| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006 |
| C19Q03 A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam? |
| Denominator is male respondents aged 40 years and older. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 48.6 | 50.9 | 0.5 | 237 |
| 40-44 | ||||
| 45-54 | 69.6 | 29.9 | 0.6 | 495 |
| 55-64 | 83.5 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 424 |
| 65-74 | 88.5 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 314 |
| 75 + | 86.4 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 207 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 12 |
| Sex: | 73.5 | 25.7 | 0.8 | 1,689 |
| Male | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity: | 75.0 | 24.3 | 0.7 | 1,462 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 71.3 | 26.7 | 2.0 | 122 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 60.7 | 38.6 | 0.7 | 52 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 37 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 16 |
| Income Group: | 59.7 | 38.0 | 2.3 | 117 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 67.9 | 30.6 | 1.5 | 251 |
| $25-$49,999 | 70.6 | 29.1 | 0.3 | 508 |
| $50-$74,999 | 79.0 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 263 |
| >=$75,000 | 79.0 | 20.2 | 0.7 | 376 |
| Unk/Ref | 74.0 | 25.0 | 1.1 | 174 |
| Education Level: | 57.3 | 42.2 | 0.5 | 159 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 72.0 | 27.3 | 0.7 | 639 |
| Some college/Tech school | 74.9 | 24.5 | 0.6 | 373 |
| College Graduate | 79.6 | 19.2 | 1.2 | 515 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Marital Status: | 76.2 | 23.1 | 0.6 | 1,079 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 65.7 | 33.0 | 1.3 | 604 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
| Employment Status: | 70.2 | 29.1 | 0.6 | 950 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 56.4 | 41.4 | 2.2 | 72 |
| Student/Homemaker | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 83.0 | 16.1 | 0.9 | 651 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Grand Totals | 73.5 | 25.7 | 0.8 | 1,689 |
| SOURCE: 2006 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. |