| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013 |
| 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 _llcpwt. |
| 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: | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 5 |
| 18-24 | |||||||
| 25-34 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 12 |
| 35-44 | 62.5 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 64 |
| 45-54 | 69.0 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 207 |
| 55-64 | 61.2 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 9.9 | 376 |
| 65-74 | 68.7 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 461 |
| 75 + | 66.4 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 301 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 13 |
| Sex: | 64.8 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 625 |
| Male | |||||||
| Female | 66.8 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 814 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 65.3 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 1,242 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 73.8 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 107 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 41 |
| Hispanic | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 31 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 18 |
| Income Group: | 72.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 208 |
| < $15,000 | |||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 72.0 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 301 |
| $25-$49,999 | 66.9 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 377 |
| $50-$74,999 | 59.9 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 16.1 | 156 |
| >=$75,000 | 51.3 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 170 |
| Unk/Ref | 68.0 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 227 |
| Education Level: | 67.3 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 168 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 68.1 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 591 |
| Some college/Tech school | 64.7 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 387 |
| College graduate | 60.1 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 290 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 3 |
| Marital Status: | 63.8 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 737 |
| Married | |||||||
| Unmarried | 68.6 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 697 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 5 |
| Employment Status: | 57.8 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 411 |
| Employed | |||||||
| Not employed | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 45 |
| Student/Homemaker | 69.2 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 94 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 70.1 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 879 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 10 |
| Grand Totals | 65.8 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 1,439 |
| SOURCE: 2013 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 November 12, 2014 |