| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2014 |
| M02.02 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: | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 9 |
| 18-24 | |||||||
| 25-34 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 19 |
| 35-44 | 63.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 59 |
| 45-54 | 63.5 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 201 |
| 55-64 | 58.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 13.9 | 438 |
| 65-74 | 68.7 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 467 |
| 75 + | 69.4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 411 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 17 |
| Sex: | 61.7 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 707 |
| Male | |||||||
| Female | 66.9 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 914 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 63.8 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 11.7 | 1,415 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 76.3 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 111 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 45 |
| Hispanic | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 24 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 26 |
| Income Group: | 71.4 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 248 |
| < $15,000 | |||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 71.7 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 12.3 | 359 |
| $25-$49,999 | 65.4 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 12.8 | 415 |
| $50-$74,999 | 53.7 | 10.7 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 162 |
| >=$75,000 | 55.6 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 211 |
| Unk/Ref | 58.0 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 10.9 | 226 |
| Education Level: | 73.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 205 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 63.9 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 633 |
| Some college/Tech school | 61.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 14.1 | 418 |
| College graduate | 57.9 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 13.2 | 357 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 8 |
| Marital Status: | 58.5 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 12.4 | 783 |
| Married | |||||||
| Unmarried | 71.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 828 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 10 |
| Employment Status: | 54.5 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 16.6 | 420 |
| Employed | |||||||
| Not employed | 45.2 | 1.8 | 29.9 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 50 |
| Student/Homemaker | 69.3 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 106 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 70.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 9.0 | 1,028 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 17 |
| Grand Totals | 64.2 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 1,621 |
| SOURCE: 2014 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 16, 2015 |