| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| C06.02 Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure? |
| Denominator is persons with high blood pressure. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | *** | *** | *** | 20 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 33.5 | 66.5 | 0.0 | 73 |
| 35-44 | 63.4 | 36.6 | 0.0 | 178 |
| 45-54 | 77.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 329 |
| 55-64 | 87.7 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 404 |
| 65-74 | 93.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 390 |
| 75 + | 93.6 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 295 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 20 |
| Sex: | 77.6 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 641 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 81.4 | 18.5 | 0.1 | 1,068 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 81.3 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 1,481 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 76.2 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 122 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 62.7 | 37.3 | 0.0 | 55 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 33 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 18 |
| Income Group: | 75.3 | 24.7 | 0.0 | 224 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 82.6 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 345 |
| $25-$49,999 | 76.7 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 460 |
| $50-$74,999 | 78.2 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 207 |
| >=$75,000 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 209 |
| Unk/Ref | 85.9 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 264 |
| Education Level: | 79.8 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 205 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 80.1 | 19.9 | 0.1 | 736 |
| Some college/Tech school | 79.9 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 408 |
| College graduate | 78.1 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 357 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Marital Status: | 82.1 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 890 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 74.7 | 25.2 | 0.1 | 813 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
| Employment Status: | 72.1 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 740 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | *** | *** | *** | 48 |
| Student/Homemaker | 78.1 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 152 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 90.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 765 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 4 |
| Grand Totals | 79.6 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 1,709 |
| 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. |