| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001 |
| Q5.2 ABOUT HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU LAST HAD YOUR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL CHECKED? |
| DENOMINATOR IS PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL CHECKED |
PERCENTS
TOTALS
CATEGORIES:
1-12 MONTHS AGO
1-2 YEARS AGO
2-5 YEARS AGO
5+ YEARS AGO
UNK/REF
AGE GROUP
18-24 59.2
19.5
12.9
5.1
3.3
168
25-34
57.9
18.1
14.4
8.6
0.9
429
35-44
59.9
18.3
13.6
7.3
0.9
635
45-54
67.6
14.2
9.3
7.9
1.1
678
55-64
76.2
13.7
6.9
2.6
0.5
469
65 +
82.6
9.2
2.7
3.2
2.3
678
UNK/REF
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29
SEX
MALE 68.5
15.1
9.6
5.9
0.9
1,206
FEMALE
68.8
14.6
9.2
5.7
1.8
1,880
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 67.6
15.5
9.3
6.1
1.5
2,710
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
80.1
6.7
8.2
4.4
0.7
184
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
69.5
13.9
13.7
3.0
0
97
HISPANIC
72.1
14.9
8.1
4.2
0.7
71
REFUSED
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INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 73.0
13.3
7.7
4.1
1.9
290
$15-$24,999
70.0
13.6
7.0
8.0
1.4
497
$25-$49,999
68.3
15.2
10.9
4.8
0.7
931
$50-$74,999
69.8
14.0
9.1
6.3
0.8
518
>=$75,000
65.1
16.3
11.3
7.1
0.2
478
UNK/REF
68.3
15.3
7.2
4.0
5.2
372
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 73.8
13.4
6.8
2.9
3.0
288
H S GRAD OR GED
69.8
14.8
8.3
5.4
1.7
1,136
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
66.9
14.6
9.3
8.0
1.2
761
COLLEGE GRAD
67.2
15.3
11.6
5.4
0.6
897
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 68.7
15.0
9.4
5.9
1.0
1,746
UNMARRIED
68.5
14.4
9.5
5.5
2.2
1,332
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 65.6
15.6
11.8
6.1
0.9
1,882
NOT EMPLOY
58.7
13.3
10.4
16.8
0.8
100
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
66.2
18.4
8.1
4.7
2.5
313
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
78.5
11.5
4.0
4.1
1.9
785
UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 68.7
14.8
9.4
5.8
1.4
3,086
| 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 |