| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| RF07.01 Cholesterol check within past five years. |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years. |
Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years |
Have never had cholesterol checked |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 31.7 | 1.7 | 58.9 | 7.7 | 331 |
| 18-24 | |||||
| 25-34 | 51.4 | 5.1 | 39.4 | 4.1 | 876 |
| 35-44 | 68.7 | 7.3 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 1,101 |
| 45-54 | 79.7 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 1,149 |
| 55-64 | 88.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 935 |
| 65-74 | 91.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 685 |
| 75 + | 86.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 513 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| Sex: | 67.2 | 4.1 | 25.1 | 3.6 | 2,136 |
| Male | |||||
| Female | 70.6 | 4.9 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 3,499 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 70.6 | 4.9 | 21.4 | 3.1 | 4,928 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 69.0 | 2.2 | 25.0 | 3.8 | 311 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 71.7 | 1.4 | 24.5 | 2.4 | 168 |
| Hispanic | 40.2 | 2.0 | 51.9 | 5.9 | 191 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 37 |
| Income Group: | 54.1 | 3.7 | 38.2 | 4.0 | 560 |
| < $15,000 | |||||
| $15-$24,999 | 63.3 | 4.7 | 29.4 | 2.6 | 864 |
| $25-$49,999 | 67.9 | 4.3 | 23.8 | 4.0 | 1,545 |
| $50-$74,999 | 72.7 | 6.2 | 19.5 | 1.6 | 918 |
| >=$75,000 | 80.7 | 4.2 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 1,001 |
| Unk/Ref | 66.1 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 6.9 | 747 |
| Education Level: | 55.9 | 1.5 | 38.9 | 3.7 | 549 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 66.0 | 4.6 | 25.3 | 4.1 | 2,070 |
| Some college/Tech school | 70.4 | 4.4 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 1,427 |
| College graduate | 76.8 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 1,582 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Marital Status: | 75.1 | 4.8 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 3,203 |
| Married | |||||
| Unmarried | 58.7 | 4.1 | 32.7 | 4.4 | 2,412 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 20 |
| Employment Status: | 67.2 | 4.9 | 24.8 | 3.1 | 3,377 |
| Employed | |||||
| Not employed | 52.3 | 3.0 | 38.1 | 6.6 | 213 |
| Student/Homemaker | 53.0 | 6.3 | 37.3 | 3.4 | 662 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 88.2 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1,372 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
| Grand Totals | 68.9 | 4.5 | 23.2 | 3.3 | 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. |