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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q16.1 HAVE YOU EVER HAD A BLOOD STOOL TEST USING A HOME KIT?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS AGE 50 AND OLDER

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES YES NO UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      50-54		 35.1 63.5 1.3 572
      55-64 40.6 59.2 0.2 792
      65-74 46.7 51.9 1.4 567
      75 + 45.1 53.3 1.6 524
SEX

      MALE		 41.9 57.2 0.9 898
      FEMALE 41.6 57.3 1.1 1,557
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 43.5 55.6 0.9 2,181
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 29.1 69.1 1.8 109
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 26.2 73.8 0 78
      HISPANIC 31.6 63.5 4.9 50
      REFUSED *** *** *** 37
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 33.4 66.1 0.5 289
      $15-$24,999 40.3 58.7 1.0 476
      $25-$49,999 40.8 58.2 1.0 664
      $50-$74,999 53.1 46.0 0.9 301
      >=$75,000 44.8 54.3 1.0 289
      UNK/REF 37.9 60.7 1.5 436
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 30.4 67.4 2.2 335
      H S GRAD OR GED 41.5 57.9 0.6 1,001
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 41.2 57.7 1.0 554
      COLLEGE GRAD 48.7 50.2 1.1 557
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 43.2 55.8 0.9 1,330
      UNMARRIED 39.0 59.8 1.2 1,120
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 38.6 60.5 0.8 1,012
      NOT EMPLOYED 34.9 65.1 0 64
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 40.0 58.2 1.8 224
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 45.5 53.4 1.1 1,147
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8

--- ALL ---		 41.7 57.2 1.0 2,455

 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, 2002

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