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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2017
 
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 (_RFCHOL1)
Denominator is all respondents to the question. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories No


Yes


Total
% % N
Age Group: 91.1 8.9 383
      18-24
      25-34 87.5 12.5 886
      35-44 79.3 20.7 1,205
      45-54 64.5 35.5 1,858
      55-64 51.8 48.2 2,847
      65-74 46.1 53.9 2,889
      75 + 45.4 54.6 2,225
      Unk/Ref 74.1 25.9 181
Sex: 65.5 34.5 5,254
      Male
      Female 66.3 33.7 7,220
Race/Ethnicity: 64.2 35.8 10,528
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 71.5 28.5 853
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 76.0 24.0 417
      Hispanic 74.2 25.8 469
      Unk/Ref 70.3 29.7 207
Income Group: 60.4 39.6 1,074
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 61.3 38.7 1,978
      $25-$49,999 64.8 35.2 2,942
      $50-$74,999 68.2 31.8 1,805
      >=$75,000 70.9 29.1 3,165
      Unk/Ref 63.8 36.2 1,510
Education Level: 61.4 38.6 894
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 63.3 36.7 4,122
      Some college/Tech school 67.6 32.4 3,135
      College graduate 69.4 30.6 4,295
      Unk/Ref ** ** 28
Marital Status: 64.1 35.9 6,654
      Married
      Unmarried 68.0 32.0 5,745
      Unk/Ref 71.9 28.1 75
Employment Status: 73.4 26.6 5,607
      Employed
      Not employed 74.6 25.4 429
      Student/Homemaker 76.7 23.3 929
      Retired/Unable to work 46.4 53.6 5,429
      Unk/Ref 68.6 31.4 80
Grand Totals 65.9 34.1 12,474

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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