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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
CLV_08 Adults who have been told they currently have asthma (_CASTHMA)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories No Yes Total
% % N
Age Group: 87.6 12.4 292
      18-24
      25-34 92.3 7.7 853
      35-44 91.3 8.7 1,213
      45-54 89.3 10.7 1,940
      55-64 91.3 8.7 2,035
      65-74 92.2 7.8 1,571
      75 + 93.7 6.3 1,238
      Unk/Ref 93.9 6.1 87
Sex: 93.4 6.6 3,474
      Male
      Female 88.5 11.5 5,755
Race/Ethnicity: 90.8 9.2 7,473
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 88.0 12.0 1,150
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       91.8 8.2 203
      Hispanic 95.7 4.3 287
      Unk/Ref 92.3 7.7 116
Income Group: 83.0 17.0 1,044
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 88.1 11.9 1,614
      $25-$49,999 90.7 9.3 2,320
      $50-$74,999 94.8 5.2 1,272
      >=$75,000 94.0 6.0 1,650
      Unk/Ref 89.9 10.1 1,329
Education Level: 84.5 15.5 913
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 90.6 9.4 3,536
      Some college/Tech school 91.6 8.4 2,313
      College graduate 93.0 7.0 2,451
      Unk/Ref *** *** 16
Marital Status: 92.6 7.4 4,860
      Married
      Unmarried 88.5 11.5 4,338
      Unk/Ref *** *** 31
Employment Status: 92.6 7.4 4,477
      Employed
      Not employed 88.4 11.6 683
      Student/Homemaker 89.5 10.5 892
      Retired/Unable to work 88.1 11.9 3,143
      Unk/Ref *** *** 34
Grand Totals 90.9 9.1 9,229

SOURCE: 2009 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.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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