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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q96. Risk factor for lifetime asthma prevalence.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Not At Risk
At Risk
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 83.2 16.8 0.0 425
      18-24
      25-34 86.8 13.2 0.0 897
      35-44 89.1 10.9 0.0 1,071
      45-54 88.5 11.4 0.1 1,125
      55-64 88.9 10.8 0.4 830
      65-74 87.6 12.2 0.2 603
      75 + 92.4 7.5 0.1 504
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 26
Sex: 90.5 9.4 0.1 2,164
      Male
      Female 85.5 14.4 0.1 3,317
Race/Ethnicity: 88.4 11.6 0.1 4,751
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 82.6 17.4 0.0 305
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       83.3 16.7 0.0 184
      Hispanic 91.8 8.2 0.0 192
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 49
Income Group: 83.9 16.1 0.0 539
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 86.4 13.5 0.2 899
      $25-$49,999 88.7 11.3 0.0 1,595
      $50-$74,999 89.7 10.2 0.1 902
      >=$75,000 88.8 11.2 0.0 851
      Unk/Ref 87.4 12.2 0.4 695
Education Level: 83.9 15.7 0.3 588
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 88.2 11.8 0.1 2,061
      Some college/Tech school 88.0 11.9 0.1 1,403
      College graduate 89.2 10.7 0.1 1,419
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 89.0 10.9 0.1 3,070
      Married
      Unmarried 86.2 13.6 0.2 2,403
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 8
Employment Status: 88.9 11.0 0.0 3,256
      Employed
      Not employed 86.0 14.0 0.0 265
      Student/Homemaker 87.2 12.8 0.0 651
      Retired/Unable to work 86.1 13.5 0.4 1,291
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 18
Grand Totals 87.9 12.0 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.

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