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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
CLV07.02 Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high (_RFCHOL)
Denominator is all respondents who meet those criteria.

Categories No Yes Unk/Ref Total
% % % N
Age Group: 91.7 8.3 0.0 91
      18-24
      25-34 85.1 14.8 0.1 426
      35-44 72.2 27.8 0.0 761
      45-54 58.3 41.3 0.4 1,122
      55-64 44.5 54.8 0.7 1,118
      65-74 43.8 54.8 1.4 799
      75 + 47.2 52.4 0.4 653
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 47
Sex: 58.1 41.4 0.5 1,820
      Male
      Female 64.1 35.5 0.4 3,197
Race/Ethnicity: 60.7 38.9 0.4 4,151
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 56.7 42.2 1.1 573
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       61.5 38.5 0.0 125
      Hispanic 81.9 17.7 0.4 124
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 44
Income Group: 45.7 53.8 0.5 445
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 56.9 42.6 0.5 809
      $25-$49,999 61.4 38.3 0.4 1,267
      $50-$74,999 65.6 34.4 0.1 804
      >=$75,000 68.0 31.7 0.3 1,013
      Unk/Ref 52.8 46.0 1.1 679
Education Level: 55.4 44.0 0.6 458
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 57.9 41.5 0.5 1,842
      Some college/Tech school 62.2 37.5 0.2 1,263
      College graduate 66.0 33.6 0.4 1,448
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Marital Status: 60.8 38.8 0.4 2,804
      Married
      Unmarried 62.5 37.0 0.4 2,198
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Employment Status: 68.0 31.8 0.2 2,620
      Employed
      Not employed 58.4 40.7 1.0 211
      Student/Homemaker 72.4 27.5 0.1 457
      Retired/Unable to work 42.4 56.7 0.8 1,711
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 61.3 38.3 0.4 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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