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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
CLV_07 Adults who have ever been told they have asthma (_LTASTHM)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories No Yes Total
% % N
Age Group: 82.3 17.7 295
      18-24
      25-34 87.5 12.5 859
      35-44 86.0 14.0 1,219
      45-54 86.5 13.5 1,949
      55-64 87.5 12.5 2,041
      65-74 89.4 10.6 1,579
      75 + 91.6 8.4 1,241
      Unk/Ref 88.5 11.5 88
Sex: 88.9 11.1 3,489
      Male
      Female 84.9 15.1 5,782
Race/Ethnicity: 86.9 13.1 7,507
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 84.7 15.3 1,157
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       85.3 14.7 204
      Hispanic 89.7 10.3 287
      Unk/Ref 89.1 10.9 116
Income Group: 77.9 22.1 1,048
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 84.5 15.5 1,621
      $25-$49,999 86.8 13.2 2,326
      $50-$74,999 90.8 9.2 1,277
      >=$75,000 90.4 9.6 1,656
      Unk/Ref 85.3 14.7 1,343
Education Level: 78.2 21.8 922
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 87.9 12.1 3,551
      Some college/Tech school 86.7 13.3 2,323
      College graduate 89.1 10.9 2,459
      Unk/Ref *** *** 16
Marital Status: 89.0 11.0 4,884
      Married
      Unmarried 83.8 16.2 4,356
      Unk/Ref *** *** 31
Employment Status: 88.6 11.4 4,495
      Employed
      Not employed 83.5 16.5 689
      Student/Homemaker 84.1 15.9 898
      Retired/Unable to work 85.3 14.7 3,155
      Unk/Ref *** *** 34
Grand Totals 86.9 13.1 9,271

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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