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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
*** ASTHMA MODULE ***
M7.4 DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU SEE A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FOR URGENT TREATMENT OF
WORSENING ASTHMA SYMPTOMS?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE ASTHMA NOW

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: NONE ONCE TWICE 3 OR MORE TIMES UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24
*** *** *** *** *** 36
      25-34 78.5 8.4 4.6 4.6 4.1 53
      35-44 60.1 12.4 11.8 15.6 0 64
      45-54 70.4 8.7 8.9 9.1 2.9 76
      55-64 *** *** *** *** *** 35
      65 + 68.5 3.3 12.3 8.0 7.9 61
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 2
SEX

      MALE
78.0 5.9 9.0 5.6 1.4 91
      FEMALE 60.8 13.0 9.5 11.7 5.1 236
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
67.1 10.3 9.9 9.9 2.8 282
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** 23
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** 13
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** 7
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** 2
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
66.7 8.3 10.1 6.9 8.0 50
      $15-$24,999 63.2 10.5 7.6 15.8 2.9 72
      $25-$49,999 70.1 13.6 8.0 6.6 1.7 92
      $50-$74,999 *** *** *** *** *** 31
      >=$75,000 *** *** *** *** *** 36
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 46
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
69.0 6.9 8.2 13.5 2.4 54
      H S GRAD OR GED 60.5 13.2 10.7 8.6 6.9 109
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 71.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 4.0 95
      COLLEGE GRAD 67.7 11.8 8.5 12.0 0 69
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
66.9 11.1 11.6 8.9 1.6 148
      UNMARRIED 66.3 10.0 6.6 10.5 6.6 178
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
71.4 8.7 8.0 9.8 2.0 187
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** *** *** 10
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER *** *** *** *** *** 36
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 52.4 10.9 14.8 11.8 10.0 94

--- ALL ---
66.7 10.6 9.3 9.6 3.9 327

 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, 2001

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