| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2000 |
| --- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MODULE --- |
| TABLE 91. WHY ARE YOU TAKING ESTROGEN? |
| DENOMINATOR IS NON-PREGNANT FEMALES AGE 35 OR OLDER WHO HAVE GONE/ARE GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY TAKING ESTROGEN PILLS |
| A. TO PREVENT A HEART ATTACK... |
| YES | NO | UNK/REF | TOTAL | |
| % | % | % | N | |
| AGE GROUP | * | * | * | 20 |
| 35-44 | ||||
| 45-54 | 24.4 | 72.0 | 3.6 | 89 |
| 55-64 | 27.0 | 67.0 | 6.0 | 78 |
| 65 + | 11.1 | 80.8 | 8.1 | 66 |
| SEX | 22.6 | 72.3 | 5.2 | 253 |
| FEMALE | ||||
| RACE GROUPED | 22.5 | 72.4 | 5.1 | 241 |
| WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | ||||
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | * | * | * | 11 |
| HISPANIC | * | * | * | 1 |
| INCOME | * | * | * | 23 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | * | * | * | 44 |
| $25-$49,999 | 21.8 | 69.8 | 8.4 | 76 |
| $50-$74,999 | * | * | * | 41 |
| >=$75,000 | * | * | * | 28 |
| UNK/REF | * | * | * | 41 |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | * | * | * | 17 |
| LESS THAN H.S. GRADUATE | ||||
| HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED | 20.9 | 75.3 | 3.8 | 115 |
| SOME COLLEGE OR TECH SCHOOL | 20.0 | 73.5 | 6.6 | 67 |
| COLLEGE GRADUATE | 32.4 | 62.2 | 5.3 | 54 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 24.3 | 70.5 | 5.2 | 155 |
| MARRIED | ||||
| UNMARRIED | 18.0 | 76.9 | 5.1 | 98 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | 22.6 | 72.0 | 5.4 | 146 |
| EMPLOYED | ||||
| NOT EMPLOYED | * | * | * | 4 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | * | * | * | 30 |
| RETIRED/UNABLE TO WORK | 22.2 | 70.1 | 7.7 | 73 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 22.6 | 72.3 | 5.2 | 253 |
| NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers. *Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000 |