominator is all male respondents 40 years of age and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 0.0 100.0 0.0 158
      40-44
      45-54 0.6 99.4 0.0 389
      55-64 4.3 95.7 0.0 406
      65-74 13.6 86.2 0.2 255
      75 + 11.8 88.2 0.0 172
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 14
Sex: 4.4 95.5 0.0 1,394
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 4.7 95.3 0.0 1,182
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 5.0 95.0 0.0 129
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** 30
      Hispanic *** *** *** 36
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 17
Income Group: 6.2 93.8 0.0 103
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 4.8 95.2 0.0 200
      $25-$49,999 5.7 94.2 0.1 358
      $50-$74,999 5.2 94.8 0.0 222
      >=$75,000 2.1 97.9 0.0 357
      Unk/Ref 6.2 93.8 0.0 154
Education Level: 3.9 96.1 0.0 142
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 4.5 95.4 0.1 522
      Some college/Tech school 5.5 94.5 0.0 334
      College graduate 3.7 96.3 0.0 395
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 4.5 95.5 0.0 870
      Married
      Unmarried 4.3 95.7 0.0 521
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Employment Status: 1.9 98.1 0.0 798
      Employed
      Not employed 0.0 100.0 0.0 59
      Student/Homemaker *** *** *** 3
      Retired/Unable to work 10.3 89.6 0.1 529
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Grand Totals 4.4 95.5 0.0 1,394

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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