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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C09.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma? (ASTHMA2)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 18.2 81.8 0.0 240
      18-24
      25-34 11.2 87.8 1.0 685
      35-44 11.7 88.1 0.1 1,000
      45-54 14.6 85.3 0.1 1,270
      55-64 15.0 84.7 0.3 1,202
      65-74 9.7 90.2 0.1 840
      75 + 10.6 89.2 0.2 700
      Unk/Ref 16.8 80.8 2.4 54
Sex: 9.8 89.8 0.4 2,231
      Male
      Female 16.5 83.3 0.2 3,760
Race/Ethnicity: 13.3 86.5 0.2 4,880
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 15.8 84.1 0.1 698
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       16.1 83.9 0.0 159
      Hispanic 9.8 88.5 1.7 201
      Unk/Ref 5.6 91.4 3.0 53
Income Group: 17.7 81.8 0.5 562
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 15.2 84.5 0.3 997
      $25-$49,999 13.0 86.8 0.2 1,541
      $50-$74,999 12.5 87.4 0.0 939
      >=$75,000 10.8 89.0 0.2 1,125
      Unk/Ref 14.6 84.4 1.0 827
Education Level: 18.5 80.5 1.0 610
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 12.8 86.9 0.3 2,263
      Some college/Tech school 13.9 86.1 0.1 1,478
      College graduate 11.2 88.6 0.2 1,630
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 12.2 87.4 0.4 3,268
      Married
      Unmarried 14.9 84.9 0.2 2,701
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 22
Employment Status: 11.8 87.8 0.3 3,215
      Employed
      Not employed 21.4 78.0 0.5 290
      Student/Homemaker 13.4 86.6 0.0 608
      Retired/Unable to work 14.9 84.7 0.3 1,851
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 27
Grand Totals 13.3 86.4 0.3 5,991

SOURCE: 2007 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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