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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2011
 
C05.01 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. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 36.3 63.7 348
      18-24
      25-34 57.6 42.4 768
      35-44 76.2 23.8 1,010
      45-54 87.7 12.3 1,534
      55-64 94.2 5.8 1,855
      65-74 96.4 3.6 1,435
      75 + 95.7 4.3 1,261
      Unk/Ref 93.2 6.8 86
Sex: 74.2 25.8 3,233
      Male
      Female 79.3 20.7 5,064
Race/Ethnicity: 79.3 20.7 6,707
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 70.1 29.9 946
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 59.2 40.8 227
      Hispanic 52.6 47.4 278
      Unk/Ref 85.6 14.4 139
Income Group: 62.4 37.6 976
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 71.3 28.7 1,481
      $25-$49,999 79.0 21.0 2,014
      $50-$74,999 83.8 16.2 1,059
      >=$75,000 86.6 13.4 1,504
      Unk/Ref 70.4 29.6 1,263
Education Level: 58.4 41.6 831
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 75.9 24.1 3,080
      Some college/Tech school 79.3 20.7 2,056
      College graduate 87.4 12.6 2,303
      Unk/Ref ** ** 27
Marital Status: 84.9 15.1 4,251
      Married
      Unmarried 67.3 32.7 4,004
      Unk/Ref ** ** 42
Employment Status: 76.4 23.6 3,793
      Employed
      Not employed 63.3 36.7 562
      Student/Homemaker 60.0 40.0 804
      Retired/Unable to work 92.2 7.8 3,097
      Unk/Ref ** ** 41
Grand Totals 76.8 23.2 8,297

SOURCE: 2011 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
Table produced January 29, 2014

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