Table 5

Prevalence of Selected Behavioral Characteristics for Six County Study Area and Entire State of Michigan.

Six County Study Area

Entire State of Michigan

Current smoking

25.1%

25.1%

Heavy drinking (60+ drinks/mo)

2.6%

3.7%

Binge drinking (5+ drinks on 1+ occasions in past month)

7.6%

11.7%

Cholesterol never checked

16.1%

19.3%

Ever told cholesterol high (among tested)

37.4%

33.0%

Ever told high blood pressure

33.6%

31.4%

Overweight (BMI >= 27.8 for men, >= 27.3 for women)

34.6%

33.4%

Never had mammogram (among women 40+)

19.0%

22.2%

From Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 1989–1993; age-adjusted.

Meliker et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:4   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-4