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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
 
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: *** *** *** 33
      18-24
      25-34 66.9 30.3 2.7 93
      35-44 70.1 26.7 3.2 85
      45-54 75.6 23.3 1.2 146
      55-64 72.2 23.7 4.1 141
      65-74 79.9 11.6 8.4 95
      75 + 70.2 23.9 5.9 81
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Sex: 55.2 40.2 4.6 194
      Male
      Female 75.6 21.5 2.9 485
Race/Ethnicity: 68.6 28.2 3.1 542
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 60.0 33.8 6.2 91
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** 24
      Hispanic *** *** *** 18
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 4
Income Group: 63.2 23.3 13.5 116
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 71.3 25.1 3.7 115
      $25-$49,999 69.4 27.9 2.6 170
      $50-$74,999 62.1 36.6 1.3 89
      >=$75,000 65.3 32.5 2.2 101
      Unk/Ref 70.3 28.0 1.7 88
Education Level: 64.4 29.1 6.6 88
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 69.9 24.3 5.8 247
      Some college/Tech school 66.9 32.5 0.6 179
      College graduate 64.5 33.1 2.4 164
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 1
Marital Status: 68.5 28.1 3.4 314
      Married
      Unmarried 65.0 31.1 3.9 360
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 5
Employment Status: 65.5 30.9 3.6 320
      Employed
      Not employed *** *** *** 39
      Student/Homemaker 62.6 31.9 5.5 62
      Retired/Unable to work 75.3 21.8 3.0 255
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 3
Grand Totals 66.9 29.4 3.6 679

SOURCE: 2008 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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