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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2015

C05.03 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high? (TOLDHI2)

Denominator is all respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories	Yes	No	Total
	%	%	N
Age Group:	5.3	94.7	94
18-24
25-34	13.6	86.4	280
35-44	25.7	74.3	509
45-54	38.5	61.5	805
55-64	53.6	46.4	1,305
65-74	58.8	41.2	1,237
75 +	56.2	43.8	1,005
Unk/Ref	25.1	74.9	56
Sex:	40.1	59.9	2,222
Male
Female	38.3	61.7	3,069
Race/Ethnicity:	39.7	60.3	4,669
White, Non-Hispanic
Black, Non-Hispanic	39.3	60.7	262
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic	30.0	70.0	158
Hispanic	37.5	62.5	116
Unk/Ref	29.6	70.4	86
Income Group:	49.4	50.6	409
< $15,000
$15-$24,999	43.9	56.1	760
$25-$49,999	38.5	61.5	1,239
$50-$74,999	42.9	57.1	764
>=$75,000	31.1	68.9	1,305
Unk/Ref	39.8	60.2	814
Education Level:	53.2	46.8	354
< H S Graduate
H S Graduate/GED	40.0	60.0	1,731
Some college/Tech school	38.1	61.9	1,350
College graduate	33.4	66.6	1,821
Unk/Ref	**	**	35
Marital Status:	41.0	59.0	3,012
Married
Unmarried	36.8	63.2	2,245
Unk/Ref	**	**	34
Employment Status:	30.6	69.4	2,376
Employed
Not employed	40.3	59.7	143
Student/Homemaker	30.4	69.6	413
Retired/Unable to work	58.2	41.8	2,313
Unk/Ref	**	**	46
Grand Totals	39.1	60.9	5,291

SOURCE: 2015 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 September 8, 2016

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