| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| 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
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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
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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
***
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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 |