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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
CLV09.02 Adults who have been told they currently have asthma (_CASTHMA)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories No Yes Unk/Ref Total
% % % N
Age Group: 93.5 5.9 0.5 167
      18-24
      25-34 86.8 11.7 1.5 553
      35-44 91.2 7.9 1.0 731
      45-54 90.3 9.5 0.2 1,039
      55-64 88.0 10.6 1.3 984
      65-74 89.9 9.1 1.0 764
      75 + 89.9 8.7 1.4 601
      Unk/Ref 84.3 8.1 7.6 61
Sex: 92.1 6.6 1.3 1,815
      Male
      Female 87.7 11.6 0.7 3,085
Race/Ethnicity: 90.0 9.2 0.8 3,979
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 87.6 11.2 1.2 575
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       90.3 8.0 1.7 140
      Hispanic 88.6 7.8 3.6 161
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Income Group: 83.7 13.2 3.0 517
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 88.7 10.6 0.7 786
      $25-$49,999 88.4 10.1 1.5 1,236
      $50-$74,999 89.9 9.8 0.4 708
      >=$75,000 92.9 6.6 0.4 953
      Unk/Ref 91.6 7.3 1.1 700
Education Level: 87.4 11.0 1.6 508
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 89.3 9.1 1.5 1,823
      Some college/Tech school 90.6 9.3 0.1 1,230
      College graduate 91.0 8.4 0.7 1,329
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 90.5 8.3 1.1 2,620
      Married
      Unmarried 88.8 10.4 0.8 2,250
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 30
Employment Status: 91.1 8.0 0.9 2,601
      Employed
      Not employed 86.8 12.5 0.7 256
      Student/Homemaker 92.1 6.9 1.0 484
      Retired/Unable to work 85.9 12.7 1.3 1,544
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 89.9 9.1 1.0 4,900

SOURCE: 2008 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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