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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

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