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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013
 
M06.02 How many days, weeks, months, or years have you been watching or reducing your sodium or salt intake? (LONGWTCH)
Denominator is respondents who are currently watching or reducing their sodium or salt intake. Weighting based on _lcpwtv1.

Categories Day(s)
Week(s)
Month(s)
Year(s)
All my life
Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: ** ** ** ** ** 49
      18-24
      25-34 2.3 4.1 19.8 60.3 13.5 114
      35-44 3.9 1.1 16.8 72.5 5.8 208
      45-54 3.9 1.1 11.6 74.5 8.9 375
      55-64 1.7 1.5 7.5 84.9 4.4 560
      65-74 1.9 0.7 7.4 85.0 4.9 526
      75 + 1.3 1.0 8.3 84.1 5.3 404
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 14
Sex: 2.7 2.1 12.8 77.3 5.1 866
      Male
      Female 2.4 1.3 12.8 74.9 8.6 1,384
Race/Ethnicity: 2.0 1.7 12.2 77.8 6.2 1,933
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 6.0 2.5 12.2 71.8 7.6 175
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 2.5 2.3 25.2 65.8 4.2 62
      Hispanic 3.5 0.0 16.6 62.3 17.6 57
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 23
Income Group: 3.2 4.2 14.6 67.9 10.0 262
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 4.2 0.9 14.1 72.6 8.3 423
      $25-$49,999 1.6 0.9 11.5 79.8 6.2 571
      $50-$74,999 1.3 1.6 10.2 79.9 7.1 295
      >=$75,000 2.0 1.3 11.4 80.5 4.9 380
      Unk/Ref 3.5 3.1 17.0 69.7 6.6 319
Education Level: 2.8 1.6 19.8 65.4 10.4 199
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 3.0 1.3 10.6 79.2 5.8 859
      Some college/Tech school 2.0 2.3 13.6 73.6 8.5 596
      College graduate 2.4 1.5 10.7 81.6 3.9 593
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 3
Marital Status: 2.9 1.1 10.7 80.5 4.9 1,161
      Married
      Unmarried 2.2 2.2 15.4 71.1 9.1 1,077
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 12
Employment Status: 3.1 1.3 12.4 75.9 7.3 903
      Employed
      Not employed 0.7 6.9 19.7 64.2 8.5 93
      Student/Homemaker 3.6 0.0 22.0 63.1 11.3 220
      Retired/Unable to work 1.8 2.0 9.4 82.0 4.8 1,021
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 13
Grand Totals 2.5 1.7 12.8 76.0 6.9 2,250

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 18, 2014

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