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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q16.6 HAS YOUR FATHER, BROTHER, SON, OR GRANDFATHER EVER BEEN TOLD BY A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT HE HAD PROSTATE
CANCER?
DENOMINATOR IS MEN 40+ YEARS OF AGE

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      40-44
16.0 80.9 3.1 171
      45-54 12.0 84.9 3.2 334
      55-64 11.5 83.8 4.7 201
      65 + 13.1 79.4 7.5 247
SEX

      MALE
12.9 82.5 4.6 953
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
13.6 82.2 4.2 854
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** 40
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** 32
      HISPANIC *** *** *** 16
      REFUSED *** *** *** 11
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
21.2 68.6 10.2 60
      $15-$24,999 10.2 83.5 6.3 147
      $25-$49,999 10.7 85.9 3.4 293
      $50-$74,999 15.2 82.8 2.0 169
      >=$75,000 12.9 85.5 1.6 188
      UNK/REF 15.3 70.5 14.2 96
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
11.5 79.3 9.2 118
      H S GRAD OR GED 14.8 81.0 4.2 351
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 12.5 83.3 4.2 208
      COLLEGE GRAD 11.1 85.3 3.5 274
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
13.3 82.6 4.1 639
      UNMARRIED 11.3 82.5 6.2 311
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
13.9 83.4 2.8 604
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** 33
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER *** *** *** 3
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 11.7 80.6 7.7 310
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 3

--- ALL ---
12.9 82.5 4.6 953

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

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