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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
C19Q01 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 male respondents aged 40 years and older.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 21.8 71.9 6.3 237
      40-44
      45-54 44.7 50.2 5.1 495
      55-64 72.0 23.0 5.0 424
      65-74 81.0 15.0 4.0 315
      75 + 82.3 14.0 3.7 208
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 12
Sex: 56.2 38.8 5.0 1,691
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 56.3 38.4 5.2 1,463
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 68.2 29.7 2.1 123
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       48.4 49.6 2.0 52
      Hispanic *** *** *** 37
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 16
Income Group: 41.3 49.6 9.1 117
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 55.7 38.0 6.3 252
      $25-$49,999 57.0 38.5 4.5 508
      $50-$74,999 57.6 39.2 3.1 263
      >=$75,000 58.1 37.4 4.4 376
      Unk/Ref 55.3 38.1 6.6 175
Education Level: 42.9 48.2 8.9 161
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 55.5 40.1 4.4 639
      Some college/Tech school 56.5 38.0 5.5 373
      College Graduate 61.3 34.8 3.9 515
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Marital Status: 59.2 36.5 4.3 1,079
      Married
      Unmarried 47.2 45.8 7.0 606
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Employment Status: 46.7 48.3 4.9 951
      Employed
      Not employed 48.4 48.4 3.2 72
      Student/Homemaker *** *** *** 8
      Retired/Unable to work 75.2 19.6 5.2 652
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 8
Grand Totals 56.2 38.8 5.0 1,691

SOURCE: 2006 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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