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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2012
 
C17.01 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 respondents 50 years of age and older. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 20.2 79.8 814
      50-54
      55-64 34.8 65.2 1,730
      65-74 44.4 55.6 1,462
      75 + 45.1 54.9 1,163
Sex: 34.3 65.7 1,927
      Male
      Female 36.5 63.5 3,242
Race/Ethnicity: 36.4 63.6 4,314
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 29.7 70.3 552
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 27.5 72.5 121
      Hispanic 19.3 80.7 88
      Unk/Ref 38.0 62.0 94
Income Group: 32.8 67.2 616
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 35.2 64.8 1,031
      $25-$49,999 36.6 63.4 1,269
      $50-$74,999 34.0 66.0 631
      >=$75,000 35.5 64.5 813
      Unk/Ref 36.8 63.2 809
Education Level: 29.8 70.2 509
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 34.2 65.8 2,098
      Some college/Tech school 35.4 64.6 1,259
      College graduate 41.8 58.2 1,294
      Unk/Ref ** ** 9
Marital Status: 36.1 63.9 2,553
      Married
      Unmarried 34.4 65.6 2,601
      Unk/Ref ** ** 15
Employment Status: 27.4 72.6 1,837
      Employed
      Not employed 27.2 72.8 196
      Student/Homemaker 35.4 64.6 358
      Retired/Unable to work 43.6 56.4 2,757
      Unk/Ref ** ** 21
Grand Totals 35.5 64.5 5,169

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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