| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| RF5.1 LIFETIME ASTHMA PREVALENCE |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
NOT AT RISK
AT RISK
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 86.2
13.6
0.2
468
25-34
87.1
12.7
0.2
983
35-44
88.1
11.9
0
1,231
45-54
89.1
10.5
0.3
1,157
55-64
90.4
9.6
0
797
65-74
90.4
9.3
0.3
570
75 +
90.8
9.0
0.2
528
UNK/REF
86.3
13.7
0
55
SEX
MALE 90.0
9.9
0.1
2,295
FEMALE
87.2
12.6
0.2
3,494
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 88.9
11.0
0.2
5,042
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
86.0
14.0
0
285
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
83.1
16.3
0.6
203
HISPANIC
91.6
8.4
0
195
REFUSED
80.3
19.7
0
64
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 83.5
16.2
0.3
560
$15-$24,999
87.2
12.8
0.1
918
$25-$49,999
88.7
11.2
0.1
1,745
$50-$74,999
91.7
8.3
0.1
947
>=$75,000
90.1
9.8
0.1
867
UNK/REF
87.4
12.2
0.4
752
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 85.4
14.4
0.2
650
H S GRAD OR GED
89.4
10.6
0.1
2,151
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
88.1
11.7
0.2
1,447
COLLEGE GRAD
89.2
10.5
0.2
1,530
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 90.2
9.7
0.2
3,216
UNMARRIED
85.9
13.9
0.2
2,560
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 89.0
10.9
0.1
3,558
NOT EMPLOYED
85.3
14.7
0
250
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
87.9
12.0
0.1
689
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
88.2
11.5
0.3
1,278
UNK/REF
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14
--- ALL --- 88.5
11.3
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 |