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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C07.02 About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked? (CHOLCHK)
Denominator is persons who have had their blood cholesterol checked.

Categories Within the
past year
(anytime less
than 12 months
ago)
Within the
past 2 years
(1 year but
less than
2 years ago)
Within the
past 5 years
(2 years but
less than
5 years ago)
5 or more
years ago



Unk/Ref




Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 51.1 25.2 13.0 4.6 6.1 91
      18-24
      25-34 52.2 24.2 13.6 9.8 0.3 426
      35-44 59.2 19.1 14.6 7.1 0.1 761
      45-54 68.6 15.8 10.4 4.8 0.5 1,122
      55-64 80.1 10.7 6.5 2.5 0.2 1,118
      65-74 84.7 9.5 3.2 1.6 1.0 799
      75 + 87.0 5.5 3.9 2.0 1.6 653
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 47
Sex: 68.6 15.7 9.2 5.5 1.0 1,820
      Male
      Female 69.7 15.3 9.9 4.3 0.8 3,197
Race/Ethnicity: 68.1 15.8 10.3 5.1 0.7 4,151
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 77.6 12.7 5.0 3.1 1.6 573
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       73.7 14.1 5.0 2.8 4.3 125
      Hispanic 77.5 12.7 5.4 4.4 0.0 124
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 44
Income Group: 74.9 11.0 10.4 2.7 1.0 445
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 73.3 12.0 9.0 4.8 0.9 809
      $25-$49,999 69.5 17.0 8.5 4.8 0.2 1,267
      $50-$74,999 66.1 14.5 11.3 8.1 0.0 804
      >=$75,000 66.4 17.3 11.1 4.0 1.2 1,013
      Unk/Ref 71.9 15.6 6.7 3.3 2.5 679
Education Level: 68.5 16.6 11.0 3.0 0.8 458
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 73.1 14.3 7.0 4.6 1.0 1,842
      Some college/Tech school 66.4 16.6 10.5 5.3 1.2 1,263
      College graduate 67.3 15.5 11.5 5.4 0.3 1,448
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 6
Marital Status: 69.5 15.3 10.0 4.9 0.3 2,804
      Married
      Unmarried 68.5 15.8 8.9 4.8 1.9 2,198
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 15
Employment Status: 64.3 17.9 11.1 6.0 0.7 2,620
      Employed
      Not employed 64.3 18.7 10.9 6.0 0.1 211
      Student/Homemaker 60.4 17.5 13.4 6.8 1.8 457
      Retired/Unable to work 84.2 8.9 4.4 1.5 1.0 1,711
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 69.2 15.5 9.6 4.9 0.9 5,017

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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