| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001 |
| *** ASTHMA MODULE *** |
| M7.9 DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, HOW OFTEN DID YOU TAKE ASTHMA MEDICATION THAT WAS PRESCRIBED OR GIVEN TO YOU BY A DOCTOR? |
| DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE ASTHMA NOW |
PERCENTS
TOTALS
CATEGORIES:
< ONCE WEEK
ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK
2+ TIMES/WK, NOT EVERYDAY
ONCE DAILY
2+ TIMES DAILY
DIDN'T TAKE ANY
UNK/REF
AGE GROUP
18-24 ***
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36
25-34
20.1
11.2
8.2
12.7
14.4
29.3
4.1
53
35-44
20.8
17.9
8.9
15.9
19.0
17.4
0
64
45-54
13.4
5.4
3.1
17.3
26.5
30.2
4.1
76
55-64
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35
65 +
12.1
7.8
0
24.8
39.2
12.7
3.4
61
UNK/REF
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2
SEX
MALE 16.9
10.4
4.4
8.5
20.0
36.0
3.8
91
FEMALE
16.0
9.9
8.0
20.0
26.7
17.8
1.6
236
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 13.6
10.5
6.6
16.4
25.0
25.9
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 7.6
6.6
11.7
24.8
27.9
18.0
3.3
50
$15-$24,999
14.5
13.4
7.3
15.7
26.8
21.5
0.7
72
$25-$49,999
23.3
11.5
5.5
7.6
25.4
24.9
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 20.6
7.7
9.7
16.4
24.9
17.0
3.8
54
H S GRAD OR GED
14.9
13.6
4.4
14.2
31.1
17.3
4.5
109
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
16.5
9.0
7.2
15.2
18.9
32.2
0.9
95
COLLEGE GRAD
14.7
8.1
7.4
20.2
21.9
27.7
0
69
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 17.9
10.1
3.8
17.4
26.7
23.0
1.1
148
UNMARRIED
14.5
10.0
10.2
14.7
21.8
24.9
3.8
178
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 18.5
13.6
8.4
13.2
16.1
28.1
2.0
187
NOT EMPLOY
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10
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
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36
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
7.9
9.0
3.4
24.2
41.1
12.1
2.3
94
--- ALL --- 16.3
10.0
6.8
16.1
24.4
24.0
2.4
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 |