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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
C20.01 A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood. Have you ever had this test using a home kit? (BLDSTOOL)
Denominator is all respondents aged 50 years and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 25.8 73.8 0.3 540
      50-54
      55-64 37.2 62.6 0.2 976
      65-74 45.1 54.0 0.9 753
      75 + 46.9 51.6 1.6 581
      Unk/Ref 22.9 70.1 7.0 61
Sex: 34.4 64.7 0.8 1,068
      Male
      Female 40.6 58.6 0.8 1,843
Race/Ethnicity: 38.1 61.1 0.8 2,455
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 38.5 60.7 0.8 305
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       35.5 64.5 0.0 54
      Hispanic 31.9 67.9 0.2 61
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 36
Income Group: 28.4 70.9 0.7 336
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 38.3 61.7 0.0 520
      $25-$49,999 36.2 62.7 1.1 753
      $50-$74,999 39.6 60.4 0.0 354
      >=$75,000 37.3 62.2 0.6 460
      Unk/Ref 43.3 54.4 2.3 488
Education Level: 31.2 68.2 0.6 327
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 36.3 62.9 0.8 1,193
      Some college/Tech school 36.1 63.1 0.7 682
      College graduate 43.4 56.3 0.3 702
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 38.1 61.1 0.7 1,521
      Married
      Unmarried 36.9 62.1 0.9 1,371
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 19
Employment Status: 31.1 68.6 0.3 1,187
      Employed
      Not employed 30.1 69.9 0.0 105
      Student/Homemaker 47.4 51.2 1.4 224
      Retired/Unable to work 44.0 54.7 1.3 1,386
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 9
Grand Totals 37.7 61.5 0.8 2,911

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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