| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| RF12.17 RISK FACTOR FOR BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
NOT AT RISK
AT RISK
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 59.7
36.7
3.6
468
25-34
40.6
55.9
3.6
983
35-44
34.9
59.8
5.3
1,231
45-54
28.2
68.1
3.7
1,157
55-64
26.8
69.0
4.2
797
65-74
28.6
68.0
3.4
570
75 +
43.1
53.8
3.1
528
UNK/REF
34.9
29.3
35.8
55
SEX
MALE 29.7
68.8
1.5
2,295
FEMALE
43.9
49.3
6.7
3,494
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 37.8
58.4
3.7
5,042
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
28.0
67.1
4.9
285
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
40.9
54.8
4.3
203
HISPANIC
34.8
54.6
10.6
195
REFUSED
21.9
69.7
8.3
64
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 40.3
54.6
5.2
560
$15-$24,999
39.0
56.8
4.2
918
$25-$49,999
33.6
63.7
2.7
1,745
$50-$74,999
35.8
61.2
3.0
947
>=$75,000
37.2
60.9
1.9
867
UNK/REF
42.5
46.1
11.5
752
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 36.3
58.8
4.9
650
H S GRAD OR GED
35.2
59.3
5.4
2,151
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
37.6
59.2
3.2
1,447
COLLEGE GRAD
39.8
57.4
2.9
1,530
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 33.0
62.6
4.4
3,216
UNMARRIED
43.6
52.6
3.8
2,560
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 35.2
61.1
3.7
3,558
NOT EMPLOYED
44.4
49.7
5.9
250
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
52.1
41.6
6.3
689
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
31.1
65.2
3.7
1,278
UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 37.1
58.7
4.2
5,789
| 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 |