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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
C08Q01 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: 16.3 82.9 0.8 299
      18-24
      25-34 15.0 85.0 0.0 899
      35-44 10.9 89.0 0.1 1,147
      45-54 13.4 86.2 0.4 1,332
      55-64 13.4 86.0 0.6 1,193
      65-74 9.4 90.1 0.5 872
      75 + 7.4 92.2 0.4 734
      Unk/Ref 4.6 95.4 0.0 66
Sex: 9.9 89.7 0.4 2,430
      Male
      Female 15.4 84.3 0.3 4,112
Race/Ethnicity: 12.6 87.0 0.4 5,419
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 13.9 86.1 0.0 609
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       18.3 81.1 0.6 214
      Hispanic 7.9 91.9 0.2 230
      Unk/Ref 18.7 79.7 1.6 70
Income Group: 19.0 80.5 0.5 621
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 16.1 83.8 0.1 1,092
      $25-$49,999 12.6 87.0 0.5 1,740
      $50-$74,999 11.6 88.3 0.1 969
      >=$75,000 8.9 90.9 0.1 1,197
      Unk/Ref 12.6 86.4 1.0 923
Education Level: 12.4 86.4 1.1 667
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 13.3 86.4 0.3 2,456
      Some college/Tech school 14.7 84.9 0.4 1,622
      College Graduate 10.1 89.8 0.1 1,787
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 11.2 88.5 0.2 3,501
      Married
      Unmarried 14.7 84.7 0.6 3,007
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 34
Employment Status: 11.4 88.3 0.2 3,673
      Employed
      Not employed 17.2 81.3 1.5 285
      Student/Homemaker 13.1 86.6 0.3 715
      Retired/Unable to work 14.9 84.5 0.6 1,845
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Grand Totals 12.7 86.9 0.4 6,542

SOURCE: 2006 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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