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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C10Q02 Do you still have asthma? (ASTHNOW)
Denominator is persons who were told they had asthma.

Categories Yes
No
Total
% % N
Age Group: 72.1 27.9 55
      18-24
      25-34 63.9 36.1 107
      35-44 65.1 34.9 170
      45-54 81.8 18.2 273
      55-64 71.8 28.2 272
      65-74 77.7 22.3 161
      75 + 76.0 24.0 102
      Unk/Ref *** *** 11
Sex: 61.4 38.6 331
      Male
      Female 79.1 20.9 820
Race/Ethnicity: 73.4 26.6 888
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 79.3 20.7 177
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** 42
      Hispanic *** *** 31
      Unk/Ref *** *** 13
Income Group: 77.5 22.5 211
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 80.1 19.9 223
      $25-$49,999 72.0 28.0 261
      $50-$74,999 61.4 38.6 122
      >=$75,000 63.1 36.9 155
      Unk/Ref 72.9 27.1 179
Education Level: 74.1 25.9 180
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 80.0 20.0 394
      Some college/Tech school 66.1 33.9 310
      College graduate 65.5 34.5 264
      Unk/Ref *** *** 3
Marital Status: 70.3 29.7 509
      Married
      Unmarried 73.3 26.7 636
      Unk/Ref *** *** 6
Employment Status: 66.4 33.6 482
      Employed
      Not employed 75.3 24.7 98
      Student/Homemaker 69.6 30.4 135
      Retired/Unable to work 82.7 17.3 433
      Unk/Ref *** *** 3
Grand Totals 71.8 28.2 1,151

SOURCE: 2009 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.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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