| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| Q5.1 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TOLD BY A DOCTOR, NURSE OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT YOU HAD ASTHMA? |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
YES
NO
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 13.6
86.2
0.2
468
25-34
12.7
87.1
0.2
983
35-44
11.9
88.1
0
1,231
45-54
10.5
89.1
0.3
1,157
55-64
9.6
90.4
0
797
65-74
9.3
90.4
0.3
570
75 +
9.0
90.8
0.2
528
UNK/REF
13.7
86.3
0
55
SEX
MALE 9.9
90.0
0.1
2,295
FEMALE
12.6
87.2
0.2
3,494
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 11.0
88.9
0.2
5,042
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
14.0
86.0
0
285
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
16.3
83.1
0.6
203
HISPANIC
8.4
91.6
0
195
REFUSED
19.7
80.3
0
64
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 16.2
83.5
0.3
560
$15-$24,999
12.8
87.2
0.1
918
$25-$49,999
11.2
88.7
0.1
1,745
$50-$74,999
8.3
91.7
0.1
947
>=$75,000
9.8
90.1
0.1
867
UNK/REF
12.2
87.4
0.4
752
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 14.4
85.4
0.2
650
H S GRAD OR GED
10.6
89.4
0.1
2,151
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
11.7
88.1
0.2
1,447
COLLEGE GRAD
10.5
89.2
0.2
1,530
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 9.7
90.2
0.2
3,216
UNMARRIED
13.9
85.9
0.2
2,560
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 10.9
89.0
0.1
3,558
NOT EMPLOYED
14.7
85.3
0
250
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
12.0
87.9
0.1
689
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
11.5
88.2
0.3
1,278
UNK/REF
***
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14
--- ALL --- 11.3
88.5
0.2
5,789
| 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, 2002 |