| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
| C08Q01 Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked? (BLOODCHO) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 43.3 | 56.7 | 265 |
| 18-24 | |||
| 25-34 | 63.8 | 36.2 | 811 |
| 35-44 | 81.5 | 18.5 | 1,194 |
| 45-54 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 1,933 |
| 55-64 | 95.4 | 4.6 | 2,019 |
| 65-74 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 1,571 |
| 75 + | 94.7 | 5.3 | 1,219 |
| Unk/Ref | 95.3 | 4.7 | 86 |
| Sex: | 78.2 | 21.8 | 3,439 |
| Male | |||
| Female | 82.0 | 18.0 | 5,659 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 82.3 | 17.7 | 7,363 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 73.9 | 26.1 | 1,139 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 79.9 | 20.1 | 196 |
| Hispanic | 54.9 | 45.1 | 284 |
| Unk/Ref | 87.5 | 12.5 | 116 |
| Income Group: | 63.9 | 36.1 | 1,026 |
| < $15,000 | |||
| $15-$24,999 | 74.2 | 25.8 | 1,589 |
| $25-$49,999 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 2,285 |
| $50-$74,999 | 85.6 | 14.4 | 1,256 |
| >=$75,000 | 89.3 | 10.7 | 1,649 |
| Unk/Ref | 74.4 | 25.6 | 1,293 |
| Education Level: | 65.6 | 34.4 | 889 |
| < H S Graduate | |||
| H S Graduate/GED | 77.9 | 22.1 | 3,482 |
| Some college/Tech school | 80.3 | 19.7 | 2,280 |
| College graduate | 88.1 | 11.9 | 2,432 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 15 |
| Marital Status: | 87.4 | 12.6 | 4,819 |
| Married | |||
| Unmarried | 69.1 | 30.9 | 4,249 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 30 |
| Employment Status: | 80.1 | 19.9 | 4,423 |
| Employed | |||
| Not employed | 66.5 | 33.5 | 664 |
| Student/Homemaker | 66.4 | 33.6 | 857 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 94.3 | 5.7 | 3,122 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 32 |
| Grand Totals | 80.1 | 19.9 | 9,098 |
| SOURCE: 2009 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. |
| Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses |