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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q104. 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: 84.1 15.9 0.0 454
      18-24
      25-34 84.9 15.0 0.1 1,088
      35-44 88.6 11.0 0.4 1,214
      45-54 86.0 13.7 0.3 1,304
      55-64 86.2 13.5 0.3 1,030
      65-74 87.4 12.5 0.1 775
      75 + 88.5 11.1 0.4 581
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 44
Sex: 88.6 11.1 0.3 2,511
      Male
      Female 84.4 15.3 0.2 3,979
Race/Ethnicity: 86.8 13.0 0.2 5,604
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 82.8 17.1 0.1 372
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       79.7 19.8 0.6 204
      Hispanic 90.1 9.9 0.0 238
      Unk/Ref 85.2 14.8 0.0 72
Income Group: 81.5 18.3 0.2 626
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 83.0 16.9 0.1 983
      $25-$49,999 87.0 12.6 0.3 1,857
      $50-$74,999 89.3 10.6 0.1 1,088
      >=$75,000 87.3 12.5 0.3 1,099
      Unk/Ref 87.5 12.1 0.3 837
Education Level: 83.0 16.4 0.5 677
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 87.3 12.5 0.2 2,413
      Some College/Tech School 85.8 14.0 0.2 1,593
      College Graduate 87.4 12.4 0.2 1,793
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 14
Marital Status: 87.2 12.6 0.2 3,623
      Married
      Unmarried 85.3 14.5 0.2 2,844
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 23
Employment Status: 87.9 12.0 0.1 3,941
      Employed
      Not Employed 87.8 12.2 0.0 233
      Student/Homemaker 83.3 16.2 0.5 731
      Retired/Unable to Work 83.4 16.1 0.5 1,552
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 33
Grand Totals 86.5 13.3 0.2 6,490

SOURCE: 2004 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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