| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003 |
| Q20. Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 16.8 | 83.2 | 0.0 | 425 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 13.2 | 86.8 | 0.0 | 897 |
| 35-44 | 10.9 | 89.1 | 0.0 | 1,071 |
| 45-54 | 11.4 | 88.5 | 0.1 | 1,125 |
| 55-64 | 10.8 | 88.9 | 0.4 | 830 |
| 65-74 | 12.2 | 87.6 | 0.2 | 603 |
| 75 + | 7.5 | 92.4 | 0.1 | 504 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 26 |
| Sex: | 9.4 | 90.5 | 0.1 | 2,164 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 14.4 | 85.5 | 0.1 | 3,317 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 11.6 | 88.4 | 0.1 | 4,751 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 17.4 | 82.6 | 0.0 | 305 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 184 |
| Hispanic | 8.2 | 91.8 | 0.0 | 192 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 49 |
| Income Group: | 16.1 | 83.9 | 0.0 | 539 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 13.5 | 86.4 | 0.2 | 899 |
| $25-$49,999 | 11.3 | 88.7 | 0.0 | 1,595 |
| $50-$74,999 | 10.2 | 89.7 | 0.1 | 902 |
| >=$75,000 | 11.2 | 88.8 | 0.0 | 851 |
| Unk/Ref | 12.2 | 87.4 | 0.4 | 695 |
| Education Level: | 15.7 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 588 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 11.8 | 88.2 | 0.1 | 2,061 |
| Some college/Tech school | 11.9 | 88.0 | 0.1 | 1,403 |
| College graduate | 10.7 | 89.2 | 0.1 | 1,419 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 10.9 | 89.0 | 0.1 | 3,070 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 13.6 | 86.2 | 0.2 | 2,403 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
| Employment Status: | 11.0 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 3,256 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 14.0 | 86.0 | 0.0 | 265 |
| Student/Homemaker | 12.8 | 87.2 | 0.0 | 651 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 13.5 | 86.1 | 0.4 | 1,291 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 18 |
| Grand Totals | 12.0 | 87.9 | 0.1 | 5,481 |
| SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data |
| NOTE: Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers. |
| ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. |