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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
C09.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: 17.3 82.7 0.0 331
      18-24
      25-34 13.3 86.6 0.1 876
      35-44 11.8 88.1 0.1 1,101
      45-54 12.0 87.8 0.3 1,149
      55-64 11.6 88.4 0.0 935
      65-74 12.1 87.3 0.6 685
      75 + 7.7 91.5 0.9 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 45
Sex: 10.7 89.0 0.3 2,136
      Male
      Female 14.4 85.4 0.2 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 12.5 87.3 0.2 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 13.7 85.0 1.3 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       24.7 75.3 0.0 168
      Hispanic 3.9 96.1 0.0 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 19.6 79.9 0.5 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 15.1 84.7 0.2 864
      $25-$49,999 13.3 86.7 0.0 1,545
      $50-$74,999 10.4 89.4 0.2 918
      >=$75,000 8.5 91.5 0.0 1,001
      Unk/Ref 12.3 86.8 0.9 747
Education Level: 14.8 84.9 0.3 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 13.8 85.8 0.4 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 12.1 87.8 0.1 1,427
      College graduate 10.5 89.4 0.1 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 11.4 88.4 0.2 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 14.7 85.1 0.2 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 10.7 89.2 0.1 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 20.7 79.3 0.0 213
      Student/Homemaker 17.0 83.0 0.0 662
      Retired/Unable to work 13.8 85.5 0.8 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 12.6 87.1 0.2 5,635

SOURCE: 2005 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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