| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2017 |
| C05.02 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high? (TOLDHI2) |
| Denominator is all respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked. Weighting based on _llcpwt. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 7.4 | 92.6 | 462 |
| 18-24 | |||
| 25-34 | 11.7 | 88.3 | 964 |
| 35-44 | 20.1 | 79.9 | 1,245 |
| 45-54 | 35.0 | 65.0 | 1,904 |
| 55-64 | 48.1 | 51.9 | 2,880 |
| 65-74 | 53.6 | 46.4 | 2,920 |
| 75 + | 53.8 | 46.2 | 2,273 |
| Unk/Ref | 26.1 | 73.9 | 187 |
| Sex: | 33.3 | 66.7 | 5,404 |
| Male | |||
| Female | 32.5 | 67.5 | 7,431 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 34.5 | 65.5 | 10,813 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 27.6 | 72.4 | 880 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 22.5 | 77.5 | 438 |
| Hispanic | 24.3 | 75.7 | 491 |
| Unk/Ref | 29.9 | 70.1 | 213 |
| Income Group: | 38.0 | 62.0 | 1,116 |
| < $15,000 | |||
| $15-$24,999 | 37.0 | 63.0 | 2,044 |
| $25-$49,999 | 33.6 | 66.4 | 3,034 |
| $50-$74,999 | 31.1 | 68.9 | 1,833 |
| >=$75,000 | 28.5 | 71.5 | 3,219 |
| Unk/Ref | 34.0 | 66.0 | 1,589 |
| Education Level: | 37.0 | 63.0 | 935 |
| < H S Graduate | |||
| H S Graduate/GED | 35.1 | 64.9 | 4,263 |
| Some college/Tech school | 31.1 | 68.9 | 3,236 |
| College graduate | 29.9 | 70.1 | 4,373 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 28 |
| Marital Status: | 35.1 | 64.9 | 6,773 |
| Married | |||
| Unmarried | 30.2 | 69.8 | 5,984 |
| Unk/Ref | 23.1 | 76.9 | 78 |
| Employment Status: | 25.4 | 74.6 | 5,789 |
| Employed | |||
| Not employed | 23.6 | 76.4 | 452 |
| Student/Homemaker | 21.9 | 78.1 | 978 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 53.0 | 47.0 | 5,531 |
| Unk/Ref | 30.2 | 69.8 | 85 |
| Grand Totals | 32.8 | 67.2 | 12,835 |
| 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 10, 2018 |