| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003 |
| Q15. Are you now trying to lose weight? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 36.2 | 63.8 | | | 425 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 897 |
| 35-44 | 42.7 | 57.2 | 0.1 | 1,071 |
| 45-54 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 1,125 |
| 55-64 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 830 |
| 65-74 | 37.9 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 603 |
| 75 + | 23.0 | 76.7 | 0.3 | 504 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 26 |
| Sex: | 34.3 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 2,164 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 48.0 | 51.9 | 0.1 | 3,317 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 41.5 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 4,751 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 43.2 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 305 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 37.7 | 62.3 | 0.0 | 184 |
| Hispanic | 40.2 | 59.8 | 0.0 | 192 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 49 |
| Income Group: | 38.8 | 61.2 | | | 539 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 40.2 | 59.6 | 0.2 | 899 |
| $25-$49,999 | 40.6 | 59.4 | 0.0 | 1,595 |
| $50-$74,999 | 44.2 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 902 |
| >=$75,000 | 45.5 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 851 |
| Unk/Ref | 37.1 | 62.8 | 0.1 | 695 |
| Education Level: | 32.4 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 588 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 40.1 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 2,061 |
| Some college/Tech school | 43.3 | 56.6 | 0.1 | 1,403 |
| College graduate | 45.3 | 54.6 | 0.1 | 1,419 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 43.6 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 3,070 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 37.8 | 62.1 | 0.1 | 2,403 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Employment Status: | 41.7 | 58.3 | 0.1 | 3,256 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 41.8 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 265 |
| Student/Homemaker | 44.2 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 651 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 38.5 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 1,291 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 18 |
| Grand Totals | 41.4 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 5,481 |
| 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. |