| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| RF5.2 CURRENT ASTHMA PREVALENCE |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
NOT AT RISK
AT RISK
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 91.6
7.7
0.7
468
25-34
92.1
7.2
0.7
983
35-44
91.4
8.1
0.4
1,231
45-54
91.5
8.0
0.5
1,157
55-64
92.8
6.8
0.4
797
65-74
92.1
7.5
0.4
570
75 +
93.5
6.1
0.4
528
UNK/REF
91.5
8.5
0
55
SEX
MALE 94.3
5.1
0.6
2,295
FEMALE
89.8
9.7
0.4
3,494
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 92.5
7.1
0.4
5,042
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
87.8
12.2
0
285
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
85.6
11.6
2.8
203
HISPANIC
93.5
5.5
1.0
195
REFUSED
87.1
9.0
3.9
64
INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 86.5
13.0
0.5
560
$15-$24,999
90.8
8.8
0.4
918
$25-$49,999
92.4
6.9
0.7
1,745
$50-$74,999
94.4
5.4
0.2
947
>=$75,000
94.0
5.7
0.3
867
UNK/REF
90.6
8.3
1.1
752
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 87.7
10.7
1.6
650
H S GRAD OR GED
92.6
7.2
0.2
2,151
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
92.1
7.3
0.6
1,447
COLLEGE GRAD
92.9
6.7
0.4
1,530
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 93.0
6.5
0.5
3,216
UNMARRIED
90.4
9.1
0.5
2,560
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 92.8
6.7
0.5
3,558
NOT EMPLOYED
88.8
10.1
1.2
250
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
91.3
8.5
0.2
689
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
90.5
9.0
0.5
1,278
UNK/REF
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14
--- ALL --- 92.0
7.5
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 |