| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001 |
| *** ASTHMA MODULE *** |
| M7.3 DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU VISIT AN EMERGENCY ROOM OR URGENT CARE CENTER BECAUSE OF YOUR ASTHMA? |
| DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE ASTHMA NOW |
PERCENTS
TOTALS
CATEGORIES:
NONE
ONCE
TWICE
3 OR MORE TIMES
UNK/REF
AGE GROUP
18-24 ***
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36
25-34
75.5
8.2
4.6
5.8
5.9
53
35-44
83.4
5.3
5.3
5.9
0
64
45-54
79.6
8.6
3.5
6.9
1.3
76
55-64
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35
65 +
79.6
7.9
3.4
4.4
4.7
61
UNK/REF
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2
SEX
MALE 82.9
6.0
5.7
3.9
1.4
91
FEMALE
77.3
9.8
3.5
5.9
3.5
236
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 81.7
7.6
4.6
4.2
2.0
282
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
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23
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
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13
HISPANIC
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7
REFUSED
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2
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 74.8
10.8
4.9
4.2
5.3
50
$15-$24,999
81.6
5.9
4.7
4.9
2.9
72
$25-$49,999
83.7
9.2
1.7
3.7
1.7
92
$50-$74,999
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31
>=$75,000
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36
UNK/REF
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46
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 79.3
11.4
4.9
2.0
2.4
54
H S GRAD OR GED
72.0
9.0
6.8
9.6
2.7
109
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
83.7
6.6
1.9
2.9
4.9
95
COLLEGE GRAD
83.8
8.1
3.4
4.7
0
69
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 85.2
7.3
3.8
2.2
1.5
148
UNMARRIED
72.2
9.9
4.8
8.7
4.4
178
UNK/REF
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1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 79.8
8.1
3.6
6.0
2.6
187
NOT EMPLOY
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10
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
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36
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
72.0
8.4
8.3
6.3
5.1
94
--- ALL --- 79.2
8.5
4.2
5.2
2.8
327
| NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers. *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001 |