| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2010 |
| M02.03 About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times when checked by a health professional. (BLDSUGAR) |
| Denominator is respondents who have diabetes. |
| Categories | Daily or more |
3-6 times per week |
1-2 times per week |
1-3 times per month |
< once per month | Never |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| 18-24 | |||||||
| 25-34 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 17 |
| 35-44 | 82.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 76 |
| 45-54 | 59.8 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 14.2 | 195 |
| 55-64 | 67.4 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 390 |
| 65-74 | 63.4 | 10.7 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 414 |
| 75 + | 70.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 299 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 9 |
| Sex: | 62.1 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 585 |
| Male | |||||||
| Female | 71.9 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 817 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 65.7 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 1,049 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 81.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 237 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 36 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 38 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 42 |
| Income Group: | 80.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 260 |
| < $15,000 | |||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 71.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 309 |
| $25-$49,999 | 64.0 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 350 |
| $50-$74,999 | 57.4 | 8.1 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 133 |
| >=$75,000 | 62.7 | 4.8 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 141 |
| Unk/Ref | 60.8 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 209 |
| Education Level: | 75.3 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 204 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 71.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 568 |
| Some college/Tech school | 60.7 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 14.1 | 367 |
| College graduate | 58.6 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 261 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| Marital Status: | 63.0 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 670 |
| Married | |||||||
| Unmarried | 72.3 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 721 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
| Employment Status: | 55.3 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 365 |
| Employed | |||||||
| Not employed | 74.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 68 |
| Student/Homemaker | 66.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 112 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 72.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 852 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Grand Totals | 66.7 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 1,402 |
| SOURCE: 2010 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 |