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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
RF07.01 Cholesterol check within past five years.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Had cholesterol
checked in
past 5 years.
Did not have
cholesterol
checked in
past 5 years
Have never
had cholesterol
checked
Unk/Ref



Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 31.7 1.7 58.9 7.7 331
      18-24
      25-34 51.4 5.1 39.4 4.1 876
      35-44 68.7 7.3 21.4 2.6 1,101
      45-54 79.7 5.3 13.2 1.8 1,149
      55-64 88.8 4.2 5.7 1.4 935
      65-74 91.8 2.4 4.1 1.7 685
      75 + 86.7 3.1 5.7 4.5 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 45
Sex: 67.2 4.1 25.1 3.6 2,136
      Male
      Female 70.6 4.9 21.5 3.0 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 70.6 4.9 21.4 3.1 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 69.0 2.2 25.0 3.8 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       71.7 1.4 24.5 2.4 168
      Hispanic 40.2 2.0 51.9 5.9 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 54.1 3.7 38.2 4.0 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 63.3 4.7 29.4 2.6 864
      $25-$49,999 67.9 4.3 23.8 4.0 1,545
      $50-$74,999 72.7 6.2 19.5 1.6 918
      >=$75,000 80.7 4.2 13.5 1.6 1,001
      Unk/Ref 66.1 3.7 23.4 6.9 747
Education Level: 55.9 1.5 38.9 3.7 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 66.0 4.6 25.3 4.1 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 70.4 4.4 21.5 3.6 1,427
      College graduate 76.8 5.9 15.5 1.7 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 75.1 4.8 17.5 2.6 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 58.7 4.1 32.7 4.4 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 67.2 4.9 24.8 3.1 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 52.3 3.0 38.1 6.6 213
      Student/Homemaker 53.0 6.3 37.3 3.4 662
      Retired/Unable to work 88.2 2.8 6.0 3.0 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 68.9 4.5 23.2 3.3 5,635

SOURCE: 2005 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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