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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2012
 
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. Weighting based on _landwt.

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: ** ** ** ** ** ** 1
      18-24
      25-34 ** ** ** ** ** ** 16
      35-44 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31
      45-54 59.5 7.6 10.9 5.4 3.2 13.4 127
      55-64 67.9 8.1 9.8 3.9 3.2 7.1 303
      65-74 66.6 9.1 13.5 2.7 1.2 6.8 333
      75 + 64.8 6.6 9.8 4.7 2.2 11.9 234
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 11
Sex: 60.4 13.2 11.7 5.6 2.0 7.2 422
      Male
      Female 65.7 5.2 9.0 4.6 2.8 12.7 634
Race/Ethnicity: 66.1 6.7 10.9 4.7 2.0 9.6 793
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 64.3 9.2 3.7 12.0 0.2 10.5 186
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** ** 26
      Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** ** 27
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 24
Income Group: 76.8 1.6 8.6 1.9 1.6 9.5 195
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 61.8 6.6 6.1 8.1 3.1 14.3 243
      $25-$49,999 58.3 15.4 11.6 6.9 1.9 5.8 253
      $50-$74,999 66.9 5.4 14.9 2.5 2.2 8.1 104
      >=$75,000 53.2 5.6 19.1 5.5 4.8 11.7 102
      Unk/Ref 61.8 17.6 7.5 2.0 1.1 10.0 159
Education Level: 61.4 15.4 6.9 2.1 3.3 10.9 145
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 64.2 9.0 11.8 4.5 2.2 8.3 452
      Some college/Tech school 66.6 6.9 9.7 7.2 1.2 8.4 257
      College graduate 54.7 4.0 12.3 7.4 3.9 17.5 201
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 1
Marital Status: 60.0 12.4 12.1 4.3 3.1 8.1 484
      Married
      Unmarried 66.5 5.5 8.2 5.8 1.7 12.3 569
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 3
Employment Status: 53.4 11.2 12.2 7.7 2.1 13.4 258
      Employed
      Not employed ** ** ** ** ** ** 43
      Student/Homemaker 45.5 9.8 9.8 14.3 8.5 12.0 68
      Retired/Unable to work 70.0 8.4 9.5 2.8 1.5 7.8 683
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 4
Grand Totals 63.1 9.1 10.3 5.1 2.4 10.1 1,056

SOURCE: 2012 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
Table produced March 7, 2014

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