| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2000 |
| --- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MODULE --- |
| TABLE 92. 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 |
| B. TO TREAT OR PREVENT BONE THINNING, BONE LOSS, OR OSTEOPOROSIS... |
| YES | NO | UNK/REF | TOTAL | |
| % | % | % | N | |
| AGE GROUP | * | * | * | 20 |
| 35-44 | ||||
| 45-54 | 72.1 | 25.9 | 2.0 | 89 |
| 55-64 | 77.1 | 19.2 | 3.7 | 78 |
| 65 + | 71.7 | 21.3 | 7.1 | 66 |
| SEX | 73.4 | 23.0 | 3.6 | 253 |
| FEMALE | ||||
| RACE GROUPED | 73.5 | 23.1 | 3.4 | 241 |
| WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | ||||
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | * | * | * | 11 |
| HISPANIC | * | * | * | 1 |
| INCOME | * | * | * | 23 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | * | * | * | 44 |
| $25-$49,999 | 71.5 | 24.6 | 4.0 | 76 |
| $50-$74,999 | * | * | * | 41 |
| >=$75,000 | * | * | * | 28 |
| UNK/REF | * | * | * | 41 |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | * | * | * | 17 |
| LESS THAN H.S. GRADUATE | ||||
| HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED | 76.6 | 17.1 | 6.3 | 115 |
| SOME COLLEGE OR TECH SCHOOL | 73.5 | 25.5 | 0.9 | 67 |
| COLLEGE GRADUATE | 73.8 | 26.2 | 0 | 54 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 75.2 | 21.9 | 2.9 | 155 |
| MARRIED | ||||
| UNMARRIED | 68.7 | 25.8 | 5.5 | 98 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | 74.9 | 22.6 | 2.5 | 146 |
| EMPLOYED | ||||
| NOT EMPLOYED | * | * | * | 4 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | * | * | * | 30 |
| RETIRED/UNABLE TO WORK | 74.0 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 73 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 73.4 | 23.0 | 3.6 | 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 |