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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
CLV12.18 Three-categories of Body Mass Index (BMI) (_BMI4CAT)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Neither overweight
nor obese
Overweight

Obese

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 55.9 24.8 12.1 7.2 240
      18-24
      25-34 38.0 33.8 23.1 5.1 685
      35-44 33.6 33.6 28.6 4.2 1,000
      45-54 27.4 34.3 34.4 4.0 1,270
      55-64 25.2 39.3 32.3 3.2 1,202
      65-74 27.7 38.6 28.6 5.0 840
      75 + 41.9 35.8 19.4 2.8 700
      Unk/Ref 13.1 43.7 7.0 36.2 54
Sex: 28.4 42.5 26.5 2.7 2,231
      Male
      Female 41.4 26.1 25.8 6.7 3,760
Race/Ethnicity: 35.9 34.6 26.1 3.4 4,880
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 26.7 33.3 35.1 4.9 698
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       45.8 29.3 18.6 6.3 159
      Hispanic 25.4 30.8 22.1 21.7 201
      Unk/Ref 37.2 31.1 22.5 9.3 53
Income Group: 29.5 27.3 32.2 11.0 562
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 33.3 29.8 31.4 5.4 997
      $25-$49,999 35.5 34.2 28.2 2.2 1,541
      $50-$74,999 34.5 37.0 25.6 2.8 939
      >=$75,000 35.8 38.4 23.3 2.5 1,125
      Unk/Ref 38.2 30.5 19.3 12.0 827
Education Level: 36.4 28.8 25.4 9.5 610
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 32.4 34.7 28.3 4.6 2,263
      Some college/Tech school 32.8 33.5 28.9 4.8 1,478
      College graduate 40.4 35.9 21.1 2.6 1,630
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 32.4 36.0 27.1 4.5 3,268
      Married
      Unmarried 39.6 30.8 24.5 5.1 2,701
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 22
Employment Status: 34.3 35.7 25.5 4.5 3,215
      Employed
      Not employed 35.2 30.9 30.1 3.8 290
      Student/Homemaker 48.7 24.3 19.5 7.5 608
      Retired/Unable to work 29.3 36.1 31.1 3.5 1,851
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 27
Grand Totals 35.1 34.1 26.1 4.7 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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