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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013
 
M02.03 About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times when checked by a health professional. (_BLDSUGAR)
Denominator is respondents who have diabetes. Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Daily or more
3-6 times
per week
1-2 times
per week
1-3 times
per month
< once per month Never
Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: ** ** ** ** ** ** 5
      18-24
      25-34 ** ** ** ** ** ** 12
      35-44 62.5 13.5 6.8 4.7 6.4 6.2 64
      45-54 69.0 4.6 11.2 4.0 0.3 10.9 207
      55-64 61.2 6.0 13.6 5.4 3.9 9.9 376
      65-74 68.7 6.8 8.0 5.1 0.4 10.9 461
      75 + 66.4 7.9 9.8 4.3 0.9 10.7 301
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 13
Sex: 64.8 8.1 10.9 4.1 1.9 10.1 625
      Male
      Female 66.8 5.3 9.8 5.9 2.0 10.2 814
Race/Ethnicity: 65.3 7.3 10.2 5.5 1.3 10.6 1,242
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 73.8 2.5 11.0 3.0 2.4 7.4 107
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** ** 41
      Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** ** 31
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 18
Income Group: 72.6 3.4 5.8 4.6 1.5 12.2 208
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 72.0 6.2 8.4 3.6 2.3 7.5 301
      $25-$49,999 66.9 6.3 11.9 4.3 1.9 8.6 377
      $50-$74,999 59.9 9.4 9.0 4.9 0.7 16.1 156
      >=$75,000 51.3 11.3 14.2 10.7 1.8 10.7 170
      Unk/Ref 68.0 4.5 11.9 3.3 3.0 9.3 227
Education Level: 67.3 3.3 11.5 2.9 2.0 13.1 168
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 68.1 6.6 10.7 5.6 1.9 7.1 591
      Some college/Tech school 64.7 8.5 9.2 4.7 1.2 11.7 387
      College graduate 60.1 7.3 11.1 6.9 3.7 11.0 290
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 3
Marital Status: 63.8 7.5 12.0 5.5 2.2 9.0 737
      Married
      Unmarried 68.6 5.7 8.2 4.3 1.5 11.7 697
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 5
Employment Status: 57.8 7.5 13.0 8.4 3.4 9.9 411
      Employed
      Not employed ** ** ** ** ** ** 45
      Student/Homemaker 69.2 5.9 9.9 2.4 2.7 10.0 94
      Retired/Unable to work 70.1 6.7 9.1 2.8 1.1 10.2 879
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** ** 10
Grand Totals 65.8 6.7 10.4 5.0 1.9 10.1 1,439

SOURCE: 2013 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 November 12, 2014

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