| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007 |
| C06.02 Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure? (BPMEDS) |
| Denominator is persons with high blood pressure. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 19.8 | 80.2 | 0.0 | 14 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 31.2 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 35-44 | 65.6 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 170 |
| 45-54 | 80.6 | 19.3 | 0.1 | 411 |
| 55-64 | 91.3 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 584 |
| 65-74 | 93.2 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 496 |
| 75 + | 97.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 441 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
| Sex: | 80.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 807 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 85.9 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 1,385 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 83.4 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 1,732 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 79.8 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 349 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 79.2 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 54 |
| Hispanic | 82.9 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 38 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Income Group: | 83.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 304 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 82.2 | 17.6 | 0.1 | 451 |
| $25-$49,999 | 79.8 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 544 |
| $50-$74,999 | 82.2 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 277 |
| >=$75,000 | 85.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 274 |
| Unk/Ref | 87.6 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 342 |
| Education Level: | 83.7 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 264 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 86.2 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 929 |
| Some college/Tech school | 77.8 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 538 |
| College graduate | 82.6 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 455 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
| Marital Status: | 85.1 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 1,074 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 79.7 | 20.3 | 0.0 | 1,108 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Employment Status: | 74.1 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 830 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 65.6 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 90 |
| Student/Homemaker | 81.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 163 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 93.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1,099 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Grand Totals | 83.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 2,192 |
| SOURCE: 2007 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. |