| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003 |
| Q11. Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure? |
| Denominator is respondents with high blood pressure. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | *** | *** | *** | 24 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 35.3 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 77 |
| 35-44 | 58.2 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 157 |
| 45-54 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 355 |
| 55-64 | 84.6 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 371 |
| 65-74 | 90.2 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 349 |
| 75 + | 93.3 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 281 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Sex: | 70.6 | 28.8 | 0.6 | 645 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 82.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 976 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 77.6 | 22.0 | 0.3 | 1,400 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 80.5 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 124 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 42 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 36 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Income Group: | 78.4 | 21.0 | 0.6 | 219 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 0.0 | 325 |
| $25-$49,999 | 74.9 | 24.8 | 0.3 | 445 |
| $50-$74,999 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 208 |
| >=$75,000 | 76.9 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 158 |
| Unk/Ref | 85.6 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 266 |
| Education Level: | 72.3 | 26.9 | 0.7 | 238 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 79.6 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 703 |
| Some college/Tech school | 75.1 | 24.9 | 0.0 | 385 |
| College graduate | 74.9 | 24.7 | 0.4 | 290 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Marital Status: | 78.7 | 20.9 | 0.4 | 876 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 72.6 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 742 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Employment Status: | 67.5 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 688 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 61.2 | 38.8 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Student/Homemaker | 76.9 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 150 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 88.0 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 711 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Grand Totals | 76.5 | 23.2 | 0.3 | 1,621 |
| SOURCE: 2003 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. |