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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q39. A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?
Denominator is males aged 40 years and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 23.0 72.3 4.8 272
      40-44
      45-54 45.4 47.7 6.9 533
      55-64 70.7 24.9 4.3 401
      65-74 77.8 17.7 4.6 268
      75 + 82.4 12.3 5.3 177
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Sex: 55.0 39.7 5.4 1,656
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 55.4 39.0 5.6 1,465
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 50.9 47.6 1.5 79
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       63.6 29.5 6.9 54
      Hispanic *** *** *** 33
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 25
Income Group: 47.0 47.5 5.5 123
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 50.5 42.5 6.9 227
      $25-$49,999 58.1 38.3 3.6 474
      $50-$74,999 52.5 42.2 5.3 303
      >=$75,000 57.8 37.3 5.0 362
      Unk/Ref 55.1 35.2 9.7 167
Education Level: 46.3 46.1 7.6 173
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 52.1 43.0 4.9 627
      Some College/Tech School 58.6 35.5 6.0 369
      College Graduate 59.4 35.9 4.7 482
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Marital Status: 58.2 36.6 5.2 1,113
      Married
      Unmarried 45.0 49.2 5.9 538
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Employment Status: 47.7 47.7 4.6 1,015
      Employed
      Not Employed 35.3 53.5 11.2 54
      Student/Homemaker *** *** *** 8
      Retired/Unable to Work 72.3 21.4 6.2 573
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Grand Totals 55.0 39.7 5.4 1,656

SOURCE: 2004 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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