| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
| CLV_05 Cholesterol check within past five years (_CHOLCHK) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years. |
Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years |
Have never had cholesterol checked |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 40.4 | 1.1 | 58.5 | 259 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 59.9 | 3.6 | 36.4 | 807 |
| 35-44 | 73.4 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 1,193 |
| 45-54 | 85.1 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 1,925 |
| 55-64 | 91.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 2,008 |
| 65-74 | 95.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1,555 |
| 75 + | 92.4 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 1,192 |
| Unk/Ref | 91.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 86 |
| Sex: | 73.5 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 3,416 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 78.0 | 3.8 | 18.2 | 5,609 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 77.7 | 4.4 | 17.9 | 7,300 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 72.3 | 1.5 | 26.2 | 1,134 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 74.7 | 5.1 | 20.1 | 195 |
| Hispanic | 51.1 | 3.7 | 45.2 | 282 |
| Unk/Ref | 84.3 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 114 |
| Income Group: | 60.5 | 2.9 | 36.6 | 1,018 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 69.5 | 4.6 | 25.9 | 1,579 |
| $25-$49,999 | 75.9 | 4.9 | 19.2 | 2,274 |
| $50-$74,999 | 81.8 | 3.7 | 14.5 | 1,251 |
| >=$75,000 | 85.2 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 1,641 |
| Unk/Ref | 69.6 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 1,262 |
| Education Level: | 61.2 | 4.1 | 34.6 | 877 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 74.2 | 3.4 | 22.4 | 3,451 |
| Some college/Tech school | 75.9 | 4.3 | 19.8 | 2,266 |
| College graduate | 83.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 2,416 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
| Marital Status: | 82.8 | 4.5 | 12.7 | 4,793 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 65.0 | 3.6 | 31.4 | 4,203 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 29 |
| Employment Status: | 75.3 | 4.7 | 20.0 | 4,406 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 59.8 | 6.4 | 33.7 | 662 |
| Student/Homemaker | 62.5 | 3.4 | 34.1 | 847 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 92.0 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 3,078 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 32 |
| Grand Totals | 75.8 | 4.2 | 20.1 | 9,025 |
| 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 |