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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
RF13.18 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: 51.3 28.7 16.0 4.1 331
      18-24
      25-34 39.3 31.3 23.4 6.0 876
      35-44 35.0 31.6 29.6 3.8 1,101
      45-54 30.2 35.3 29.7 4.7 1,149
      55-64 24.1 39.2 31.8 4.9 935
      65-74 30.0 36.0 30.4 3.5 685
      75 + 46.9 35.0 15.1 3.0 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 45
Sex: 30.1 40.4 28.1 1.5 2,136
      Male
      Female 41.4 27.1 24.1 7.4 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 36.6 34.1 25.4 3.9 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 31.8 28.9 34.3 5.0 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       32.1 31.7 32.0 4.2 168
      Hispanic 30.5 30.5 22.7 16.4 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 37.0 28.9 25.5 8.6 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 33.4 31.4 31.9 3.4 864
      $25-$49,999 34.1 34.9 27.1 3.9 1,545
      $50-$74,999 32.0 36.6 29.0 2.4 918
      >=$75,000 38.3 37.7 21.3 2.8 1,001
      Unk/Ref 43.4 26.5 20.4 9.7 747
Education Level: 36.7 27.4 28.6 7.3 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 34.8 32.3 27.5 5.4 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 34.6 34.1 27.7 3.6 1,427
      College graduate 38.4 37.3 21.1 3.1 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 32.8 34.9 27.5 4.8 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 41.1 31.4 23.5 4.1 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 34.9 35.3 25.5 4.2 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 35.1 27.1 29.6 8.1 213
      Student/Homemaker 49.7 24.9 18.9 6.5 662
      Retired/Unable to work 30.2 35.2 31.2 3.4 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 35.9 33.5 26.0 4.6 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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