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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2010
 
CLV12.18 Three-categories of Body Mass Index (BMI) (_BMI4CAT)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Neither overweight
nor obese
Overweight

Obese

Total
% % % N
Age Group: 57.5 23.7 18.8 288
      18-24
      25-34 39.3 33.3 27.4 795
      35-44 30.4 36.0 33.6 1,210
      45-54 26.7 40.4 32.9 1,764
      55-64 24.8 39.2 35.9 2,308
      65-74 23.1 41.8 35.1 1,795
      75 + 39.8 37.6 22.6 1,501
      Unk/Ref 39.3 47.5 13.2 64
Sex: 26.6 42.1 31.3 3,722
      Male
      Female 40.5 30.4 29.1 6,003
Race/Ethnicity: 34.2 36.3 29.6 8,003
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 25.1 35.1 39.8 1,112
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       41.9 34.5 23.6 218
      Hispanic 29.0 38.1 33.0 231
      Unk/Ref 30.0 39.6 30.5 161
Income Group: 30.4 29.7 40.0 1,052
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 28.8 36.7 34.5 1,692
      $25-$49,999 29.4 36.8 33.8 2,474
      $50-$74,999 32.9 36.1 31.1 1,323
      >=$75,000 36.1 39.2 24.7 1,775
      Unk/Ref 43.9 33.4 22.7 1,409
Education Level: 33.0 33.9 33.2 948
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 30.7 36.0 33.3 3,660
      Some college/Tech school 32.1 34.9 33.0 2,445
      College graduate 38.1 38.4 23.5 2,657
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Marital Status: 31.5 38.7 29.8 5,254
      Married
      Unmarried 37.1 31.9 31.0 4,430
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 41
Employment Status: 32.8 38.2 28.9 4,449
      Employed
      Not employed 32.0 31.0 37.0 620
      Student/Homemaker 46.7 29.3 24.0 946
      Retired/Unable to work 28.6 36.7 34.7 3,665
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Grand Totals 33.5 36.2 30.2 9,725

SOURCE: 2010 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

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