| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
| C07Q01 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 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 4.4 | 2.7 | 92.9 | 0.1 | 296 |
| 18-24 | |||||
| 25-34 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 82.7 | 0.8 | 861 |
| 35-44 | 19.7 | 1.1 | 77.9 | 1.3 | 1,219 |
| 45-54 | 32.7 | 0.9 | 64.5 | 1.9 | 1,947 |
| 55-64 | 52.7 | 0.3 | 45.1 | 1.9 | 2,038 |
| 65-74 | 60.1 | 0.1 | 37.1 | 2.6 | 1,580 |
| 75 + | 65.2 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 2.0 | 1,239 |
| Unk/Ref | 33.6 | 0.0 | 66.0 | 0.4 | 85 |
| Sex: | 33.1 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 1.8 | 3,485 |
| Male | |||||
| Female | 29.6 | 2.5 | 66.8 | 1.0 | 5,780 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 31.8 | 1.2 | 65.4 | 1.5 | 7,502 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 35.5 | 0.2 | 63.1 | 1.1 | 1,156 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 25.6 | 0.9 | 71.9 | 1.6 | 204 |
| Hispanic | 22.0 | 3.9 | 73.7 | 0.4 | 288 |
| Unk/Ref | 28.7 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 3.1 | 115 |
| Income Group: | 36.5 | 1.0 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 1,049 |
| < $15,000 | |||||
| $15-$24,999 | 37.1 | 0.9 | 60.9 | 1.1 | 1,623 |
| $25-$49,999 | 34.8 | 1.2 | 62.5 | 1.4 | 2,325 |
| $50-$74,999 | 28.7 | 1.8 | 67.4 | 2.0 | 1,275 |
| >=$75,000 | 25.5 | 0.6 | 71.9 | 2.0 | 1,658 |
| Unk/Ref | 28.5 | 2.4 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 1,335 |
| Education Level: | 35.6 | 1.1 | 62.2 | 1.1 | 924 |
| < H S Graduate | |||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 36.1 | 1.4 | 61.4 | 1.1 | 3,548 |
| Some college/Tech school | 28.2 | 1.5 | 68.6 | 1.6 | 2,320 |
| College graduate | 26.4 | 1.0 | 70.8 | 1.8 | 2,457 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 16 |
| Marital Status: | 32.9 | 1.2 | 64.2 | 1.7 | 4,884 |
| Married | |||||
| Unmarried | 28.9 | 1.4 | 68.6 | 1.1 | 4,351 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Employment Status: | 24.5 | 1.6 | 72.5 | 1.5 | 4,491 |
| Employed | |||||
| Not employed | 25.4 | 0.9 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 688 |
| Student/Homemaker | 19.6 | 2.3 | 77.7 | 0.4 | 894 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 60.2 | 0.1 | 37.5 | 2.2 | 3,159 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | 33 |
| Grand Totals | 31.3 | 1.3 | 66.0 | 1.4 | 9,265 |
| SOURCE: 2009 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. |
| Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses |