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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q21. Do you still have asthma?
Denominator is respondents who were told they had asthma.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 56.6 40.6 2.8 77
      18-24
      25-34 63.6 34.8 1.6 121
      35-44 66.3 31.7 2.0 126
      45-54 75.2 23.6 1.2 141
      55-64 75.0 23.2 1.8 95
      65-74 66.1 31.2 2.6 72
      75 + *** *** *** 37
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Sex: 51.8 46.9 1.3 203
      Male
      Female 76.2 21.4 2.3 467
Race/Ethnicity: 66.4 31.6 2.0 553
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 65.9 32.3 1.8 56
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** 33
      Hispanic *** *** *** 19
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 9
Income Group: 78.1 19.0 2.9 95
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 71.5 26.0 2.5 118
      $25-$49,999 61.7 36.9 1.4 184
      $50-$74,999 60.2 37.9 1.9 95
      >=$75,000 61.0 38.1 0.9 94
      Unk/Ref 76.5 20.7 2.8 84
Education Level: 73.8 22.3 3.9 101
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 67.8 30.7 1.4 236
      Some college/Tech school 65.6 32.3 2.0 172
      College graduate 62.5 36.1 1.4 161
Marital Status: 66.2 31.3 2.5 343
      Married
      Unmarried 67.9 30.9 1.2 326
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Employment Status: 63.3 35.1 1.5 364
      Employed
      Not employed 64.7 35.3 0.0 38
      Student/Homemaker 70.2 25.0 4.7 84
      Retired/Unable to work 76.7 21.4 1.9 179
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Grand Totals 67.0 31.1 1.9 670

SOURCE: 2003 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.

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