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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C06.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure? (BPHIGH4)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes


Yes, but female
told only
during pregnancy
No


Told borderline
high or pre-hypertensive
Unk/Ref


Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 5.3 2.0 92.7 0.0 0.0 240
      18-24
      25-34 7.6 1.5 90.5 0.4 0.0 685
      35-44 15.7 2.0 80.6 1.6 0.0 1,000
      45-54 29.6 0.4 67.4 2.4 0.2 1,270
      55-64 48.7 0.3 49.3 1.7 0.0 1,202
      65-74 57.4 0.3 40.4 1.8 0.1 840
      75 + 63.1 0.8 34.6 1.5 0.0 700
      Unk/Ref 48.3 0.0 50.5 0.0 1.1 54
Sex: 28.0 0.0 70.2 1.8 0.1 2,231
      Male
      Female 27.8 2.2 69.1 0.9 0.0 3,760
Race/Ethnicity: 28.1 1.0 69.4 1.4 0.0 4,880
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 45.0 1.8 51.8 0.7 0.6 698
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       23.9 1.2 71.8 3.2 0.0 159
      Hispanic 11.0 1.1 87.9 0.0 0.0 201
      Unk/Ref 31.8 5.6 58.6 4.0 0.0 53
Income Group: 42.4 0.6 55.5 1.4 0.0 562
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 35.0 1.3 63.0 0.7 0.0 997
      $25-$49,999 27.8 1.2 69.8 1.2 0.0 1,541
      $50-$74,999 23.8 1.3 72.9 1.9 0.0 939
      >=$75,000 20.2 0.9 77.8 1.1 0.0 1,125
      Unk/Ref 31.6 1.2 64.8 1.9 0.4 827
Education Level: 26.0 2.9 70.1 0.8 0.1 610
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 31.4 0.9 66.4 1.3 0.1 2,263
      Some college/Tech school 28.3 1.0 69.0 1.6 0.0 1,478
      College graduate 23.3 0.9 74.4 1.4 0.0 1,630
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 27.9 1.3 69.1 1.5 0.1 3,268
      Married
      Unmarried 27.6 0.8 70.6 1.0 0.0 2,701
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 22
Employment Status: 20.3 0.8 77.5 1.3 0.0 3,215
      Employed
      Not employed 21.6 0.5 74.3 3.0 0.6 290
      Student/Homemaker 14.9 3.1 81.5 0.6 0.0 608
      Retired/Unable to work 58.4 1.0 39.2 1.4 0.0 1,851
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 27
Grand Totals 27.9 1.1 69.6 1.3 0.1 5,991

SOURCE: 2007 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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