| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006 |
| C08Q01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma? |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 16.3 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 299 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 15.0 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 899 |
| 35-44 | 10.9 | 89.0 | 0.1 | 1,147 |
| 45-54 | 13.4 | 86.2 | 0.4 | 1,332 |
| 55-64 | 13.4 | 86.0 | 0.6 | 1,193 |
| 65-74 | 9.4 | 90.1 | 0.5 | 872 |
| 75 + | 7.4 | 92.2 | 0.4 | 734 |
| Unk/Ref | 4.6 | 95.4 | 0.0 | 66 |
| Sex: | 9.9 | 89.7 | 0.4 | 2,430 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 15.4 | 84.3 | 0.3 | 4,112 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 12.6 | 87.0 | 0.4 | 5,419 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 13.9 | 86.1 | 0.0 | 609 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 18.3 | 81.1 | 0.6 | 214 |
| Hispanic | 7.9 | 91.9 | 0.2 | 230 |
| Unk/Ref | 18.7 | 79.7 | 1.6 | 70 |
| Income Group: | 19.0 | 80.5 | 0.5 | 621 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 16.1 | 83.8 | 0.1 | 1,092 |
| $25-$49,999 | 12.6 | 87.0 | 0.5 | 1,740 |
| $50-$74,999 | 11.6 | 88.3 | 0.1 | 969 |
| >=$75,000 | 8.9 | 90.9 | 0.1 | 1,197 |
| Unk/Ref | 12.6 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 923 |
| Education Level: | 12.4 | 86.4 | 1.1 | 667 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 13.3 | 86.4 | 0.3 | 2,456 |
| Some college/Tech school | 14.7 | 84.9 | 0.4 | 1,622 |
| College Graduate | 10.1 | 89.8 | 0.1 | 1,787 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 11.2 | 88.5 | 0.2 | 3,501 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 14.7 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 3,007 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 34 |
| Employment Status: | 11.4 | 88.3 | 0.2 | 3,673 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 17.2 | 81.3 | 1.5 | 285 |
| Student/Homemaker | 13.1 | 86.6 | 0.3 | 715 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 14.9 | 84.5 | 0.6 | 1,845 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 24 |
| Grand Totals | 12.7 | 86.9 | 0.4 | 6,542 |
| SOURCE: 2006 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. |