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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C09.02 Do you still have asthma?
Denominator is persons who were told they had asthma.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 46.9 49.9 3.2 57
      18-24
      25-34 64.2 34.3 1.6 113
      35-44 64.4 32.7 2.9 136
      45-54 71.3 27.8 0.9 138
      55-64 76.7 22.7 0.6 119
      65-74 67.5 28.2 4.3 89
      75 + *** *** *** 40
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 8
Sex: 56.0 42.8 1.2 215
      Male
      Female 70.7 26.7 2.7 485
Race/Ethnicity: 65.3 33.1 1.6 602
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic *** *** *** 41
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** 38
      Hispanic *** *** *** 10
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 9
Income Group: 72.6 26.7 0.7 112
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 54.1 38.4 7.4 122
      $25-$49,999 63.5 35.2 1.4 207
      $50-$74,999 65.5 34.5 0.0 87
      >=$75,000 60.6 38.2 1.2 92
      Unk/Ref 75.6 23.5 1.0 80
Education Level: 75.4 19.0 5.6 86
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 64.2 33.1 2.7 274
      Some college/Tech school 63.0 36.0 1.1 167
      College graduate 60.3 39.7 0.0 171
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 2
Marital Status: 65.7 32.6 1.6 367
      Married
      Unmarried 62.9 34.4 2.7 330
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Employment Status: 60.0 39.4 0.6 357
      Employed
      Not employed *** *** *** 39
      Student/Homemaker 62.3 35.6 2.1 104
      Retired/Unable to work 79.2 18.3 2.5 199
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Grand Totals 64.6 33.3 2.1 700

SOURCE: 2005 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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