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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
 
CV06 Adults who have ever been told they have asthma (Lifetime asthma calculated variable)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories No Yes Unk/Ref Total
% % % N
Age Group: 82.9 16.3 0.8 299
      18-24
      25-34 85.0 15.0 0.0 899
      35-44 89.0 10.9 0.1 1,147
      45-54 86.2 13.4 0.4 1,332
      55-64 86.0 13.4 0.6 1,193
      65-74 90.1 9.4 0.5 872
      75 + 92.2 7.4 0.4 734
      Unk/Ref 95.4 4.6 0.0 66
Sex: 89.7 9.9 0.4 2,430
      Male
      Female 84.3 15.4 0.3 4,112
Race/Ethnicity: 87.0 12.6 0.4 5,419
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 86.1 13.9 0.0 609
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       81.1 18.3 0.6 214
      Hispanic 91.9 7.9 0.2 230
      Unk/Ref 79.7 18.7 1.6 70
Income Group: 80.5 19.0 0.5 621
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 83.8 16.1 0.1 1,092
      $25-$49,999 87.0 12.6 0.5 1,740
      $50-$74,999 88.3 11.6 0.1 969
      >=$75,000 90.9 8.9 0.1 1,197
      Unk/Ref 86.4 12.6 1.0 923
Education Level: 86.4 12.4 1.1 667
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 86.4 13.3 0.3 2,456
      Some college/Tech school 84.9 14.7 0.4 1,622
      College Graduate 89.8 10.1 0.1 1,787
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Marital Status: 88.5 11.2 0.2 3,501
      Married
      Unmarried 84.7 14.7 0.6 3,007
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 34
Employment Status: 88.3 11.4 0.2 3,673
      Employed
      Not employed 81.3 17.2 1.5 285
      Student/Homemaker 86.6 13.1 0.3 715
      Retired/Unable to work 84.5 14.9 0.6 1,845
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Grand Totals 86.9 12.7 0.4 6,542

SOURCE: 2006 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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