Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
C08Q01 Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked? (BLOODCHO) |
Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
Categories | Yes |
No |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
% | % | N | |
Age Group: | 43.3 | 56.7 | 265 |
18-24 | |||
25-34 | 63.8 | 36.2 | 811 |
35-44 | 81.5 | 18.5 | 1,194 |
45-54 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 1,933 |
55-64 | 95.4 | 4.6 | 2,019 |
65-74 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 1,571 |
75 + | 94.7 | 5.3 | 1,219 |
Unk/Ref | 95.3 | 4.7 | 86 |
Sex: | 78.2 | 21.8 | 3,439 |
Male | |||
Female | 82.0 | 18.0 | 5,659 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 82.3 | 17.7 | 7,363 |
White, Non-Hispanic | |||
Black, Non-Hispanic | 73.9 | 26.1 | 1,139 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | 79.9 | 20.1 | 196 |
Hispanic | 54.9 | 45.1 | 284 |
Unk/Ref | 87.5 | 12.5 | 116 |
Income Group: | 63.9 | 36.1 | 1,026 |
< $15,000 | |||
$15-$24,999 | 74.2 | 25.8 | 1,589 |
$25-$49,999 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 2,285 |
$50-$74,999 | 85.6 | 14.4 | 1,256 |
>=$75,000 | 89.3 | 10.7 | 1,649 |
Unk/Ref | 74.4 | 25.6 | 1,293 |
Education Level: | 65.6 | 34.4 | 889 |
< H S Graduate | |||
H S Graduate/GED | 77.9 | 22.1 | 3,482 |
Some college/Tech school | 80.3 | 19.7 | 2,280 |
College graduate | 88.1 | 11.9 | 2,432 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 15 |
Marital Status: | 87.4 | 12.6 | 4,819 |
Married | |||
Unmarried | 69.1 | 30.9 | 4,249 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 30 |
Employment Status: | 80.1 | 19.9 | 4,423 |
Employed | |||
Not employed | 66.5 | 33.5 | 664 |
Student/Homemaker | 66.4 | 33.6 | 857 |
Retired/Unable to work | 94.3 | 5.7 | 3,122 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 32 |
Grand Totals | 80.1 | 19.9 | 9,098 |
SOURCE: 2009 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. |
Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses |