| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013 |
| M06.02 How many days, weeks, months, or years have you been watching or reducing your sodium or salt intake? (LONGWTCH) |
| Denominator is respondents who are currently watching or reducing their sodium or salt intake. Weighting based on _lcpwtv1. |
| Categories | Day(s) |
Week(s) |
Month(s) |
Year(s) |
All my life |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 49 |
| 18-24 | ||||||
| 25-34 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 19.8 | 60.3 | 13.5 | 114 |
| 35-44 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 72.5 | 5.8 | 208 |
| 45-54 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 11.6 | 74.5 | 8.9 | 375 |
| 55-64 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 84.9 | 4.4 | 560 |
| 65-74 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 85.0 | 4.9 | 526 |
| 75 + | 1.3 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 84.1 | 5.3 | 404 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 14 |
| Sex: | 2.7 | 2.1 | 12.8 | 77.3 | 5.1 | 866 |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | 2.4 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 74.9 | 8.6 | 1,384 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 2.0 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 77.8 | 6.2 | 1,933 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 6.0 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 71.8 | 7.6 | 175 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 2.5 | 2.3 | 25.2 | 65.8 | 4.2 | 62 |
| Hispanic | 3.5 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 62.3 | 17.6 | 57 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 23 |
| Income Group: | 3.2 | 4.2 | 14.6 | 67.9 | 10.0 | 262 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 72.6 | 8.3 | 423 |
| $25-$49,999 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 79.8 | 6.2 | 571 |
| $50-$74,999 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 79.9 | 7.1 | 295 |
| >=$75,000 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 80.5 | 4.9 | 380 |
| Unk/Ref | 3.5 | 3.1 | 17.0 | 69.7 | 6.6 | 319 |
| Education Level: | 2.8 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 65.4 | 10.4 | 199 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 3.0 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 79.2 | 5.8 | 859 |
| Some college/Tech school | 2.0 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 73.6 | 8.5 | 596 |
| College graduate | 2.4 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 81.6 | 3.9 | 593 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 3 |
| Marital Status: | 2.9 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 80.5 | 4.9 | 1,161 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 2.2 | 2.2 | 15.4 | 71.1 | 9.1 | 1,077 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 12 |
| Employment Status: | 3.1 | 1.3 | 12.4 | 75.9 | 7.3 | 903 |
| Employed | ||||||
| Not employed | 0.7 | 6.9 | 19.7 | 64.2 | 8.5 | 93 |
| Student/Homemaker | 3.6 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 63.1 | 11.3 | 220 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 1.8 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 82.0 | 4.8 | 1,021 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 13 |
| Grand Totals | 2.5 | 1.7 | 12.8 | 76.0 | 6.9 | 2,250 |
| 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 18, 2014 |