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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2015

CLV05.02 Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high (_RFCHOL)

Denominator is all respondents to the question. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories	No	Yes	Total
	%	%	N
Age Group:	94.7	5.3	94
18-24
25-34	86.4	13.6	280
35-44	74.3	25.7	509
45-54	61.5	38.5	805
55-64	46.4	53.6	1,305
65-74	41.2	58.8	1,237
75 +	43.8	56.2	1,005
Unk/Ref	74.9	25.1	56
Sex:	59.9	40.1	2,222
Male
Female	61.7	38.3	3,069
Race/Ethnicity:	60.3	39.7	4,669
White, Non-Hispanic
Black, Non-Hispanic	60.7	39.3	262
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic	70.0	30.0	158
Hispanic	62.5	37.5	116
Unk/Ref	70.4	29.6	86
Income Group:	50.6	49.4	409
< $15,000
$15-$24,999	56.1	43.9	760
$25-$49,999	61.5	38.5	1,239
$50-$74,999	57.1	42.9	764
>=$75,000	68.9	31.1	1,305
Unk/Ref	60.2	39.8	814
Education Level:	46.8	53.2	354
< H S Graduate
H S Graduate/GED	60.0	40.0	1,731
Some college/Tech school	61.9	38.1	1,350
College graduate	66.6	33.4	1,821
Unk/Ref	**	**	35
Marital Status:	59.0	41.0	3,012
Married
Unmarried	63.2	36.8	2,245
Unk/Ref	**	**	34
Employment Status:	69.4	30.6	2,376
Employed
Not employed	59.7	40.3	143
Student/Homemaker	69.6	30.4	413
Retired/Unable to work	41.8	58.2	2,313
Unk/Ref	**	**	46
Grand Totals	60.9	39.1	5,291

SOURCE: 2015 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 September 13, 2016

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