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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2014
 
C16.06 What was the MAIN reason you had this PSA test - was it...? (PCPSARS1)
Denominator is all male respondents over 40 years of age and have had a PSA test . Weighting based on _llcpwt.

Categories Part of a
routine exam

Because of
a prostate
problem

Because of
a family history
of prostate
cancer
Because you
were told
you had prostate
cancer
Some other
reason
 
Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 55.8 6.3 4.0 0.0 34.0 55
      40-44
      45-50 71.2 5.0 7.7 0.0 16.1 110
      50-54 70.1 7.1 8.2 2.0 12.7 188
      55-64 75.1 2.6 8.2 1.1 13.0 670
      65-74 76.2 6.4 4.8 2.4 10.3 617
      75 + 64.4 12.0 2.8 11.1 9.8 427
Sex: 71.7 6.0 6.2 2.9 13.1 2,067
      Male
Race/Ethnicity: 70.9 6.1 6.6 3.1 13.2 1,887
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 74.4 9.1 3.7 1.4 11.4 85
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** 42
      Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** 22
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 31
Income Group: 56.4 9.2 7.5 1.2 25.8 115
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 63.0 11.0 3.5 5.3 17.2 228
      $25-$49,999 73.7 7.3 2.7 3.8 12.5 537
      $50-$74,999 72.8 3.6 9.7 1.1 12.8 363
      >=$75,000 75.3 4.1 8.0 2.4 10.2 623
      Unk/Ref 73.7 4.7 6.0 4.1 11.5 201
Education Level: 59.5 12.5 9.2 4.6 14.2 101
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 71.1 5.6 5.0 3.1 15.2 658
      Some college/Tech school 72.5 6.5 7.1 2.1 11.8 487
      College graduate 75.3 4.1 6.0 3.3 11.3 818
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 3
Marital Status: 73.3 5.7 6.6 3.0 11.5 1,440
      Married
      Unmarried 67.4 6.8 5.5 2.7 17.5 623
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 4
Employment Status: 74.4 2.9 7.8 1.6 13.3 891
      Employed
      Not employed ** ** ** ** ** 44
      Student/Homemaker ** ** ** ** ** 7
      Retired/Unable to work 69.8 9.4 4.6 4.6 11.7 1,116
      Unk/Ref ** ** ** ** ** 9
Grand Totals 71.7 6.0 6.2 2.9 13.1 2,067

SOURCE: 2014 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 16, 2015

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