| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| C06.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
Yes, but female told only during pregnancy |
No |
Told borderline high or pre-hypertensive |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 5.7 | 0.9 | 92.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 331 |
| 18-24 | ||||||
| 25-34 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 89.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 876 |
| 35-44 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 80.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,101 |
| 45-54 | 28.1 | 1.2 | 68.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1,149 |
| 55-64 | 42.1 | 0.6 | 55.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 935 |
| 65-74 | 57.2 | 0.1 | 40.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 685 |
| 75 + | 56.7 | 0.2 | 42.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 513 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| Sex: | 26.4 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2,136 |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | 25.8 | 2.0 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3,499 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 25.8 | 1.0 | 71.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4,928 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 34.9 | 1.4 | 62.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 311 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 31.5 | 1.4 | 64.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 168 |
| Hispanic | 16.0 | 0.7 | 81.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 191 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 37 |
| Income Group: | 28.7 | 1.2 | 67.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 560 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 34.9 | 1.1 | 63.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 864 |
| $25-$49,999 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 71.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1,545 |
| $50-$74,999 | 22.0 | 1.1 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 918 |
| >=$75,000 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 77.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1,001 |
| Unk/Ref | 27.8 | 0.9 | 69.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 747 |
| Education Level: | 29.1 | 0.6 | 68.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 549 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 30.2 | 0.8 | 67.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2,070 |
| Some college/Tech school | 23.7 | 1.7 | 73.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1,427 |
| College graduate | 21.5 | 0.9 | 76.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1,582 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Marital Status: | 26.9 | 1.0 | 70.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3,203 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 24.8 | 1.0 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2,412 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 20 |
| Employment Status: | 19.2 | 1.0 | 78.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3,377 |
| Employed | ||||||
| Not employed | 18.4 | 0.6 | 80.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 213 |
| Student/Homemaker | 17.1 | 2.3 | 79.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 662 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 54.6 | 0.4 | 43.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1,372 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
| Grand Totals | 26.1 | 1.0 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5,635 |
| SOURCE: 2005 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. |