| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C19.03 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? (DIGRECEX) |
| Denominator is all male respondents 40 years of age and older. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 42.2 | 56.8 | 1.0 | 158 |
| 40-44 | ||||
| 45-54 | 73.8 | 24.9 | 1.3 | 392 |
| 55-64 | 85.5 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 406 |
| 65-74 | 89.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 255 |
| 75 + | 89.7 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 172 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 14 |
| Sex: | 74.8 | 24.0 | 1.2 | 1,397 |
| Male | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity: | 76.3 | 23.0 | 0.7 | 1,185 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 65.4 | 30.9 | 3.7 | 129 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 36 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| Income Group: | 64.5 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 103 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 67.2 | 29.4 | 3.4 | 200 |
| $25-$49,999 | 75.4 | 24.6 | 0.0 | 359 |
| $50-$74,999 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 223 |
| >=$75,000 | 80.0 | 19.6 | 0.4 | 357 |
| Unk/Ref | 75.8 | 19.5 | 4.6 | 155 |
| Education Level: | 58.5 | 36.9 | 4.6 | 143 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 69.6 | 29.2 | 1.2 | 523 |
| Some college/Tech school | 78.1 | 21.8 | 0.1 | 335 |
| College graduate | 82.3 | 17.2 | 0.5 | 395 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 1 |
| Marital Status: | 75.9 | 23.1 | 1.0 | 872 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 71.5 | 26.8 | 1.7 | 522 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Employment Status: | 70.8 | 28.7 | 0.5 | 800 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 63.2 | 32.0 | 4.7 | 59 |
| Student/Homemaker | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 85.7 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 530 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Grand Totals | 74.8 | 24.0 | 1.2 | 1,397 |
| SOURCE: 2008 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. |