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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
*** RISK FACTORS ***
RF1.32 RISK FACTOR - BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE
 

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: NOT AT RISK AT RISK UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24
60.7 37.1 2.3 374
      25-34 45.4 52.5 2.1 731
      35-44 35.3 61.8 2.9 830
      45-54 30.5 66.0 3.5 781
      55-64 31.4 65.5 3.1 502
      65 + 33.6 63.3 3.1 739
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 36
SEX

      MALE
31.9 67.1 0.9 1,614
      FEMALE 45.0 50.0 5.0 2,379
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
39.7 57.6 2.7 3,484
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 29.5 67.9 2.6 232
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 42.4 55.0 2.5 129
      HISPANIC 28.5 61.4 10.1 117
      REFUSED *** *** *** 31
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
37.5 59.3 3.2 380
      $15-$24,999 34.2 63.8 2.0 676
      $25-$49,999 38.6 59.5 2.0 1,264
      $50-$74,999 39.6 58.4 2.0 659
      >=$75,000 41.7 57.2 1.2 552
      UNK/REF 41.1 47.5 11.4 462
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
37.1 57.7 5.2 413
      H S GRAD OR GED 36.3 60.6 3.1 1,545
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 40.5 56.9 2.6 962
      COLLEGE GRAD 41.4 56.1 2.5 1,069
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
34.9 61.9 3.2 2,204
      UNMARRIED 45.2 52.1 2.7 1,781
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
37.9 59.6 2.5 2,522
      NOT EMPLOY 44.4 53.2 2.4 163
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 54.1 40.3 5.6 446
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 30.8 66.0 3.3 854
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8

--- ALL ---
38.7 58.2 3.1 3,993

 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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