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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q112. Three categories of Body Mass Index (BMI).
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Neither Overweight
nor Obese
Overweight

Obese

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 54.8 26.7 15.2 3.2 454
      18-24
      25-34 38.2 35.7 22.9 3.2 1,088
      35-44 34.9 33.2 27.8 4.1 1,214
      45-54 28.9 36.1 30.5 4.5 1,304
      55-64 27.5 38.4 30.0 4.1 1,030
      65-74 29.7 40.7 25.3 4.3 775
      75 + 42.4 41.8 12.9 2.9 581
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 44
Sex: 30.8 42.6 25.5 1.1 2,511
      Male
      Female 41.5 28.2 23.6 6.7 3,979
Race/Ethnicity: 36.9 35.7 24.0 3.4 5,604
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 26.9 33.9 36.8 2.5 372
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       41.8 30.4 23.7 4.1 204
      Hispanic 34.2 31.3 20.9 13.6 238
      Unk/Ref 31.5 37.6 15.3 15.6 72
Income Group: 36.4 34.1 25.6 3.9 626
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 34.3 35.9 25.4 4.4 983
      $25-$49,999 35.6 35.4 26.5 2.5 1,857
      $50-$74,999 35.1 36.1 25.9 2.9 1,088
      >=$75,000 36.4 38.4 23.0 2.2 1,099
      Unk/Ref 41.4 29.1 18.7 10.8 837
Education Level: 34.8 32.3 25.3 7.6 677
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 35.1 36.3 24.8 3.8 2,413
      Some College/Tech School 35.9 34.7 26.4 3.0 1,593
      College Graduate 39.5 35.4 21.9 3.2 1,793
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 14
Marital Status: 32.9 37.2 25.7 4.2 3,623
      Married
      Unmarried 41.7 32.2 22.6 3.5 2,844
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 23
Employment Status: 35.8 35.9 25.0 3.3 3,941
      Employed
      Not Employed 37.6 33.0 25.2 4.2 233
      Student/Homemaker 44.7 28.8 19.2 7.3 731
      Retired/Unable to Work 32.6 37.3 26.2 3.8 1,552
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 33
Grand Totals 36.3 35.2 24.5 4.0 6,490

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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