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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2012
 
C16.01 A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER talked with you about the advantages of the PSA test? (PCPSAAD1)
Denominator is all male respondents over 40 years of age. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 32.9 67.1 257
      40-44
      45-54 49.1 50.9 579
      55-64 73.4 26.6 687
      65-74 75.7 24.3 524
      75 + 72.0 28.0 347
Sex: 59.5 40.5 2,394
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 59.5 40.5 1,997
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 64.8 35.2 222
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 56.0 44.0 64
      Hispanic 49.7 50.3 61
      Unk/Ref 59.0 41.0 50
Income Group: 47.1 52.9 203
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 49.7 50.3 406
      $25-$49,999 61.9 38.1 617
      $50-$74,999 64.0 36.0 391
      >=$75,000 63.9 36.1 556
      Unk/Ref 57.8 42.2 221
Education Level: 45.6 54.4 216
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 56.9 43.1 885
      Some college/Tech school 59.7 40.3 571
      College graduate 70.9 29.1 719
      Unk/Ref ** ** 3
Marital Status: 64.1 35.9 1,447
      Married
      Unmarried 50.2 49.8 943
      Unk/Ref ** ** 4
Employment Status: 54.9 45.1 1,185
      Employed
      Not employed 55.3 44.7 111
      Student/Homemaker 40.3 59.7 19
      Retired/Unable to work 68.1 31.9 1,073
      Unk/Ref ** ** 6
Grand Totals 59.5 40.5 2,394

SOURCE: 2012 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 February 18, 2014

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