| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C09.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma? (ASTHMA2) |
| Denominator is all respondents to the question. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 14.8 | 85.2 | 0.0 | 167 |
| 18-24 | ||||
| 25-34 | 17.4 | 81.6 | 1.0 | 553 |
| 35-44 | 11.2 | 88.2 | 0.6 | 731 |
| 45-54 | 12.6 | 87.4 | 0.0 | 1,039 |
| 55-64 | 14.7 | 84.5 | 0.7 | 984 |
| 65-74 | 11.4 | 88.6 | 0.0 | 764 |
| 75 + | 12.4 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 601 |
| Unk/Ref | 11.5 | 82.8 | 5.7 | 61 |
| Sex: | 11.9 | 87.3 | 0.8 | 1,815 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 15.3 | 84.4 | 0.3 | 3,085 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 13.3 | 86.3 | 0.4 | 3,979 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 18.7 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 575 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 15.3 | 84.7 | 0.0 | 140 |
| Hispanic | 12.5 | 83.8 | 3.6 | 161 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| Income Group: | 20.9 | 78.9 | 0.2 | 517 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 14.9 | 84.9 | 0.2 | 786 |
| $25-$49,999 | 14.6 | 84.3 | 1.1 | 1,236 |
| $50-$74,999 | 15.7 | 84.1 | 0.1 | 708 |
| >=$75,000 | 10.2 | 89.6 | 0.2 | 953 |
| Unk/Ref | 10.4 | 88.7 | 0.9 | 700 |
| Education Level: | 17.0 | 82.5 | 0.5 | 508 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 13.1 | 86.1 | 0.8 | 1,823 |
| Some college/Tech school | 13.9 | 86.1 | 0.1 | 1,230 |
| College graduate | 13.0 | 86.7 | 0.4 | 1,329 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 12.1 | 87.1 | 0.7 | 2,620 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 16.0 | 83.8 | 0.2 | 2,250 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Employment Status: | 12.2 | 87.3 | 0.5 | 2,601 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 20.6 | 79.4 | 0.0 | 256 |
| Student/Homemaker | 11.1 | 88.6 | 0.3 | 484 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 16.9 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 1,544 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
| Grand Totals | 13.7 | 85.8 | 0.5 | 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. |