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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2007
 
C09.02 Do you still have asthma? (ASTHNOW)
Denominator is persons who were told they had asthma.

Categories Yes
No
Unk/Ref
Total
% % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** 44
      18-24
      25-34 52.0 46.7 1.3 81
      35-44 73.9 21.7 4.4 120
      45-54 80.5 16.6 2.9 196
      55-64 78.3 20.1 1.7 182
      65-74 59.3 30.8 9.9 87
      75 + 62.5 30.6 6.9 71
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 10
Sex: 55.7 41.6 2.7 210
      Male
      Female 71.1 24.6 4.3 581
Race/Ethnicity: 66.9 29.1 4.0 627
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 79.5 19.2 1.3 112
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** 28
      Hispanic *** *** *** 20
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 4
Income Group: 72.6 25.7 1.7 103
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 73.7 24.1 2.2 151
      $25-$49,999 60.4 37.8 1.8 185
      $50-$74,999 55.0 37.5 7.5 109
      >=$75,000 67.6 29.5 2.9 121
      Unk/Ref 69.9 23.2 6.9 122
Education Level: 74.8 22.6 2.6 106
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 59.5 35.4 5.1 272
      Some college/Tech school 67.6 29.5 2.9 222
      College graduate 66.0 30.7 3.3 190
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 68.5 29.1 2.4 389
      Married
      Unmarried 61.8 32.6 5.6 397
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Employment Status: 60.2 37.2 2.6 374
      Employed
      Not employed 71.0 27.4 1.6 58
      Student/Homemaker 58.5 32.2 9.3 71
      Retired/Unable to work 78.7 17.0 4.3 280
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 8
Grand Totals 65.6 30.7 3.7 791

SOURCE: 2007 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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