Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009 |
C07Q02 Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure? (BPMEDS) |
Denominator is respondents with high blood pressure. |
Categories | Yes |
No |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
% | % | N | |
Age Group: | *** | *** | 18 |
18-24 | |||
25-34 | 39.9 | 60.1 | 107 |
35-44 | 60.2 | 39.8 | 236 |
45-54 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 661 |
55-64 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 1,060 |
65-74 | 94.3 | 5.7 | 981 |
75 + | 95.8 | 4.2 | 829 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 33 |
Sex: | 74.3 | 25.7 | 1,497 |
Male | |||
Female | 85.8 | 14.2 | 2,428 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 80.5 | 19.5 | 3,103 |
White, Non-Hispanic | |||
Black, Non-Hispanic | 81.8 | 18.2 | 599 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | 79.3 | 20.7 | 77 |
Hispanic | 61.3 | 38.7 | 92 |
Unk/Ref | 90.8 | 9.2 | 54 |
Income Group: | 76.8 | 23.2 | 548 |
< $15,000 | |||
$15-$24,999 | 79.0 | 21.0 | 830 |
$25-$49,999 | 83.0 | 17.0 | 1,002 |
$50-$74,999 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 459 |
>=$75,000 | 78.9 | 21.1 | 497 |
Unk/Ref | 79.5 | 20.5 | 589 |
Education Level: | 75.6 | 24.4 | 471 |
< H S Graduate | |||
H S Graduate/GED | 81.1 | 18.9 | 1,703 |
Some college/Tech school | 82.1 | 17.9 | 916 |
College graduate | 77.7 | 22.3 | 827 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 8 |
Marital Status: | 80.1 | 19.9 | 1,888 |
Married | |||
Unmarried | 79.5 | 20.5 | 2,023 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 14 |
Employment Status: | 74.1 | 25.9 | 1,374 |
Employed | |||
Not employed | 55.5 | 44.5 | 240 |
Student/Homemaker | 81.1 | 18.9 | 324 |
Retired/Unable to work | 90.8 | 9.2 | 1,973 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 14 |
Grand Totals | 79.9 | 20.1 | 3,925 |
SOURCE: 2009 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 |