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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2011
 
C05.03 Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high? (TOLDHI2)
Denominator is all respondents who have had their blood cholesterol checked. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 6.6 93.4 133
      18-24
      25-34 14.8 85.2 476
      35-44 28.8 71.2 790
      45-54 39.6 60.4 1,338
      55-64 52.3 47.7 1,738
      65-74 59.7 40.3 1,366
      75 + 54.7 45.3 1,176
      Unk/Ref 26.8 73.2 79
Sex: 40.1 59.9 2,691
      Male
      Female 37.9 62.1 4,405
Race/Ethnicity: 40.2 59.8 5,831
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 31.6 68.4 796
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 37.7 62.3 161
      Hispanic 29.8 70.2 189
      Unk/Ref 27.5 72.5 119
Income Group: 44.1 55.9 736
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 44.0 56.0 1,226
      $25-$49,999 39.8 60.2 1,752
      $50-$74,999 37.4 62.6 942
      >=$75,000 33.4 66.6 1,373
      Unk/Ref 39.4 60.6 1,067
Education Level: 43.3 56.7 597
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 43.6 56.4 2,612
      Some college/Tech school 35.4 64.6 1,763
      College graduate 34.6 65.4 2,101
      Unk/Ref ** ** 23
Marital Status: 40.3 59.7 3,776
      Married
      Unmarried 37.1 62.9 3,282
      Unk/Ref ** ** 38
Employment Status: 32.4 67.6 3,177
      Employed
      Not employed 34.1 65.9 417
      Student/Homemaker 28.1 71.9 596
      Retired/Unable to work 56.3 43.7 2,870
      Unk/Ref ** ** 36
Grand Totals 38.9 61.1 7,096

SOURCE: 2011 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
Table produced January 29, 2014

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