| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2017 |
| C05.01 About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked? (CHOLCHK1) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. Weighting based on _llcpwt. |
| Categories | Never |
Within the past year (anytime less than 12 months ago) |
Within the past 2 years (1 year but less than 2 years ago) |
Within the past 5 years (2 years but less than 5 years ago) |
5 or more years ago |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 36.7 | 35.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 599 |
| 18-24 | ||||||
| 25-34 | 19.9 | 48.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 1,117 |
| 35-44 | 11.9 | 56.0 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 1,362 |
| 45-54 | 6.6 | 66.8 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 1,984 |
| 55-64 | 2.8 | 75.4 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2,930 |
| 65-74 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2,944 |
| 75 + | 1.3 | 88.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2,269 |
| Unk/Ref | 5.2 | 72.5 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 191 |
| Sex: | 12.8 | 60.6 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 5,758 |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | 10.3 | 67.3 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 7,638 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 11.3 | 64.6 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 11,236 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 6.2 | 69.5 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 899 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 15.2 | 58.2 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 470 |
| Hispanic | 18.5 | 50.3 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 563 |
| Unk/Ref | 14.8 | 67.6 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 228 |
| Income Group: | 12.3 | 63.9 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 1,171 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 13.3 | 63.2 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 2,160 |
| $25-$49,999 | 12.4 | 62.1 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 3,160 |
| $50-$74,999 | 11.4 | 63.1 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 1,925 |
| >=$75,000 | 9.1 | 67.4 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 3,360 |
| Unk/Ref | 12.0 | 62.7 | 13.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1,620 |
| Education Level: | 17.0 | 57.1 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 1,022 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 12.4 | 64.3 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4,460 |
| Some college/Tech school | 11.6 | 64.3 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 3,384 |
| College graduate | 6.9 | 67.2 | 13.4 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 4,499 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 31 |
| Marital Status: | 7.6 | 68.9 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 6,999 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 15.9 | 58.7 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 6,314 |
| Unk/Ref | 16.0 | 53.6 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 83 |
| Employment Status: | 12.8 | 58.2 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 6,165 |
| Employed | ||||||
| Not employed | 15.0 | 54.9 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 479 |
| Student/Homemaker | 23.8 | 51.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1,098 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 2.6 | 83.6 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 5,560 |
| Unk/Ref | 13.1 | 61.5 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 94 |
| Grand Totals | 11.5 | 64.0 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 13,396 |
| SOURCE: 2017 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, 2018 |