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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q19. In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes, lose
weight
Yes, gain
weight
Yes, maintain
current weight
No

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 6.9 2.8 1.3 89.0 0.0 425
      18-24
      25-34 10.3 1.7 1.8 86.3 0.0 897
      35-44 14.3 0.8 1.8 82.9 0.2 1,071
      45-54 17.5 0.9 2.1 79.3 0.2 1,125
      55-64 18.6 0.6 1.7 78.7 0.3 830
      65-74 13.7 2.3 2.5 81.4 0.0 603
      75 + 6.1 2.5 3.8 87.4 0.2 504
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 26
Sex: 11.5 1.0 1.5 85.8 0.1 2,164
      Male
      Female 14.4 2.0 2.4 81.1 0.2 3,317
Race/Ethnicity: 12.9 1.6 1.9 83.5 0.1 4,751
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 15.5 0.8 3.1 80.3 0.3 305
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       11.1 1.1 2.9 84.8 0.0 184
      Hispanic 12.4 0.7 2.1 84.7 0.0 192
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 49
Income Group: 15.5 3.6 2.0 79.0 0.1 539
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 12.0 1.6 2.3 84.0 0.1 899
      $25-$49,999 13.3 1.3 1.9 83.3 0.1 1,595
      $50-$74,999 12.4 1.1 1.8 84.5 0.2 902
      >=$75,000 13.3 1.0 2.1 83.6 0.1 851
      Unk/Ref 12.0 1.7 2.0 84.2 0.1 695
Education Level: 11.7 1.8 2.7 83.8 0.0 588
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 12.8 1.5 2.3 83.4 0.1 2,061
      Some college/Tech school 13.7 1.8 1.1 83.4 0.0 1,403
      College graduate 13.1 1.1 2.2 83.2 0.3 1,419
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 13.9 0.9 2.1 83.0 0.2 3,070
      Married
      Unmarried 11.6 2.5 1.8 84.1 0.1 2,403
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 8
Employment Status: 12.5 1.0 1.8 84.7 0.1 3,256
      Employed
      Not employed 14.4 2.2 1.2 82.1 0.1 265
      Student/Homemaker 10.5 2.4 2.0 85.1 0.1 651
      Retired/Unable to work 15.7 2.3 2.9 79.0 0.1 1,291
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 13.0 1.5 2.0 83.4 0.1 5,481

SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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