RF5.3 COMPUTED ASTHMA STATUS
| PERCENTS | |||||
| CATEGORIES | CURRENT | FORMER | NEVER | UNK/REF | TOTAL |
| AGE GROUP 18-24 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 86.2 | 0.7 | 468 |
| 25-34 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 87.1 | 0.7 | 983 |
| 35-44 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 88.1 | 0.4 | 1,231 |
| 45-54 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 89.1 | 0.5 | 1,157 |
| 55-64 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 90.4 | 0.4 | 797 |
| 65-74 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 90.4 | 0.4 | 570 |
| 75 + | 6.1 | 2.6 | 90.8 | 0.4 | 528 |
| UNK/REF | 8.5 | 5.2 | 86.3 | 0 | 55 |
| SEX MALE | 5.1 | 4.3 | 90.0 | 0.6 | 2,295 |
| FEMALE | 9.7 | 2.7 | 87.2 | 0.4 | 3,494 |
| RACE GROUP WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | 7.1 | 3.6 | 88.9 | 0.4 | 5,042 |
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | 12.2 | 1.8 | 86.0 | 0 | 285 |
| OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. | 11.6 | 2.5 | 83.1 | 2.8 | 203 |
| HISPANIC | 5.5 | 1.9 | 91.6 | 1.0 | 195 |
| REFUSED | 9.0 | 6.8 | 80.3 | 3.9 | 64 |
| INCOME GROUP < $15,000 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 83.5 | 0.5 | 560 |
| $15-$24,999 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 87.2 | 0.4 | 918 |
| $25-$49,999 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 88.7 | 0.7 | 1,745 |
| $50-$74,999 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 91.7 | 0.2 | 947 |
| >=$75,000 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 90.1 | 0.3 | 867 |
| UNK/REF | 8.3 | 3.2 | 87.4 | 1.1 | 752 |
| EDUCATION < H S GRAD | 10.7 | 2.3 | 85.4 | 1.6 | 650 |
| H S GRAD OR GED | 7.2 | 3.3 | 89.4 | 0.2 | 2,151 |
| SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH | 7.3 | 4.0 | 88.1 | 0.6 | 1,447 |
| COLLEGE GRAD | 6.7 | 3.6 | 89.2 | 0.4 | 1,530 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
| MARITAL STATUS MARRIED | 6.5 | 2.8 | 90.2 | 0.5 | 3,216 |
| UNMARRIED | 9.1 | 4.4 | 85.9 | 0.5 | 2,560 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | 13 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYED | 6.7 | 3.8 | 89.0 | 0.5 | 3,558 |
| NOT EMPLOYED | 10.1 | 3.5 | 85.3 | 1.2 | 250 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | 8.5 | 3.4 | 87.9 | 0.2 | 689 |
| RET/UNABLE TO WORK | 9.0 | 2.3 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 1,278 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | 14 |
--- ALL --- | 7.5 | 3.4 | 88.5 | 0.5 | 5,789 |
NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
*** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
