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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
M09.07 Symptoms of asthma include cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and phlegm production when you don’t have a cold or respiratory infection. During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma? Would you say:
Denominator is respondents who have been told they have asthma and still have asthma.

Categories Less than
once a week

Once or twice
a week

More than
2 times a
week, but
not every
day
Every day,
but not all
the time
Every day,
all the time

Unk/Ref



Not at any
time

Total
% % % % % % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30
      18-24
      25-34 29.2 19.6 5.1 8.3 6.6 4.3 26.9 66
      35-44 27.0 23.6 7.7 13.9 8.9 0.0 18.9 78
      45-54 16.9 26.9 14.6 15.2 7.7 3.0 15.5 98
      55-64 7.2 26.7 13.0 11.7 13.5 5.7 22.2 89
      65-74 12.9 14.1 11.2 26.9 9.4 5.0 20.6 61
      75 + *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 5
Sex: 20.1 22.4 7.4 18.3 8.3 3.0 20.5 122
      Male
      Female 21.1 22.3 12.1 13.2 7.9 3.1 20.2 332
Race/Ethnicity: 20.0 23.1 10.5 16.4 8.3 2.4 19.4 392
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 4
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 8
Income Group: 16.7 20.5 11.6 23.0 13.9 2.1 12.2 87
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 16.2 18.9 14.0 17.6 11.6 3.3 18.3 80
      $25-$49,999 23.1 26.4 5.7 13.5 5.6 2.6 23.1 126
      $50-$74,999 21.6 17.8 8.5 12.9 10.6 1.8 26.9 53
      >=$75,000 19.7 24.5 13.9 7.9 3.9 2.2 27.9 54
      Unk/Ref 25.5 23.0 13.3 14.1 3.3 6.6 14.3 54
Education Level: 19.6 13.6 13.2 21.6 16.5 2.7 12.8 69
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 16.8 24.4 10.2 18.4 6.8 5.2 18.3 169
      Some college/Tech school 23.6 23.9 12.5 9.5 7.4 1.4 21.8 109
      College graduate 25.2 21.9 7.0 10.7 5.3 1.3 28.6 105
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
Marital Status: 17.4 24.1 8.1 15.4 7.3 2.6 25.0 234
      Married
      Unmarried 25.7 18.8 13.9 14.7 9.1 3.8 14.1 217
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 3
Employment Status: 24.3 23.1 9.9 9.2 7.5 2.1 23.9 215
      Employed
      Not employed *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22
      Student/Homemaker 25.1 21.5 13.0 17.5 4.3 1.9 16.6 66
      Retired/Unable to work 10.8 18.5 9.8 23.3 13.3 6.2 18.1 150
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1
Grand Totals 20.7 22.4 10.5 15.0 8.0 3.1 20.3 454

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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